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Do you have a concern about forest and range practices in BC?
Call or email us to speak to an investigator:
Greater Victoria: (250) 213-4700
Toll Free (BC only): 1-800-994-5899
fpboard@bcfpb.ca
Visit our website to learn more: ow.ly/LEj450v3pbF
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Jun 11
🔙Throwback to 2012 - examined water quality of community watersheds and found range practices needed improvement to further reduce risks. ow.ly/lwSH50Z8fqb
A special investigation on how well government is protecting old-growth - ow.ly/PGH550Z8fqa
#TBT
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Jun 5
📸 #FlashbackFriday: As natural resource development expanded in BC, we broadened audits beyond traditional forestry, examining 2 oil and gas operations & a ski-hill development to help ensure responsible forest & range practices. ow.ly/Nncq50Z7Qt7
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Jun 4
🔙 #TBT: Examined cumulative effects in northeastern BC, and recommended a provincial framework to manage cumulative impacts. It was also the year Al Gorley became the Board's 4th chair. ow.ly/jM1E50Z7LBC #BCForests
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Jun 4
#ICYMI - 🌲 Our auditors are in the field this week, auditing BC Timber Sales and timber sale licence holders in the Kispiox TSA, near Hazelton.
Learn more - bcfpb.ca/release-publication… #BCForests #BCTS #ForestryAudit #Hazelton
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Jun 3
🌲 Our auditors are in the field! We're auditing BCTS and timber sale licence holders in the Kispiox TSA, near Hazelton.
Learn more - ow.ly/3hj050Z7m3y
#BCForests #BCTS #ForestryAudit
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May 28
📢 Kerry Rouck joins the board for a three-year term.
A registered professional forester from West Kelowna, Rouck brings nearly 30 years of forestry experience, including work with Indigenous communities and woodlot management.
Learn more: bcfpb.ca/release-publication…
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May 25
🚨 Upcoming Audit 🚨
Starting next Monday, our auditors will be in Hazelton area to audit forestry planning & practices of BCTS in Kispiox TSA. The audit will assess harvesting, roads, silviculture & wildfire-related activities for compliance. 🌲🔥 ow.ly/9EUo50Z3PpJ
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May 14
#ICYMI - Findings from audit of BCTS in the Cascades Natural Resource District, near Merritt.
Details: ow.ly/ee0n50YZff6
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May 12
🚨New Audit Report Released🚨
- Most forestry & wildfire practices by BCTS in the Merritt Field Unit met legal requirements
- Concerns with some free-growing declarations
- Managed road & bridge risks well following the 2021 atmospheric river
📝Details ow.ly/lhwN50YYpcC
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Apr 17
Meggin Messenger has been appointed Chair of the Forest Practices Board for a three-year term.
A Registered Professional Forester, she brings more than 30 years of experience in land management and public administration.
Learn more: bcfpb.ca/board/our-team/
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Apr 7
Investigation results of wildfire-risk-reduction harvesting near Alkali Lake released today.
Full details - ow.ly/u0tm50Yj6gn
#BCForests #Wildfire
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Mar 19
Throwback to 2009 -
✔ Review of 50 fuel-treatment projects across BC assesses implementation of recommendations from the 2003 Kelowna wildfire.
Stronger forests. Safer communities.
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#BCForests #Wildfire #Throwback
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Mar 12
#TBT In 2008, the Board investigated biodiversity management concerns in the interior cedar-hemlock rainforest at Dome Creek near Prince George, BC. 🔎🌲
bcfpb.ca/wp-content/uploads/…
#Forestry #Conservation #BCParks #SustainableManagement
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Mar 5
#TBT to 2007 BC faced the largest mountain pine beetle infestation ever recorded in North America — impacting ~9.2 million hectares.
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#BCForests #MPB #Forestry
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Jan 28
FPB investigation finds long-term overgrazing has left parts of the Coutlee Range Unit near Merritt non-functioning, and the range-use plan unenforceable.
🔍 bcfpb.ca/release-publication…
#BCForests #rangelands #grasslands #grazing
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Jan 27
Board investigation found long-term overgrazing has left parts of the Coutlee Range Unit near Merritt non-functioning. The Board also found the range-use plan unenforceable due to unclear requirements. 🔍bcfpb.ca/release-publication…
#BCForests #Rangelands #Grasslands #rangepractices
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Jan 22
Jan. 20-22, 2026 | Prince George - 23rd Annual BC Natural Resources Forum
If you are attending, stop by our booth to say hello and chat with our Chair about what's ahead for B.C.'s resource future and the Board's role in it. We look forward to connecting! #BCNRF2026
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Jan 8
#ThrowbackThursday to 2006! The Board examines 15 of Forest Stewardship Plans (FSPs) prepared under FRPA... findings? 🔍🌲
Read more to find out -- bcfpb.ca/release-publication…
early-forest-stewardship-plans-under-frpa/
#BCforests #foreststewardship
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Jan 7
#HistoryHighlight - 2005 - The Wildfire Act was proclaimed, expanding our role in wildfire prevention oversight.
#WildfireSafety #Wildfire #BCforests
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17 Dec 2025
Board welcomes the opportunity to provide input to PFAC on barriers to effective land-based decision-making in BC.
What the sector needs now is clear, stable direction for how decisions are made and how provincial goals come together on the land. ow.ly/unS450XLesH
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