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BC Timber Sales - Business Area Environmental Management System (EMS) and Sustainable Forest Management (SFM)

Last updated on December 20, 2024

BC Timber Sales licensees, permittees, forestry contractors and staff are guided by BCTS's province-wide environmental and sustainable forest management policies. Each timber sales office is responsible for the implementation of the BCTS EMS and SFM certification strategy.

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Mandatory training

BCTS licensees, permittees, and contractors (LPCs) supervisors and workers must achieve and maintain training, as outlined in the LPC Training Matrix (Table 008-1) (PDF, 230KB). Training is required for employees, agents, and contractors working on the cutting authority, associated permit areas, or at the work site linked to the conditions of BCTS TSL and contract agreements.

Courses

Continuing education resources

BCTS clients can access forest and road-building safety, operational and environmental stewardship resources at FP Innovations. 

Read the BCTS / FP Innovations partnership agreement.

The following guidance videos and documents may be used as training aids for equipment operators, forestry contractors, field supervisors, environmental monitors, and planners.

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Soil management

 

Water management

Business area certification

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Babine (TBA)

Environmental field procedures

Training

Emergency response

TBA pre-works, inspections and guidance checklists

Pre-works:

Inspections:

Self inspections:

Significant environmental aspects

Wildfire management

Species of management concern

 

Cariboo-Chilcotin (TCC)

Environmental field procedures

Training

Emergency response

TCC pre-works, inspections and guidance checklists

Pre-works

Inspections

Self inspections

Significant environmental aspects

Wildfire management

Species of Management Concern

Invasive plants

Soil conservation

Guides and forms

 

Chinook (TCH)

Environmental field procedures

Training

Emergency response

TCH pre-works, inspections and guidance checklists

Pre-works

Inspections

Self inspections

Significant environmental aspects

Wildfire management

Species of management concern

Invasive species

Old growth management

Wet weather safety shutdown guidelines

Windthrow management

Marine

Supplements

 

Kamloops (TKA)

 Environmental field procedures

Training

Emergency response

TKA pre-works, inspections and guidance checklists

Pre-works

Inspections

Self inspections

Significant environmental aspects

Wildfire management

Species of management concern 

Wildlife management strategies

Invasive plants

Supplements

 

Kootenay (TKO)

 What's new

 Environmental field procedures

Training

Emergency response

TKO pre-works, inspections and guidance checklists

Pre-works

Inspections

Self-inspection 

Environmental aspects

Wildfire management

Species of management concern

Wildlife management

Terrain / soils

Water / riparian management

Road management

Invasive plants

Supplements

 

Okanagan-Columbia (TOC)

 Environmental field procedures

Training

Emergency response

TOC pre-works, inspections and guidance checklists

Pre-works

Inspections

Self inspections

Supplemental information

Cultural heritage resources

Harvesting

Invasive plants

Riparian management

Roads management

Soil conservation

Species of management concern

Wildfire management

Additional supplements

 

Peace-Liard (TPL)

 Environmental field procedures

Training

Emergency response

TPL pre-works, inspections and guidance checklists

Pre-works

TPL Pre-work due-diligence checklist (PDF, 200KB)

Inspections

Self inspections

Significant environmental aspects

Road management

Soils

Wildfire management

Species of management concern

Invasive plants

Test drills

Supplements

 

Prince George (TPG)

 Environmental field procedures

EMS/SFI Project Field Manual and guides

Training

Emergency response

TPG pre-works, inspections and guidance checklists

Pre-works

Inspections

Self inspections

Significant environmental aspects

Wildfire management

 

Seaward-tlasta (TST) 

Environmental field procedures

Training

Species of Management Concern (SoMC)

Migratory birds

Invasive plants

Emergency response

TST pre-works, inspections and guidance checklists

Pre-works

Inspections

Self inspections

Significant environmental aspects

Wildfire management

Wet weather safety shutdown guidelines

Road and bridges

Marine

 

Skeena (TSK)

Environmental field procedures

Training

Emergency response

TSK pre-works, inspections and guidance checklists

Pre-works

Inspections

Self inspections

Significant environmental aspects

Wildfire

Old growth management

Species of management concern

Invasive plants

Cultural Heritage resources

Terrain

Marine

Water

Supplemental guidance

 

Strait of Georgia (TSG)

Environmental field procedures

Training

Emergency response

TSG pre-works, inspections and guidance checklists

Pre-works

Inspections

Self inspections

Environmental aspects

Wildfire management

Wet weather safety shutdown guidelines

Species of management concern

Species of management concern – species protocols

Species of management concern – at-risk ecological communities

Invasive species

Old growth management

Karst

Harvesting / roads

Windthrow management

 

Stuart-Nechako (TSN)

 Environmental Field Procedures

Training

Emergency response

TSN pre-works, inspections and guidance checklists

Pre-works:

Inspections:

Self inspections:

Significant environmental aspects

Wildfire management

Soil conservation

Roads management

Species at risk / migratory birds

Invasive plants

Riparian management

Other TSL holder resources

Contact information

For questions about sustainable forest certification contact the BCTS business area.

For general questions about BC Timber Sales and policy, contact us:

Office
250-356-1918

Forests.BCTimberSalesHQOffice@gov.bc.ca
Mailing
BC Timber Sales
PO BOX 9507 STN PROV GOVT
Victoria, BC
V8W 9C1