Getting Stumped – State of BC Forest

CBC Radio – Daybreak South  All of this week we will hear from foresters, academics, people connected to the industry and the government.

Just how badly mismanaged are B.C.’s forests? Our special series “Getting Stumped” looks to understand just that.  The provincial government is responsible for about 90 per cent of our timber land base, and according to the Auditor General, it has been doing a poor job managing it. A recent report criticizes the government’s forest policies, says the province lacks direction and doesn’t have clearly defined timber objectives. All this week, Daybreak takes a look at the state of our forests in our series called “Getting Stumped.”

Interviews completed:
March 5 – Jesper Nielsen is the Manager of Nakusp and Area Community Forests
March 6 – Suzanne Simard teaches at UBC’s Faculty of forestry
– Anthony Britneff is a retired professional forester.

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