Webinar Recordings

See below for recordings of selected webinar workshops. We’ve also assembled some tools and resources to help improve your learning.

  • November 2, 2023

    The Anatomy of an Incident: Linkages Between Fuel Management Treatments and Operational Response Tactics

    YouTube Video | PDF slides

    Watch first instalment of the Community of Practice Wildland Fire and Fuel online presentation series, The Anatomy of an Incident: Linkages Between Fuel Management Treatments and Operational Response Tactics.

    The aim of this community of practice is to create an open forum to discuss wildland fire and fuel management, share knowledge, find solutions, and develop new ideas.

    Representatives of FPBC and BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) provide updates on the regulation of the practice of professional forestry and the management of wildland fire and fuels during meetings.

    Presenter(s):

    Pete Laing, RFT, superintendent of fuel management, BC Wildfire Service.

  • September 14, 2023

    Registration Renewal 2023 – What You Need to Know

    YouTube Video | PDF slides

    In this webinar from Forest Professionals British Columbia (FPBC), learn about the legal requirements of renewing, information on how to change your category of registration, and tips on how to make renewing registration a breeze.

    Learning outcomes:

    • understand the requirements for renewing registration and the repercussions of not renewing;
    • clarify eligibility for changing your registration category;
    • highlight important dates for renewing registration; and
    • review the steps involved in renewing registration.

    Presenter(s):

    • Chi Cejalvo, RD, FPBC deputy director, registration;
    • Sydney Kucera, BA.Hons, FPBC certifications lead.

    Cejalvo, in partnership with the senior leadership team, oversees all FPBC admissions and registration systems. Cejalvo has been regulating forest professionals since 2019, and worked in professional regulation for nearly 10 years. Cejalvo is a regulated health professional (registered dietitian), having completed a bachelor of science in dietetics at UBC, as well as a dietetic internship at Regina General Hospital in Saskatchewan.

    Kucera served as the registration coordinator since joining the FPBC three years ago, after graduating from Western University with an Honours Specialization in Geography, and is now the certifications lead.

  • September 6, 2023

    Mastering Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Reporting

    YouTube Video | PDF slides

    Learn how to efficiently report your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) learning activities and stay on top of obligations to maintain your professional credentials.

    The FPBC webinar Mastering Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Reporting, is designed to equip you with the essential knowledge and tools to excel in recording CPD.

    Every practising RPF and RFT registrant must undertake and report, to FPBC, 30 hours of CPD between December 1 and November 30 each year. This requirement stems from the Professional Governance Act and FPBC Bylaw 10.

    All CPD activities must be tracked and reported using the CPD Reporting Tool. The tool allows registrants to keep a record of hours spent in CPD activities/endeavours and allows registrants to reflect on and document the effectiveness of each learning activity.

    Presenter(s):

    Troy V. Lee, FPBC manager of member competence and engagement.

  • July 13, 2023

    Protecting the Public Interest: The FPBC Complaints and Investigation Process

    YouTube Video | PDF slides

    This webinar explains the role of the FPBC Investigation Committee and disciplinary actions that could be taken against a registrant. You will also learn the difference between a consent order, reprimand, and remedial action by consent, as well as alternative complaints resolution methods and discipline hearings.

    Presenter(s):

    • Casey Macaulay, MA, RPF;
    • Daniel Marcoux, RPF, CRSP.

    Macaulay oversees programs for admission of new registrants and also manages the complaints and discipline process, including enforcement of FPBC’s bylaws under the Professional Governance Act (PGA). Macaulay worked in the private forestry sector for 15 years prior to joining FPBC. His experience also includes co-managing forest tenures with Indigenous communities, forest operations planning, and stakeholder engagement.

    Marcoux worked in the logging industry as a machine operator and faller for about a decade. He graduated from UBC with a degree in forest resource management in 1998, then in 2006 joined WorkSafeBC. He worked there for 10 years as investigations officer in the fatal and serious injuries investigation department, including six years as an occupational safety officer in the prevention department.

