CANADA (News release) -- The Forest Practices Board will audit the forestry planning and practices of Interfor Corporation on Tree Farm Licence (TFL) 3.

TFL 3 is located within the Selkirk Natural Resource District, about 40 kilometres north of Castlegar, near Slocan, Canada. The licence area covers approximately 78,000 hectares of public land, with an annual allowable cut of approximately 80,000 m3, and is managed by Interfor's Castlegar division. Highway 6 runs near the eastern boundary of the licence area and provides access to key portions of the forestry operations.

The audit will examine whether forestry activities carried out between June 1, 2023, and June 13, 2025, comply with the Forest and Range Practices Act and the Wildfire Act. Activities subject to audit include timber harvesting, road and bridge construction and maintenance, silviculture, wildfire protection and related operational planning.

Once the audit is complete, a report will be prepared. The board's final report and recommendations will be released to the public and provincial government.

The Forest Practices Board is B.C.'s independent watchdog for sound forest and range practices, reporting its findings and recommendations directly to the public and government.