Events

Forest health, forming a silviculture industry health and safety association, wildfire, Kyoto and forestry, ergonomics, forest stewardship, performance based first aid, silviculture regs and the new code. Western Silvicultural Contractors’ Association Forest health and the silvicultural industry will be the theme for Western Silvicultural Contractors’ Association 22nd Annual Conference to be held in Prince George, …  Read more

Forest health, forming a silviculture industry health and safety association, wildfire, Kyoto and forestry, ergonomics, forest stewardship, performance based first aid, silviculture regs and the new code.  Read more

Fire, disease and pests have a vital and complex role in forest health as both agents of renewal and destruction. Forestry may have meddled in these disturbance regimes. Are they now beyond “management?”  Read more

In the midst of British Columbia’s considerable political and forest policy flux the WSCA will hold its annual conference at the strategic ground zero: Victoria. An array of ministers will attend.  Read more

The Canadian forest industry has entered a new phase characterized by shortages of quality raw material in nearly every producing region. The more valuable stands of accessible, mature timber are being steadily depleted. The age class which is immediately behind these old stands is often inadequate to sustain current harvest levels. Because of the age …  Read more

REMARKS by T.M. APSEY, RPF to the WESTERN SILVICULTURAL CONTRACTORS’ ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONVENTION  Read more

The policy challenge is to bridge the gap between the demand for high standards of sustainable forest management and the limited resource rent available from the harvest. This paper proposes that British Columbia bridge this gap with a Forest Trust mechanism which is arms length from government. See Web Link for more details ForestTrust.htm  Read more

Prepared for Annual Convention Western Silvicultural Contractors’ Association by Les Reid. Please see weblink for more details. Les Reed.htm  Read more

Prepared for Annual Convention Western Silvicultural Contractors’ Association by Ralph Winter. Please see weblink for more details. [attachment RalphWinter.htm]  Read more