  • June 19, 2023

    Leaving Professional Practice — The Retired Registrant

    YouTube Video | PDF slides

    Leaving professional practice is a major milestone in the career of forest professionals. The occasion is an important personal action, and also a professional undertaking that requires planning, the profession’s processes, and an understanding of what comes next. Professionals are meant to leave the privilege of professional service in a similar way to which they entered it – with public affirmation and commitment.

    Leaving Professional Practice — The Retired Registrant is a new webinar from Forest Professionals British Columbia (FPBC).

    Presenter(s):

    • Mike Larock, RPF, FPBC director of practice
    • Casey Macaulay, MA, RPF, FPBC registrar.

    Larock develops and communicates professional standards, competence standards, and provides FPBC responses on professional practice matters. Before joining FPBC, Larock served on the organization’s board first as an elected member, then as chair in 2001.
    Larock has practised professional forestry as a silvicuturalist and is a woodlot licensee and private forest landowner.

    Macaulay oversees programs for admission of new registrants and also manages the complaints and discipline process, including enforcement of FPBC’s bylaws under the Professional Governance Act (PGA).  Macaulay worked in the private forestry sector for 15 years prior to joining FPBC. His experience also includes co-managing forest tenures with Aboriginal communities, forest operations planning, and stakeholder engagement.

  • June 14, 2023

    Winch-Assist: Making Steep Slope Harvesting in BC Safer and Productive

    YouTube Video | PDF slides

    Winch-Assist: Making Steep Slope Harvesting in BC Safer and Productive focuses on the history of the development and implementation of winch assist harvesting systems in BC. This FPBC webinar also covers planning, development, and operational processes.

    After attending, participants will:

    • understand winch-assist harvesting systems history;
    • understand steep slope safe work regulations and processes;
    • understand the planning, development and operational steps to implement a winch-assist operation.

    Audience: Forest professionals working in harvest operations and OHS.

    Presenter(s):

    • Ryan Potter, RPF, Tolko;
    • John Ligtenberg, RPF, WorksafeBC; and
    • Darcy Moshenko, RPF, WorksafeBC.

    Additional resource(s): Steep Slope Logging Regulations, from WorksafeBC.

    This resource outlines the key regulatory requirements when operating logging equipment on steep slopes. It includes the specific requirements for steep slope logging as well as some of the requirements for all workplaces that are most relevant for this type of forestry operation.

    Practice areas: Forest harvest operations management and oversight.

  • May 10, 2023

    Partnering in Natural Resource Management Research and Education: The John Prince Research Forest Story

    YouTube Video | PDF slides

    Hear the story of an enduring 30-year partnership in natural resource management, research, and education between Tl’azt’en Nation and the University of Northern British Columbia.

    This Forest Professionals British Columbia (FPBC) webinar discusses the evolution of the First Nation and university partnership and elements that served to strengthen it, the development of Tl’azt’en’s wildlife monitoring program and some of its findings as they apply to forest management planning, and the establishment of a long-term climate change adaptive silviculture trial featuring various levels of partial cutting.

    You will also learn about the John Prince Research Forest (JPRF) long-term wildlife monitoring program and some of findings that provide guidance in incorporating biodiversity objectives in forest management planning, as well as the development of the climate-change adaptive silviculture trial, including considerations for prescriptions and implementation that can inform its own silviculture programs.

    Audience: Forestry professionals.

    Presenter(s):

    Sue Grainger, RPF.

  • March 23, 2023

    Lunch & Learn Webinar: FPBC AGM Questions Follow-Up

    YouTube Video | PDF slides

    Lunch & Learn Webinar: FPBC AGM Questions Follow-Up responds to many of the unanswered questions received during the Forest Professionals BC (FPBC) Annual General Meeting on February 9 in Prince George.

    More than 150 questions were received during the AGM, which you can watch on our Youtube channel.

