Overwintering fires, hot spots may reappear this spring
As warmer weather returns to parts of the province affected by last summer’s wildfires, the BC Wildfire Service is advising British Columbians that some
Smoke from pile burns to be visible near Williams Lake
BC Wildfire Service crews plan to burn piles of woody debris near Williams Lake over the next six weeks to reduce wildfire risks in
Tips to keep your home safe during wildfire season
The Penticton Fire Department would like to remind residents of the potential wildfire threat during hot summer months and to educate themselves on the
Cowichan Lake Forest Co-op will be soon be giving money away
Something new and exciting will soon be happening at the lake, courtesy of the Cowichan Lake Community Forest Co-op. Bruce Ingram, chair of the
City of Kelowna seeking wildfire funds
With spring arriving in a big way in the Okanagan, the city is preparing for fire season, and new budget increases from the province
Spring burning to begin
BC Wildfire Service and local crews are ramping up to burn piles of woody debris and to conduct planned burns over the next six
West Boundary Community Forest highlights FESBC-funded wildfire risk reduction and wildlife habitat enhancement project
The West Boundary Community Forest and FESBC, with the support of the Osoyoos Indian Band, have collaborated on a project in the South Area/Kootenay
Workshop Presentations -Wildfires on Community Forests: Preparedness, Management and Recovery
March 11th – 13th, 2019 Williams Lake Panel discussions included: Impacts of fire Preparedness and forest management for fire suppression Fire recovery Changing paradigms to manage
United Way offers free fire risk assessment for homes
A new job creation program from the United Way and WorkBC that is being piloted in the Ashcroft/Cache Creek/Clinton area offers eligible homeowners an
B.C. community raises $50K to save a beloved forest, but it may be too little, too late
Caught off guard by a plan to log more than 600 hectares of treasured local forest, residents near Cottonwood Lake discovered that privately owned
Forest policy review slated for Interior, minister says
The provincial government will conduct a review of forest policy as it relates to the Interior, Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development
Fuel management work continues around 108 Mile Ranch
The 108 Greenbelt Commission has continued its work to reduce the risk of wildfire in the Walker Valley area of 108 Mile Ranch. This
Columbia Basin Trust gives $3 million for healthier ecosystems
With a $3 million boost from Columbia Basin Trust, five large-scale projects will be significantly improving ecosystem health, bringing areas closer to their natural
Learning from women in the forest sector
In 1993, less than 30 years ago, an OSB mill in Canada simply did not hire women. It was in that year an order
City of Fernie to address logging concerns
The Fernie Mayor will personally meet with CanWel executives in response to mounting community concern about clearcutting in the area. It follows a public
Talking with Dave Belyea about FPInnovations’ commercial thinning workshops
The workshops focused on alternative logging systems such as commercial thinning in second-growth stands and partial cutting in older stands that have operating constraints
‘The Issue with Tissue’
U.S. plush toilet paper use wiping out Canada’s forests, flushing away the future: report The voracious use of toilet paper in the United States
Grants given to plan evacuation routes
Each of five north-central B.C. communities will receive $25,000 to develop evacuation route plans in the wake of the massive wildfires over the last
FISH AND GAME DONATES TO LAND TRUST, CUMBERLAND FOREST SOCIETY
Two conservation groups in the Comox Valley have gotten major donations from the local fish and game group. According to a news release from
Okanagan hopes $111M in B.C. wildfire cash will extinguish fires this summer
Okanagan officials are expected to welcome a provincial government funding commitment of $111 million over the next three years to support wildfire mitigation and