Hunting just became more accessible to both youth and first-time hunters with regulatory amendments to the Wildlife Act.

An additional 23,810 hectares of old growth management areas now are protected in the Chilliwack District, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson announced.

To further streamline the natural resource application process and help make business easier for clients, Notice of Work applications, pursuant to Section 10 of the Mines Act, will now be available exclusively through FrontCounterBC's online application system starting Feb. 28, 2013.

Heritage Week starts Monday, Feb. 18 and runs until Feb. 24. It's the perfect opportunity to explore your local heritage and learn more about the role historic neighbours play in your community.

During these cold winter nights, people often light their wood stoves or fireplaces to keep warm. But do you know where your firewood came from? Was it legally harvested?

Beginning in mid-February, local residents may see biologists ice fishing on Moyie Lake, an important part of their efforts to recover the Kootenay burbot population.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations has closed the cougar hunting season in the East Kootenay.

Responding to dwindling kokanee salmon stocks in the Okanagan's Wood Lake, the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations has implemented additional regulatory restrictions for the 2013 season.

The Province has issued a First Nations' woodland licence to the Tsq'escenemc people of the Canim Lake Band, enhancing economic opportunities and forest stewardship in the region.