New Westminster Environmental Almanac (2917 ... - Douglas College

Community and Industry Initiatives
Debris Management for Forestry Operations on the
Fraser River
The Coast Forest and Lumber Association
(CFLA) Debris Task Force has developed a
list of Best Management practices for sawmill
and forestry operations on the Fraser River.
The main focus of the report is to minimize
the amount of wood debris released into the
River by the forestry industry. Wood debris
includes; pieces of bark and wood chips
broken off during transit or storage of log
booms, logs and other large wood pieces that
are lost from booms during storage or from
shoreline forestry related operations, garbage
that often gets entrapped in log booms, and
roots, branches and trees that have been
washed into the River naturally. Scott Paper,
Weyerhaeuser, International Forest Products
(Interfor), E.R. Probyn Limited, and Stella
Jones Inc. are members of the CFLA located
in New Westminster.
Fraser River Port Authority
Community & Industry Initiatives
The Fraser River Port Authority is responsible for administrating 100 km
of the Fraser River, upriver from the mouth, and 227 km of associated
shoreline that comprises the Fraser River Port. The Port Authority runs a
variety of environmental programs that manage and compensate for the
impact of human and industrial activities along the Fraser River.
Any new lease or construction application undergoes an
environmental review to assess what and how a habitat will be
impacted and to make sure there is a net gain of habitat during
construction.
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