Forest Practices Board Public Use Restrictions Government needs to develop coordinated policy on when public use restrictions are needed in sensitive areas. Currently, there is a lack of clarity on when use restrictions should be invoked, under what authority, and by which government agency. Protection of the Environment Provisions in FRPA, and in the Government Actions Regulation, that ensur [...] Forest Practices Board Inventory of Resource Roads No one has an accurate estimate of the amount of resource roads in BC. Air photo mapping in the late 1980s identified 387,000 kilometres of resource roads and public highways in the province. About 10 years later, the amount of roads had increased 45 percent in the 40 percent of the province that was re‐mapped.xiii There are likely between 600, [...] Forest Practices Board The Board has consistently recommended that government establish legal objectives in support of the Code. Under FRPA, the need for clear government objectives is even more critical, given the significantly reduced operational plan content requirements, and elimination of the adequately manage and conserve requirement for plan approval. Road Authorization The regulation [...] Forest Act FRPA No Road Use Permit Road Permit Forest use permit holder MOFR Forest Act FRPA Special Use Permit (SUP) Non forest use permit holder (e.g. [...] Forest Practices Board The Bulkley Recreation Access Management Plan, profiled in case study #7, illustrates the need for an effective dispute resolution process for contentious areas, where consensus can not be readily achieved. The Board has investigated five complaints in this plan area, and repeatedly recommended that policy direction be provided on the issue of public use restrictions.