“There was one area of improvement noted, which has to do with formally assessing fire hazards after harvesting. Tanizul treated all hazards appropriately, so this was not a significant issue,” said Forest Practices Board chair Tim Ryan. “However, it is a frequent issue that comes up in board audits and is something all licensees need to pay more attention to.”
Formerly TFL 42, the Community Forest Agreement is located about 50 kilometres northwest of Fort. St. James and is managed by Tanizul. In addition to road and harvesting activities carried out between September 2013 and September 2015, the auditors also looked at replanting and regeneration obligations and fire preparedness requirements.
The Forest Practices Board audits forest and range practices on public lands and appropriateness of government enforcement.
