Section 2: Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA)

Question 1

Forest and Range Practices Act: when did it come into force?

Answer 1

Jan 31, 2004

Question 2

What does FRPA provide for?

Answer 2

the regulation of forest and range operational planning and practices.

Question 3

FRPA and its regulations govern what?

Answer 3

how all forest and range operational planning and practices, and resource based activities are to be conducted on Crown land in BC, while ensuring protection of everything in and on them, such as plants animals and ecosystems.

Question 4

Key goal of FRPA?

Answer 4

to maintain high environmental standards while streamlining operational planning by focusing more on results than methods and providing licensees with greater operational flexibility and opportunity to innovate.

Question 5

Operational plans include:

Answer 5

FSP, WLP, RUP, RSP

Question 6

Division 3 (Woodlot Licence Plan) of FRPA establishes requirements of WLP, what isthe term of a WLP?

Answer 6

10 years

Question 7

Part 3: Forest Practices in FRPA sets out forest practices that must be addressed in what?

Answer 7

the FSP

Question 8

FSPs need to balance what resource values?

Answer 8

Biodiversity, cultural heritage, fish/riparian, forage/associated plan communities, recreation, resource features, soils, timber, visual quality, water quality, wildlife

Question 9

In what year was the Forest Practices Code of BC Act repealed and what replaced it?

Answer 9

2004, FRPA