Forestry
Reflections on the BC Log Home, Timber Frame, and Country Living Show
Log and timber frame homes are some of the nicest forest products made in British Columbia.
Currently, forestry in British Columbia is largely about the timber that can be harvested, with most forest lands managed with only the economy in mind — the dollar value of the timber market.
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IMFN 20th AnniversaryThe year 2012 marks the 20th anniversary of the announcement of the International Model Forest Network (IMFN).
standing tree to standing homeproject_name:standing tree to standing homeAs a result of a visioning exercise in 2008 organized by Ecotrust Canada (download a copy of the 'Forestry Retreat Report' below), five Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations have agreed on one common need across Clayoquot Sou
Orrin (far right) at work with the folk from FSCCongratulations to Orrin Quinn, Ecotrust Canada’s FSC Program Manager, on being voted onto the Forest Stewardship Council® Canada Board of Directors.
With the Forest Stewardship Council® celebrating FSC Friday today, there has never been a better time to investigate whether the wood and paper products you are buying have come from responsibly managed forests.
Neil Hughes receiving donation from RBC reps, l-r: Sylvia Kerfoot, Community Marketing Advisor and Olympian, RBC; Heather Beresford, Manager, Environmental Stewardship, Resort Municipality of Whistler; Neil; Scott Riley, Branch Manager, RBC WhistlerRoommates Jenny Lehmann and Zach Garland, first place finishers in the women’s and men’s categories of the 2011 RBC GranFondo Whistler cycle race respectively, weren’t the only winners on Saturday September 10.
On behalf of RBC GranFondo Whistler, the RBC Blue Water Project is donating $25 000 to Ecotrust Canada as part of their commitment to preserving and restoring our water resources for current and future generations.
Monkey puzzle tree (Photo by Grace Fell)While it takes some stretch of the imagination to picture Chile’s native, uniquely-shaped Monkey Puzzle tree converted from tree to home, an hour spent answering Chile Model Forest Network representatives’ questions proved that the Qwii-qwiq-sap ‘Standing Tree to Standing Home’ project being piloted in Clayoquot Sound has much to offer the world.
By the time the FSC General Assembly wrapped up in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, this past week, 27 motions had been passed and 11 failed amidst intense debate.
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