The Forest Practices Board will examine forest planning and practices on 11 woodlots in the Nadina Resource District, Canada. Auditors will examine whether harvesting, roads, bridges, silviculture, fire protection and associated planning, carried out between October 2015 and October 2017.

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The Forest Practices Board to audit 11 woodlots in Burns Lake and Francois Lake area, Canada

The Forest Practices Board will examine forest planning and practices on 11 woodlots in the Nadina Resource District, Canada. Auditors will examine whether harvesting, roads, bridges, silviculture, fire protection and associated planning, carried out between October 2015 and October 2017.

Forestry is a major activity in the Burns Lake area, where the abundance of mature pine stands was a significant factor contributing to the mountain pine beetle epidemic. The beetle has killed most of the harvestable timber, leaving many of the woodlot licensees in this audit with challenges to salvage the dead timber.

The Nadina district was randomly selected for audit, and the board then selected woodlots as the focus of the audit. The woodlots are located in the Lakes Timber Supply Area, seven are near Burns Lake and four are near Francois Lake.

The Forest Practices Board is B.C.’s independent watchdog for sound forest and range practices, reporting its findings and recommendations directly to the public and government.