    Presenters:

    • Christine Gelowitz, FPBC CEO;
    • Nathan Doidge, FPBC director of finance and administration; and
    • Casey Macaulay, FPBC registrar and director of act compliance.
  • March 16, 2023

    Webinar: Biogeoclimatic Zone Updates (South Interior)

    YouTube Video | PDF slides (coming soon)

    This webinar aimed at forest professionals working in and around the southern Interior.

    Presenters:

    • Deb MacKillop, RPF, research ecologist, Ministry of Forests, Nelson;
    • and Kristi Iverson, RPBio.
  • March 8, 2023

    Migratory Birds Convention Act and Regulations 2022

    YouTube Video | PDF slides

    Migratory Birds Convention Act and Regulations 2022 is presented by FPBC and Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Canadian Wildlife Service.

    The 90-minute webinar covers the recently updated migratory birds regulations and general guidance on avoiding harm to migratory birds, and features a question-and-answer session.

    Presenters:

    • Chloe Boynton; and
    • Jesse Russell.

    Boynton is a migratory bird biologist and has worked with the Canadian Wildlife Service in BC for more than four years.

    Russell works with the Canadian Wildlife Service as a compliance promotion co-ordinator, with a focus on the Migratory Bird Convention Act and its regulations.

  • January 18, 2023

    Early Career Forest Professionals: Stories from the Field

    YouTube Video

    This joint webinar from the FPBC and Canadian Institute of Forestry (CIF) explores the challenges faced by early career forest professionals practising in BC.

    Presenters:

    • Denise Kerr, RPF
    • Dominique Baily, RFT
    • Garnet Mierau, RPF
  • November 16, 2022

    Introduction to Sediment Evaluation and Management

    YouTube Video | PDF slides

    This FPBC webinar identifies results for the Forest and Range Practices Act’s (FRPA) water quality objective, as well as its provincial water quality assessment methodology to identify and rank significant sediment sources and methodologies for its management.

    Presenters:

    • Dave Maloney, P.Ag, forest water management officer, BC Ministry of Forests;
    • Brian Carson, P.Geo, professional geoscientist, under contract with the Ministry of Forests; and
    • Clayton Gillies, RPF (Ret), RPBio (Ret), senior researcher at FPInnovations.
  • June 7, 2022

    Transitioning to Forest Landscape Planning and Alignment with DRIPA

    YouTube Video | Powerpoint slides

    This webinar, presented by FPBC and the Ministry of Forests, explains the new Forest Landscape Planning (FLP) framework and how it aligns with the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA).

    Presenters:

    • Julius Huhs, RPF, Office of the Chief Forester;
    • Barry Snowdon, RPF, Office of the Chief Forester.
  • May 18, 2022

    Sustainable Forest Management Contributions

    YouTube Video | Powerpoint slides

    This FPBC webinar provides an overview of the role of forests in the carbon cycle, and reviews forest carbon dynamics as affected by forest management, conservation and changing natural disturbance regimes in BC, as well as opportunities to increase forest resilience to climate change impacts.

    Presenters:

    • Dr. Werner Kurz, senior research scientist, Natural Resources Canada.
  • April 20, 2022

    Understanding Changes to the Forest Act and FRPA

    YouTube video | Powerpoint slides

    Learn about changes to the Forest Act and Forest and Range Practices Act in this webinar from FPBC.

    Presenters:

    • Kevin Kilpatrick, RPF, senior tenures forester, Forest Tenures Branch, Ministry of Forests;
    • Barry Bryan, compensation advisor, Compensation and Business Analysis Branch, Ministry of Forests; and
    • Wayne Hagel, RFT, resource roads policy analysis, Engineering Branch, Ministry of Forests.
  • March 29, 2022

    Joint Guidelines: Professional Services in the Forest Sector – Crossings, Version 3.

    YouTube video | Powerpoint slides

    This webinar focuses on the practice guidance contained in Professional Services in the Forest Sector: Crossings, Version 3, which was revised by a task force of members of the EGBC/FPBC Joint Practices Panel and published in December 2021.

