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| Citation | BC Forest Practices Board. 2004. Windthrow on West Island Timberlands: Special Investigation 040543. BC Forest Practices Board. FPB/SIR/11. |
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| Organization | BC Forest Practices Board |
| URL | https://www.bcfpb.ca/sites/default/files/reports/SIR11.pdf |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | This special investigation examined windthrow management activities in the Franklin operating area of Weyerhaeuser Company Limited’s (the licensee) West Island Timberlands Unit (West Island). The Franklin operating area is part of Tree Farm Licence 44, on Vancouver Island (see Appendix 1). The investigation stems from a complaint investigation about windthrow (trees blown down by wind) on one of the licensee’s cutblocksi . The Board found the licensee had not complied with the Forest Practices Code (the Code) on that block, but that windthrow in the cutblock had caused no detectable damage to forest resources. That prompted the Board to examine the licensee’s windthrow management activities over a larger area. The Franklin operating area was investigated to answer the following questions: · Overall, did the licensee’s 2001 and 2002 windthrow management activities in the Franklin operating area comply with the law? · If not, did the non-compliance result in damage to forest resources? · Were the desired results, as stated in approved plans, generally achieved on the ground? · Has government’s enforcement of the Code been appropriate with respect to prescribed windthrow treatments? This investigation concludes that the licensee's windthrow management activities during 2001 and 2002 resulted in a high incidence of non-compliance with the Code. Substantial windthrow affected key environmental features and increased the risk of environmental damage. However, no actual damage has occurred as yet. Overall, the desired results stated in approved plans were generally achieved on the ground. Government’s enforcement of the Code concerning the prescribed windthrow treatments was appropriate, but the timing and thoroughness of post-harvest inspections could have been improved. Specifics about government’s enforcement of the Code are described in Appendix 2 |
| Information Type | report |
| Regional Watershed | Vancouver Island South |
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| Project status | complete |
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