B.C. forest watchdog says province should improve watershed management
September 17, 2024
British Columbia’s forests watchdog says a complaint about “excessive” logging has led to a call for the province to improve how it manages watersheds.The Forest Practices Board says it looked at harvesting in the Kettle River watershed in southeastern B.C. between 2016 and 2021, finding 58 per cent of 169 large cut blocks were located in “sub-watersheds” later determined to be “at risk.”A statement from the board says it found five of seven forest companies did not conduct watershed assessments during that period, nor did they have to.
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