A Landscape Ecologist, a Mayor and a Sociologist Walk Into a Forestry Conference…

VIU TRADES AND APPLIED TECHNOLOGY

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WILLIAMS LAKE, BC - May 15, 2018 - The Ts^ilhqot’in Nation welcomes some of the recommendations released last week by the BC Flood and Wildfire Review, but remains disappointed by the lack of opportunity for involvement in the process and outstanding concerns over the rushed timelines.  Ts^ilhqot’in have shown significant leadership in this area.

Returning to Prescribed Burning is an Old Idea to Make New Again

Government Consults with WFCA on Proposed FRPA Legislation Changes

TEAAM’s Recent Dramatic and Possibly Life-saving Missions Show Value of HEMS Service to Resource and Wilderness Adventure Sectors

Prototype seed planting drone with LIDAR

In recent years, a new priority in fire protection has emerged in British Columbia (B.C.). "Structure protection trailer units have been put in service by the Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) and other jurisdictions. Structure Protection Unit are used to protect homes, commercial buildings and all structures threatened by Wildland fires," said Jake Jacobson of Wildwood Resources Ltd. in Salmon Arm, B.C..
      Jacobson says the province has several Structure Protection semi-trailers that are dispatched quickly with trained personnel to communities that are threatened by a wildfire.  

VIU STUDENT TESTIMONIAL HEO TRAINING
Firewise Consulting Website

WFCA Board of Directors Revises Members’ Code of Conduct 

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VIU Charting New Careers with Fundamentals of Forestry Harvesting Practices

Fisheries and Aquaculture news and feature stories

Tsilhqot’in Nation Enhances Compliance and Education in Territory

Firewise Education Online
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Western Forestry Contractor's Association

What About Drones?

s100a course $20
Bushpro Quality Tree Planting Equipment Website

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Bushpro Quality Tree Planting Equipment Website

Tsilhqot’in Nation Celebrated Mushroom Harvest Success 

Western Forestry Contractor's Association

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FORESTRY

Remove Plastics from Planting

WFCA Annual Meeting 2023

It’s been an animated year so far for B.C. forestry conferences. The TLA annual convention was well attended again. The 2019 ABCFP conference was sold out weeks in advance. And the WFCA event at the end of January had the largest attendance ever. For those of us who organize these things we like to think it’s our programs that are so attractive. But there’s likely something else drawing people together lately in such strength.

Mechanics and Benefits of Better Training 

Firewise Education Online

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AUGUST

s100a Refresher Course $20

Fed Report Says B.C. Falling Short on Meeting Climate Change Challenges

S100A Refresher Course Keeps Forest Fire Fighting Safety on The Front Burner

Shouldn’t It Be The “New Abnormal”?

A challenging site for drones

​WFCA Sees Replanting Season in a Covid-19 Light

Western Forestry Contractor's Association

For planting trees

Fire Safety Knowledge That Saves Lives

VIU FOREST /HARVESTING PRACTIVES PROGRAM

Tŝilhqot’in Respond to Independent Wildfire Review

BC Summer Planting Winding Up/Down After Some Delays and Strains

McColl Magazine news and opinion on crime

B.C.’s Major Forestry and Harvesting Contractor Associations Request WorkSafeBC Pilot TEAAM . . .

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NALMA Raising Professional Standards in First Nation Land Management

Unprecedented Increase in Surveying, Sowing and Planting

Taking the temperature of a planter as part of pre-work COVID screening on a crew in the south interior earlier this year. 

New Chief Forester in BC

Book Review by Sarah Nickel, Ph.D.

Chief Joe Alphonse

. . . and Study of Provincial Helicopter Emergency Medical Service Model for all Remote Resource Workers

How Not to get Ransomed by Cybercriminals​

Poll Finds Logging Road Deactivation Widespread and Hazardous

Indigenous Jurisdiction an Ancient and Modern Reality​