General manager tours woodlots throughout the province this spring
May 9, 2023 Gord Chipman, FBCWA General Manager, stands next to a 7 year old Douglas Fir tree planted on W2031 on the north end [...]
2023 Begins With a New GM and ABCFP Honours Al Waters, Retired Woodlotter
February 21, 2023 Gord Chipman is welcomed as the new General Manager of BC's Woodlot Licence program and the Association of BC Forest Professionals [...]
Woodlots Licences Rooted in Learning – 2022 Conference
November 22, 2022 After two long years of Zoom, Teams and conference calls, Woodlotters were finally able to gather in person. The 2022 Annual [...]
Social Licence at its Best – Forestry and Recreation Compatible on a Vancouver Island Woodlot Licence
August 8, 2022 Anyone who holds a timber licence on Vancouver Island is well versed in the notions of "public engagement" and "interface" - [...]
Benefits of Outdoor Education & Woodlot Licence Contributions
Teachers have known for decades about the benefits of outdoor education. Studies have shown that when you turn nature into classroom great things happen. Download [...]
Old Growth Deferral & Recruitment – Do Woodlots Belong?
A small cut block was harvested in 2021 along with another nearby block which included 20 loads of pulp from ‘fall out’ from over mature [...]
Old Growth Deferrals & Minister Recognizes Innovation and Excellence in Woodlot Management
It’s been a time of change in forest policy over the past several months. The provincial government has been navigating the challenge of preserving old [...]
BC’s Extreme Wildfire Season Threatens Replanting
Wildfire season is taking its toll on British Columbia’s forests, and we’re not out of the woods yet. As of the end of July, over [...]
Woodlot Management Reflects Community Values for over 100 Years
It’s unlikely that when Dale Wilson’s grandfather was repaid an outstanding debt with a deed to a stand of trees in the middle of nowhere, [...]
Woodlot Licences, while small, are a Big Deal on BC’s Forest Landscape
While everyone knows BC’s forests provide many benefits, do you know about BC’s Woodlot Licences and their unique contributions to communities? There are woodlots and [...]
Saulteau First Nations: Woodlot Excellence in the Community
Community. It’s at the heart of every woodlot in British Columbia. Every one of the province’s 850 woodlot licences is woven into the fabric of [...]
BC’s Woodlots in the Time of COVID
Spring is here, but it may not feel like a time of renewal at the moment for many of us. COVID-19 has changed so many [...]
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