News Releases 2006

M&L IFPA Forestry Plan Completed, October 4, 2006
A Forestry Plan has been completed by the Morice & Lakes Innovative Forest Practices Agreement for the Morice Timber Supply Area...More...

Open House Held in Burns Lakes, April 20, 2006
An Open House for the Lakes SFM Plan was held at the Lakeview Mall in Burns Lake on March 30 th and 31 st , 2006...More...

Lakes SFM Plan Completed, April 15, 2006
An IFPA sustainable forest management (SFM) plan has been completed in the Lakes. “I think we can say the process is re-invigorated,” said Babine Forest Products forestry supervisor Richard Vossen...More...

News Releases 2005

Morice TSA Open House Held in Houston, November 8, 2005
An Open House for the Morice SFM Plan was held at the Houston Mall on Friday, November 4th, 2005...More...

Morice SFM Plan Version 3 Complete, October 21, 2005
After several months of onerous analysis work and with critical contributions from the public, Version 3 of the Morice & Lakes IFPA’s Sustainable Forest Management Plan (SFM) Plan in the Morice has been completed...More...

Lakes Planning Gearing Up, September 16, 2005
Planning efforts are expected to pick up in the Lakes Timber Supply Area in the coming months...More...

Version 3 of SFM Plan Nearing Completion, March 5, 2005
The Morice & Lakes Innovative Forest Practices Agreement is taking another step in sustainable forest management in the Morice Timber Supply Area...More..

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News Releases 2004

Information Session Well Attended, July 15, 2004

Some 50 people participated in the Third Annual Morice & Lakes IFPA Knowledge Transfer Session, held at the Tweedsmuir Rod and Gun Club in Burns Lake on June 18, 2004. It was a chance for regional natural resource managers to find out more about the IFPA...More...

Third Annual Knowledge Transfer Session in Burns Lake, June 3, 2004

The Morice & Lakes Innovative Forest Practices Agreement will be holding a knowledge transfer session in Burns Lake on Friday, June 18th, 2004 . The single-day session will run from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Tweedsmuir Rod and Gun Hall...More...

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News Releases 2003

Canfor Certified Through M&L IFPA Planning Process, December 2, 2003

The Morice & Lakes IFPA has hit another milestone in its sustainable forest management (SFM) planning process. As a result of huge efforts in public involvement and data analysis by the IFPA, the Houston Operations of Canadian Forest Products in the Morice Timber Supply Area have been recommended for certification... More...

Knowledge Transfer Session a Success, June 10, 2003
The second annual Morice & Lakes IFPA Knowledge Transfer Session, held in Granisle, was well-attended again this year by resource managers from around the region. More…

New Web Site Now Online, May 20, 2003
A new Web site showing map-based resource information in the Morice & Lakes IFPA planning area is now online. The site, developed by Tesera Systems Inc., provides a graphic interface that illustrates sustainable forest management (SFM) planning efforts undertaken by the IFPA. More…

Second Annual Knowledge Transfer Session Being Held May 23rd in Granisle,
The Morice & Lakes Innovative Forest Practices Agreement will be holding a knowledge transfer session in Granisle on Friday, May 23rd, 2003. The single-day session will run from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Granisle Lakeside Lodge. More…

Study Looks at Beetle Impacts on Caribou Forage, March 5, 2003
A study of caribou habitat in the Lakes Timber Supply area is looking at how harvesting and the mountain pine beetle epidemic are affecting the presence of key winter forage for the Tweedsmuir-Entiako caribou herd. More…

Goat Habitat Study Uses GPS to Track Animals, February 7, 2003
Wildlife management has taken some high-tech twists and turns in recent years. There is perhaps no better example of this than a Morice & Lakes IFPA-funded project that tracks the movement of mountain goats and assesses their habitat in the Nadina Mountain area, south of Houston. More…

SFM Plans Forwarded to Government, January 3, 2003
The Morice & Lakes Innovative Forest Practices Agreement has produced Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Plans for each of the Morice and Lakes Timber Supply Areas. The plans, along with a forestry supplement document, were forwarded to the Ministry of Forests on December 31, 2002. More…

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News Releases 2002

Version One of SFM Plan Nears Completion, September 30, 2002
Version One of the M&L IFPA sustainable forest management plans for the Morice & Lakes Timber Supply Areas (TSAs) will be ready by early 2003. More…

Local Resource Managers Attend Knowledge Transfer Session in Granisle, July 15, 2002.
Some 70 natural resource managers attended a knowledge transfer session organized by the Morice & Lakes IFPA in Granisle on June 20th. More…

Knowledge Transfer Session Being Held June 20th, 2002 in Granisle. The Morice & Lakes Innovative Forest Practices Agreement will be holding a knowledge transfer session in Granisle on Thursday, June 20th, 2002. The single-day session will run from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Granisle Lakeside Lodge. More…

SFM Plan Enters Next Phase, Feb 22, 2002
With dozens of meetings and hours of discussions on natural resource management behind them, the Scenario Planning Teams (SPTs) of the Morice & Lakes IFPA have completed an Interim Consensus Master Document. After approval from their respective Public Advisory Groups (PAGs) they recently forwarded the results of their efforts to mapping specialists at the McGregor Group, the consulting firm implementing the SFM approach being used by the Morice & Lakes IFPA. (This approach was originally developed by the Prince George-based McGregor Model Forest Association.) More...

Caribou Study Provides Vital Habitat Data for IFPA, Feb 15, 2002
A caribou herd that ranges the wilderness south of Burns Lake and Houston is being monitored like never before thanks to new high-tech collars. Ten of the expensive Global Positioning System devices, paid for through the Morice & Lakes Innovative Forest Practices Agreement, were fixed around the necks of caribou this winter in the Tweedsmuir-Entiako herd. More...

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News Releases 2001

Local Communities Seeking Forestry Solutions, October 20, 2001
Innovation in how the community is involved in the forest management planning process is a central component of the Morice & Lakes Innovative Forest Practices Agreement. More...

Bark Beetle Situation Factored into IFPA Planning, October 20, 2001
The Morice and Lakes Forest Districts continue to be impacted by one over-riding forest management concern: bark beetle infestations and subsequent timber damage. More...

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