Forest fire prevention forces hard choices
Traditionally, our approach to post-burn landscapes is to salvage any remaining economic value from burned stands, often leaving logging slash and then replanting the
Let BC’s burnt-out forests regrow instead of logging them: UBC professor
“There’s a whole community of vegetation that comes up before the forest actually takes hold. And it’s this community that sort of sets the
BC Forest Practices Board Report
Investigation of forestry roads on steep slopes released September 13, 2017 VICTORIA – An investigation of forestry roads constructed on steep terrain has found
UBC’s Lori Daniels: Billions spent on earthquake preparedness, but relatively little on preparing for fires
Editorial: Reduce damage from wildfires By the Editorial Board Victoria Times Colonist September 6, 2017 B.C.’s worst recorded wildfire season is still burning, but
Building the case for wildfire mitigation around communities
B.C. failed to reduce wildfire risk, despite warning, communities say By Laura Kane The Canadian Press in The Globe and Mail September 3, 2017
Gustafsen Fire Clean up Begins
Norbord starts logging burned wood By Max Winkelman 100 Mile House Free Press August 31, 2017 A local logging contractor, Rod Dillman, is the
Forest fibres key to reinvigorating rural B.C. towns, says resource adviser
By Jon Hernandez CBC News August 30, 2017 As interest in LNG projects wanes, and with the future of the mighty Site C dam called
Williams Lake requests $1 billion rural fire recovery fund
And a 2km interface zone By Monica Lamb-Yorski Williams Lake Tribune August 30, 2017 Williams Lake is calling in a 9-1-1 to the federal
A CBC Interview with Ken Day
Partial loss of University of British Columbia research forest to fire leads to unlikely research opportunities CBC News August 17, 2017 Ten per cent
No salaries over $75,000 at Chinook Community Forest
BC Local News August 16, 2017 The board of directors of Burns Lake’s newest community forest – Chinook Community Forest – considered its first
Westbank Community Forest in the news
Forests thinned to slow wildfires By Ron Seymour The Kelowna Daily Courier Forests around West Kelowna have a third as many trees as they
Two case studies examine FireSmart effectiveness
By Anna Kroupina Aug 01, 2017 Crows News Pass Herald FireSmart Canada strongly recommends managing vegetation around one’s yard and home as a way
Filmon report to be basis for wildfire mitigation efforts, Horgan says
By Mark Nielsen Aug 01, 2017 Prince George Citizen Premier John Horgan says he’s confident the federal government will be there to help British Columbia take
Harrop Procter Community Forest on fire
A dry lightning strike hit the HP CF last week. Resources for air and ground attack are limited given the situation in the Cariboo.
Fires used to be much more common according to UBC research
New research from the University of British Columbia (UBC) indicates wildfires used to be a lot more common in the Cariboo. By Max Winkelman
Rustad Named BC Forests Minister, Maintains Aboriginal Relations Portfolio
By John Crawford Jun 23, 2017 CFTK The BC Legislature has a new speaker — and that means John Rustad has a new job.
Fungi that evolved to eat wood offer new biomass conversion tool
Twenty years ago, microbiologist Barry Goodell, now a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and colleagues discovered a unique system that some microorganisms
2017 Robin Hood Memorial Award Recipient Announced
The Harrop-Procter Community Co-Operative was awarded the Robin Hood Memorial Award for Excellence in Community Forestry. In its second year, this $10,000 grant honours
Local forests, Local people
Community Forest project focussed on multiple benefits By Jim Hilton, professional agrologist and forester Jun 15, 2017 Williams Lake Tribune Last week the members
Engineers and Geoscientists BC and the Association of BC Forest Professionals working to address issues raised in Forest Practices Board report
By the Engineers and Geoscientists BC and the Association of BC Forest Professionals Marketwired September 15, 2017 Engineers and Geoscientists BC and the