Community forests in the Peace get good audit results

VICTORIA – Audits of the Tumbler Ridge and Little Prairie community forests, in the Peace Resource District, found compliance with B.C.’s forestry legislation, according to the audit reports released today. “We are pleased to see that both of these community forests carried out good forest practices and fully met the requirements of the Forest and Range Practices Act and the Wildfire Act,” said Tim Ryan, board chair. “Both community forests carried out extensive timber harvesting to recover trees killed by the mountain pine beetle epidemic and both did a good job on behalf of their communities.” Community Forest Agreement (CFA) K2O is held by the Tumbler Ridge Community Forest Corp.

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