New National Program
Ottawa offering $500M for projects aimed at cutting greenhouse gasses By Gemma Karstens-Smith Canadian Press in the National Observer March 15, 2018 VANCOUVER —
New Board Game
Photosynthesis turns your tabletop into a three-dimensional cardboard forest The Guardian March 16, 2018 Blue Orange Games launches Photosynthesis. Players take control of species
BCCFA meets with Minister Donaldson
The BCCFA Executive Director, Jennifer Gunter, President Erik Leslie and Secretary, George Brcko met recently in Victoria with Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural
Jacqui Beban on her experience being a leader in the male-dominated logging industry.
Goddess Gala event empowers women By Hanna Petersen North Island Gazette March 12, 2018 The North Island Goddess Gala Movement helped North Island women
U.S. ecologist’s megafires message timely for planning Cariboo Chilcotin’s future
By Monica Lamb-Yorski BC Local News March 9, 2018 Smokey Bear is in need of an upgrade, said Dr. Paul Hessburg as a photograph
New method can predict where lightning will spark wildfires: Calgary study
By Bill Graveland Canadian Press in CTV News March 11, 2018 CALGARY — Apparently lightning can strike the same place twice after all. A
What do you think? Would foresters be safer in pink?
Florescent pink coming to a forest near you? By Tracie Mitchell Northern Wyoming Daily News March 8, 2018 WORLAND – Wyoming Senate File 61,
Cowichan Community Forest Co-operative Chair Recognized
Cowichan Lake honours the year’s best By Warren Goulding BC Local News March 7, 2018 Lorne Scheffer was beaming as he provided Lake Cowichan
B.C. government increases protection for threatened species
Northern Goshawk and Marbled Murrelet habitat By Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Government of British Columbia February 27, 2018
Campbell River professional forester elected president of Association of BC Forest Professionals
Association of BC Forest Professionals Campbell River Mirror February 26, 2018 Robin Modesto, a registered professional forester and professional engineer from Campbell River, was
ABCFP Awards Honour Forest Professionals From Across BC
By Dean Pelkey Association of BC Forest Professionals February 27, 2018 Vancouver—The Association of BC Forest Professionals (ABCFP) presented awards to eight forest professionals
B.C. needs to develop a new relationship with rural communities, especially First Nations
Reducing wildfire risks starts with relationship building By Jim Hilton, professional agrologist and forester Williams Lake Tribune February 23, 2018 The UBC paper coauthored
Forest Inventory Program to be reviewed
Having a reliable inventory is important to garner public trust in how we manage our public forests By the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural
Horgan wants to “revitalize the forest industry’s social contract with British Columbians”
NDP plans to restore timber harvest rules, premier says Alaska Highway News February 23, 2018 The BC NDP’s latest speech from the throne and
Minister Speaks at ABCFP Conference
Doug Donaldson Grateful No Loss of Life During Worst Wildfire Season in History By Kelly McCloskey Tree Frog Forestry News February 25, 2018 Closing
BCCFA President Erik Leslie Honoured at ABCFP Conference
Erik was honoured as the first recipient of the Innovative Forester of the Year award.
The Distinguished Forester and the Carbon Conundrum Top Day Two at ABCFP Conference
Carbon Panel talks about the potential to manage for timber and carbon at the same time By Kelly McCloskey Tree Frog Forestry News February
ABCFP kicks off its Conference with a Panel of Chief Foresters
By Kelly McCloskey Tree Frog Forestry News February 22, 2018 The Association of BC Forest Professionals (ABCFP) kicked off their annual conference with two
People and Communities are the Answer to BC’s Future Wildfire Threats
By Kelly McCloskey Tree Frog Forestry News February 22, 2018 The summer of 2017 brought the worst wildfire season in BC history with 1.2
NDP turn attention to raw log exports
By Greg Fry CFJC Today February 19, 2018 KAMLOOPS — It was an issue they hammered at while in opposition and one they raised