BC Gov News

The B.C. government introduced the Strategic Wildfire Prevention Initiative in 2004 to help local governments and First Nations reduce the risk of interface wildfires, where urban developments border on forests and grasslands.

One of the tools that the BC Wildfire Service uses to help contain very large wildfires is controlled fire.

The Okanagan Lake Regulation System is a multi-lake, multi-purpose system, owned by the Province and managed and operated by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations.

Since 1982, softwood lumber exports from Canada to the U.S. have been subject to five separate rounds of U.S. trade litigation with three managed trade agreements.

Fire is a normal, natural process in many of British Columbia’s ecosystems. Many species of plants, birds, insects and other animals depend on fire for its regenerative properties.

Forestry is one of B.C.’s founding industries and a key driver of B.C.’s economy.

British Columbia's forest sector is a key economic driver and a fundamental component of the economic and social fabric of dozens of B.C.'s communities.

In 1999, the current mountain pine beetle epidemic began, leading to the largest infestation in North America’s recorded history.

As part of Balanced Budget 2017, government committed $27 million to a comprehensive caribou recovery program over the next three years.

B.C. prides itself on being a world leader in growing trees and sustainable forest management.