FESBC Update

Celebrating 134 B.C. Forestry Projects Taking Action on Climate Change Forest Enhancement Society of BC July 21, 2022 British Columbia – In a report released

Forest carbon offsets: know your options and know the risks

By Jason Fisher, RPF, LLB, Partner, MNP Canadian Forest Industries / Wood Business June 30, 2022   By now you’ve heard the ambitious climate

Baby Caribou – Arrow Lakes Caribou Society Supported by Nakusp and Area Community Forest

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B.C. strengthens actions to prepare for climate change with new strategy

By Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy Government of British Columbia June 20, 2022 People in British Columbia will be better protected from

FESBC launches wildfire prevention funding program Forest Enhancement Society of BC June 20, 2022 With $25 million in new funding from the provincial government,

May 2022 Newsletter

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Ancient Fire Prevention Practices, Reignited

The right to burn By Amanda Follett Hosgood The Tyee May 16, 2022 Roughly 60 per cent of Indigenous communities in Canada are located

Spelkúmtn Community Forest

Pemberton, Lil’wat Nation unveil new community forest plan By Harrison Brooks Pique News Magazine May 1, 2022 After years of planning and collaboration between

Canada needs Indigenous-led fire stewardship, new research finds

Q&A  with Study Lead Authors University of British Columbia April 26, 2022 As a new wildfire season approaches, many Canadians are reflecting on the

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

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

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