    Presenters:

    • Stuart Nash, P.Eng, manager, individual audits and practice reviews, EGBC;
    • Mike Larock, RPF, director of practice, FPBC;
    • Lee Deslauriers, P.Eng, RPF, principal and managing engineer, StoneCroft Engineering Ltd.
  • March 23, 2022

    Learn & Report: A CPD Reporting Tool Tutorial

    YouTube videoPowerpoint slides

    This FPBC webinar demonstrates how to enter learning activities into the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Reporting Tool.

    Presenters:

    • Troy Lee, BSc.F., MA, FPBC manager of member competence and engagement;
    • Paul Nuttall, RPF, FPBC deputy director of forest stewardship and engagement.
  • March 9, 2022

    Managing for forest resilience as a method for promoting forest sustainability & value

    YouTube video | Powerpoint slides

    The webinar examines the meaning of forest resilience, covers the various ways that forest management and silviculture decisions can alter forest resilience, and presents operational examples of how stands can be managed to increase resilience to specific disturbances.

    Presenters:

    • Dr. Che Elkin, an associate professor and the FRBC-Slocan Mixedwood Ecology and Management Research Chair at UNBC.
  • December 8, 2021

    Stay in Your Lane: Understanding Reserved Practice and the New Practice of Professional Forestry

    Presenters:

    • Jason Herbert, LLB, partner, DLA Piper Canada;
    • Casey Macaulay, MA, RPF, FPBC registrar and director of act compliance;
    • Mike Larock, RPF, FPBC director of professional practice and forest stewardship.
  • October 28, 2021

    Overcoming Resistance to Diversity, Inclusion in Workplace

    Presenters:

    • Kelly Cooper, president, Centre for Social Intelligence (CSI).
  • July 21, 2021

    Office Hours with Mike Larock and special guests

    YouTube video | Powerpoint slides

    The last webinar in the series explaining the new FPBC bylaws and how they affect your practice is an informal discussion about outstanding questions.

    Presenters:

    • Mike Larock, RPF, FPBC director of professional practice and forest;
    • Office of the Superintendent of Professional Governance (OSPG) directors Kate Haines and Rebecca Freedman;
    • Jason Herbert, LLB, partner at DLA Piper Ltd.
  • July 14, 2021

    New FPBC Bylaws 12-14

    YouTube video | Powerpoint slides

    Focuses on three bylaws and how they affect your practice: Bylaw 12: Complaints, Investigations, and Discipline; Bylaw 13: Public Disclosure; and Bylaw 14: Indictable Offences.

    Presenters:

    • Casey Macaulay, RPF, FPBC registrar and director of act compliance.
  • July 7, 2021

    New FPBC Bylaws 10 and 11

    YouTube video

    Powerpoint slides 1  | Powerpoint slides 2

    Discussion and explanation: FPBC Bylaw 10: Continuing Professional Development; Bylaw11: Audits and Practice Reviews.

    Presenters:

    • Paul Nuttall, RPF, FPBC deputy director of forest stewardship and engagement;
    • Troy Lee, BSc.F., MA, FPBC manager of member competence and engagement.
  • June 23, 2021

    Office Hours with Mike Larock

    YouTube video | Powerpoint slides

    A discussion about the new Code of Ethical and Professional Conduct resulting from the Professional Governance Act and the new FPBC bylaws, specifically covering forest stewardship, the duty to report, and your requirement to identify practice areas.

    Presenters:

    • Mike Larock, RPF, FPBC director of professional practice and forest stewardship;
    • Paul Nuttall, RPF, FPBC deputy director forest stewardship and engagement.
  • June 16, 2021

    Code of Ethical and Professional Conduct: Part 2, Standards 5-9

    YouTube video | Powerpoint slides

    A review and explanation of Standards 5 through 9 of the Code of Ethical and Professional Conduct. 

