US Forest Service announces $1.9 million for community forests
USDA Forest Service The U.S. Forest Service announced Tuesday more than $1.9 million in Community Forest Program grants to support local communities and preserve
Sunshine Coast Community Forest
New bridge and boardwalk open The new Community Forest bridge and boardwalk was celebrated at Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden and opened jointly by Sunshine
Forestry after Tsilhqotin
An article by Bob Joseph, Indigenous Corporate Training, Inc BC Forest Professional Bob will be the guest speaker at the BCCFA Conference in
Nearly $1.4 million was distributed to City of Powell River
Council approves forest grants Record set for distribution of money Powell River Peak Nearly $1.4 million was distributed to City of Powell River and
Tsilhqot’in title land access
The Province and the Tsilhqot’in National Government (TNG) are developing a government-to-government agreement outlining the short-term and long-term steps to implement the Supreme Court
Opinion: Return to prescribed fires would have benefits
BY ROBERT GRAY, SONJA LEVERKUS AND JOHN BETTS Vancouver Sun British Columbia has experienced a significant increase in wildfire activity in the last decade,
Enviro-tech company plans wood waste bio-energy plant for Revelstoke
Facility would process waste including wood chips into byproducts like bio oil and carbon Revelstoke Moutaineer A Vancouver-based company Emergent Waste Solutions (EWS) is
Minister Thomson announces $1 million replenishment to the Forestry Service Providers Compensation Fund
$1 million top up The Truck Loggers Association Vernon – Today Minister Steve Thomson, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, stood up
Sunshine Coast Community Forest
New Community Forest board chosen Coast Reporter Sunshine Coast Community Forest’s annual general meeting was held on Monday, April 20 at the Sunshine Coast
Cheakamus Community Forest set to sell carbon offsets
CCF signs agreement with province Pique News Magazine After a lengthy process of agreements and review, the Cheakamus Community Forest (CCF) will soon be
Powell River Community Forest Investment
Sacred woodlands now inviolable Powell River Peak Millennium Park’s trees belong to the City of Powell River and its citizens. At a special announcement made
Resort Municipality of Whistler News Release
Cheakamus Community Forest and the Province of British Columbia sign carbon offset program agreement May 6, 2015: Whistler, B.C. – The Cheakamus Community Forest (CCF)
Conservation group lets grass grow in fight against invasive plants
Conservation group lets grass grow in fight against invasive plants infotel News PENTICTON – A widely diverse group of biologists, foresters, agrologists, conservationists and
Kamloops Region Pilot Project
Logging ideas on the value of woodwaste Kamloops This Week They are the garbage dumps of the forest: a tangle of fat, scarred Douglas
Sunshine Coast Community Forest
Community Forest CEO challenged at AGM The Local Weekly The Sunshine Coast Community Forest has generated more than $1.3 million dollars in revenue for
Cheakamus Community Forest and B.C. sign carbon offset agreement
The Cheakamus Community Forest near Whistler and the Province of British Columbia have signed an Atmospheric Benefits Sharing Agreement that enables the creation and
Softwood lumber deal likely to expire
Canada’s lumber producers say they expect the softwood lumber agreement with the United States will be allowed to expire in October. Canadian Press Canada’s
First Nation Forestry Strategy Sessions Planned
Union of BC Indian Chiefs The First Nations Forestry Council and First Nations Leadership Council invite your Chief and/or representative and your forest tenure
Report Calls BC Resource Roads “an Asset and a Liability”
250 News Prince George, B.C. – A new report by the Forest Practices Board has a stern message for Victoria – the provincial government’s
New mobile radio protocols on track for resource roads
BC Government VICTORIA – New mobile radio communication protocols are being implemented throughout B.C. to improve safety for resource road users. The changes include