2025 Conference Presentations

2025 Nanaimo Conference Presentations

This list is a work in progress and will be updated until all presentations are in!

Vancouver Island Showcase Panel

• North Island Community Forest – Ione Brown
• Alberin Valley Community Forest – Chris Law
• Barkley Community Forest – Erik Holbeck
• Huu-ay-ahy Community forest – Patrick Schmidt
• Qala:yit Community Forest – Steve Lorimer

Understanding Political Risk: Preparing Community Forests for Uncertain Times

• Robert McKellar, Harmattan Risk

Key Note Speaker 

• Dr. Jennifer Grenz – Medicine Wheel for the Planet

Innovative Silviculture Part 1 – Practical Insights on Commercial Thinning

• Derek Lefler, Director, Forest Science, Planning and Practices Branch
• Kevin Bollefor, Revelstoke Community Forest
• Sig Kemmler, Integrated Operations Group
• Jordan Gabriel, Spelkumtn Community Forest

Forest Landscape Plans (FLPs) and Community Forests

• Randy Spyksma

Robson & North Thompson Fibre Coalition 

Bringing Burning Back : Integrating Prescribed Fire into Community Forest Operations

• Garnet Mireau
• Josh Macy, BCWS
• Erik Leslie, Harrop Procter Community Forest
• Hayden Leo, Spelkumtn and Cheakamus Community Forests

Practical Engagement Tools for Community Forests

• James Whitehead and Dr Robin Freeman, Mitigating Wildfire Initiative, Simon Fraser University

Fuel Treatment – Understanding and Assessing Objectives of Wildfire Risk Reduction

• UBC Centre for Wildfire Co-existence Dr. Lori Daniels, Dr. Sarah Dickson-Hoyle, Dr. Kelsey Copes-Gerbitz