    Presenters:

    • Mike Larock, RPF, FPBC director of professional practice and forest stewardship.
  • June 9, 2021

    New FPBC Bylaws 5 through 8

    YouTube video | Powerpoint slides

    Changes contained in the new FPBC bylaws and how they affect FPBC operations and your practice: Bylaw 5: Registration; Bylaw 6: Technical Occupations, Certifications Schemes and Licences; Bylaw 7: Trainees; Bylaw 8: Use of Professional Seal and Signature.

    Presenters:

    • Mike Larock, RPF — FPBC director of professional practice and forest stewardship;
    • Casey Macaulay, RPF, FPBC registrar and director of act compliance.
  • May 26, 2021

    Office Hours with Mike Larock

    YouTube video

    Code of Ethical and Professional Conduct, Professional Governance Act, new FPBC bylaws

    Presenters:

    • Mike Larock, RPF — FPBC director of professional practice and forest stewardship;
    • Jason Herbert, LLB, DLA Piper.
  • May 19, 2021

    Code of Ethical and Professional Conduct: Part 1, Standards 1-4

    YouTube video | Powerpoint slides

    A review and explanation of Standards 1 through 4 in the Code of Ethical and Professional Conduct.

    Presenters:

    • Mike Larock, RPF — FPBC director of professional practice and forest stewardship.
  • March 9, 2021

    Watershed Assessments

    (Registration for this webinar is $79.00 + GST = $82.95. You must register through EGBC.)

    Registration | PDF

    Learn about changes to the Forest Act and Forest and Range Practices Act in this webinar from FPBC.

    Presenters:

    • Glynnis Marie Horel, P.Eng., FEC — G.M. Horel Engineering Ltd.;
    • Jamie Skinner, RPF — Tolko Industries Ltd.
  • February 16, 2021

    Developing a Watershed Risk Management Framework

    (Registration for this webinar is $79.00 + GST = $82.95. You must register through EGBC.)

    Registration | PDF

    This webinar is the second in a series by FPBC and EGBC and provides background on why guidelines for watershed assessment and managing risk in the forest sector were developed.

    Presenters:

    • Glynnis Marie Horel, P.Eng., FEC — G.M. Horel Engineering Ltd.
    • Jamie Skinner, RPF — Tolko Industries Ltd.
  • February 5, 2021

    Enhancing Your Forest Planning and Practices with LiDAR

    YouTube

    This session from the 2021 FPBC forestry conference examines the use of aerial LiDAR scanning from the perspective of the forest professional, highlighting key products generated, how to get them, and how to use them on a day-to-day basis.

    Presenters:

    • Colin Chisholm, RPF, assistant forest manager, Aleza Lake Research Forest, University of Northern British Columbia
  • February 5, 2021

    A Necessary Integration for Wildfire Resilience Success: Wildfire Response and the Practice of Professional Forestry

    YouTube Video

    This presentation from the 2021 FPBC forestry conference explores why integrating wildfire response and the practice of professional forestry should be considered a critical step towards shaping a wildfire resilient BC.

    Presenters:

    • Kelly Johnston, RPF, President, Wildland Professional Solutions, Inc
  • February 5, 2021

    An Introduction to the Guidelines for Professional Services in the Forest Sector – Crossings (Version 3) – What You Need to Know as a Forest Professional

    YouTube

    This session from the 2021 FPBC forestry conference reviews what’s new in crossings guidance and discusses the responsibilities of the Coordinating Registered Professional (CRP) and Professional of Record (POR), use of hydrology and hydraulics during the design process, climate change considerations, requirements of General Arrangement Drawings, skill sets required of CRPs and PORs for simple and complex crossings, and assurance statements for construction and transferring responsibility between CRPs.

    Presenters:

    • Lee Deslauriers, RPF, P.Eng, principal and managing engineer, StoneCroft Engineering Ltd.
  • February 5, 2021

    Forest Landscape Planning: Transforming How We Manage BC’s Forests

    YouTube

    This session from the 2021 FPBC forestry conference discusses forest landscape planning — BC’s new approach to forest management.

    Presenters:

    • Julie MacDougall, RPF, director, Resource Practices Branch, Office of the Chief Forester, Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development;
    • