February 2022 Newsletter
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WATCH THE DOCUMENTARY CAPTURING CARBON
Forest Products Association of Canada Documentary Our fight against climate change has become a collective race against the clock. To keep the global average
Chinook Community Forest not committed to old growth deferrals
“Managing and recruiting for old growth is important to Chinook. Chinook will engage with stakeholders and community at large for managing old growth” By
Sunshine Coast Community Forest plans subject to local First Nation review and acceptance
Logging in ts’uḵw’um on hold By Connie Jordison Sunshine Coast Reporter April 13, 2022 Contractors who responded to Sunshine Coast Community Forest’s (SCCF) call
Council backs Burns Lake Community Forest Resolution for maintaining tabular rate stumpage
By Eddie Huband Burns Lake Lakes District News April 13, 2022 Village of Burns Lake council approved a motion during an April 5 meeting
Wildfire Risk Reduction
Westbank First Nation fire mitigation wraps By Nicholas Johansen Castanet April 8, 2022 With wildfire season on the horizon, months of controlled burning have
Huu-ay-aht First Nation charts own path on old-growth protection
Protection for TFL 44 and the community forest By Derric Penner Vancouver Sun April 8, 2022 Chief Robert DenniThe Huu-ay-aht First Nation is charting
Support for UBCM Community Forest Pricing Resolution
Correspondence from Powell River Community Forest suggests UBCM resolution regarding stumpage rates By Paul Galinski Powell River Peak April 8, 2022 City of Powell
2022 Conference and AGM October 19-21 in Nakusp
Join us and our hosts, Nakusp and Area Community Forest for a face to face event where we will be celebrating our 20th anniversary.
Historic action plan guides UNDRIP implementation in BC
The Province is releasing the Declaration Act Action Plan, developed in consultation and co-operation with Indigenous Peoples, outlining 89 specific actions every ministry in
Sunshine Coast Community Forest to log 11.7-hectare site near residential areas of ts’ukw’um (Wilson Creek)
Logging in ts’ukw’um planned for this spring By Connie Jordison Sunshine Coast Reporter March 31, 2022 Plans to log an 11.7-hectare site near residential
BC Wood Specialties Group
Specifying Value-Added Wood Products from British Columbia Independent Wood Processors Association of BC March 31, 2022 Did you know building more with B.C. wood
B.C., First Nations move forward with unprecedented old growth deferrals
The Province and First Nations throughout B.C. are working in partnership to defer logging of old growth, while developing a new approach to sustainable
National Tree Seed Centre Launches Indigenous Seed Collection Program
Specifically, the Indigenous Seed Collection Program will: explore Indigenous seed collection and storage capacity; assess equipment and training needs across Canada; incorporate Indigenous knowledge into