Forestry practices by the Mackenzie Fibre Management Corporation are going well, except for a couple of points, according to a routine audit of by the BC Forest Practices Board.
The watchdog agency examined the corporation's silviculture, fire protection, harvesting and road activities, which are all in compliance with forest practices legislation, but found two practices that could be improved, according to a report released Wednesday.
"While the majority of Mackenzie Fibre Management's forest practiceswere sound, auditors did find that some improvements were required related to soil disturbance and operational planning," said board chair Tim Ryan. "We are pleased that since the audit, the company has implemented soil disturbance training for logging supervisors, and developed a checklist and a stream classification field card to prevent these types of problems in the future."
During the two-year audit period, the corporation harvested approximately 881,735 cubic metres of timber, primarily to salvage mountain pine beetle-infested wood.
The audit fieldwork took place from September 23 to 27, 2013.
