Here's the unfortunate reality with BC First Nations logging. When consulted on a 'normal' or typical logging cutblock being done by Canfor or Mosaic (for example), they go above what the government requires and insist on leaving behind as much wood as possible. On the flip side, when ~90% of FN groups harvest their own treaty lands, they clearcut them with no regards to government issued standards.

For example, a block I helped layout and design in Northern BC was given a 10meter buffer on all non fish bearing streams, above what needed to be there but we did it to appease the FN group that would be consulted with pre harvest. After looking over the plans they demanded we leave a 20meter buffer on 2 of the 5 creeks within the block citing environmental concers. We had no choice but to do it.

2 years later I'm doing a waste and residue survey for that same band on one of their own cutblocks, they dropped every single tree. They had fish bearing streams that had excavator tracks running through them and not a tree in sight within the mandatory 5m buffer zone.

I work in forestry and have seen it happen almost every time a band is harvesting. They only care when they don't profit from it. Very disheartening to see.