Auditors will examine all operational planning, harvesting, roads, silviculture and fire prevention practices. Auditors will also look at how the woodlot licence holders address important local values, such as visual quality along the Highway 3 and 31 corridors and adjacent lakes, outdoor recreation and hunting, as well as wildlife habitat including grizzly bear, mountain goats and caribou.
The Selkirk district was randomly selected for audit, and the board then selected woodlots as the focus of the audit. Two of the four woodlots are located northeast of Creston and two are north of Kaslo.
The Forest Practices Board is British Columbia’s independent watchdog for sound forest and range practices, reporting its findings and recommendations directly to the public and government.
