Several Quesnel area governments work toward forming community forest agreement
The Quesnel Cariboo Observer July 14, 2020 A historic first step was made late last month when six governments came together to discuss how
Final Cut: Forestry Indigenomics
Indigenomics serves as a platform for modern Indigenous economic design and reconciliation. Economic reconciliation is the space between the lived realities of Indigenous peoples,
Valemount’s new mill: Phase 1 of 5 nears completion
When it’s finished the mill will employ about eight people and handle oversized and undersized wood that must be logged but is hard to
Emergency Funding for COVID-19 Safety Measures in Forest Operations
We will be following up to learn more about this program and how community forests can access the funding From: Natural Resources Canada News
Fort Nelson Forestry Partnership means community reinvestment
Community Forest with an annual allowable cut of up to 217,650 cubic metres By Scott Brooks Energetic City July 10, 2020 FORT NELSON, B.C.
City of Quesnel moves one step closer to getting a community forest
Agreement in Principle between 2 local governments and 4 First Nations There is still a lot of work to do but Mayor Bob Simpson
Forest Enhancement Society of BC provides Grant to Cheslatta Carrier Nation
Post fire clean up will improve wildlife and Community Forest conditions
Northern Goshawk nest halts harvesting activities on Alberni Valley Community Forest
Biologists will take two years to study nest site
Crown Land Wildfire Risk Reduction (WRR) Program Webinar Recording June 10, 2020
Link to the Webinar Co-hosted by the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) and the BCCFA, the purpose of this session is to provide an
Granisle on track to grow deciduous trees around the village
Innovative Wildfire Mitigation Project Supported by the Village, the Babine Lake Community Forest, Lake Babine Nation and the Forest Enhancement Society of British Columbia
June 2020 Newsletter
The BCCFA Board of Directors We would like to acknowledge the generous and skilled contribution of our board members who have agreed to extend
Chartwell Consultants Ltd.
Chartwell Consultants Ltd. has grown from a small forestry consulting firm in North Vancouver, to a multi-faceted resource company operating in the private sector,
City of Port Alberni receives $2M from community forest
The big dividend was possible because the board had set aside monies to purchase more land, but decided to set that idea aside for
New allowable annual cut set for Mission Tree Farm Licence area
First Community Managed Forest in BC and BCCFA Member Effective immediately, Diane Nicholls, British Columbia’s chief forester, has set the new allowable annual cut
Continuation of Silviculture Operations During Covid-19
Western Forestry Contractors’ Association Since the beginning of May, the silviculture sector has been operating under communicable disease prevention guidelines issued by the Provincial
Creston Community Forest backs restoration plan
Board donates $75,000 to reservoir restoration project The mitigation of the old and now unused open water reservoirs on Crawford Hill got a major
NACFOR adapting to challenges of COVID and downturn in log markets
“It’s just adaptation. I think we’re sort of used to thinking on our feet- it’s just the nature of our industry,” says Hugh Watt,
Mackenzie Mayor calls on BC Government for sustainable forestry plan following mill curtailment
“We don’t want handouts from the government, we want jobs. We want a secure industry and some longevity to this community”
Wildfire preparedness project launched by Cheslatta Carrier Nation
8 community wildfire initial response units now available
May 2020 Newsletter
Link to the newsletter The 2020 planting season is underway on the Kaslo Community Forest Cloe Bayeur-Holland is a local, veteran, second-generation planter (who travelled