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Professional registered forester Judy Thomas said 70 per cent of harvested spruce beetle stands she analyzed had only 10 per cent beetle infestation. There was no need to salvage it, said Thomas, who lodged a complaint with BC s Forest Practices Board. Thomas is pictured here in a Northern B.C. spruce-dominant forest.
Rob Norwell
Investigation findings by B.C.’s forestry watchdog avoided criticizing government or industry for beetle salvage logging practices, and missed the ‘smoke and mirrors’ math that short-changes old-growth retention targets, but were unequivocal on the need to map old growth forests and modernize biodiversity legal requirements in the Prince George timber area. ....

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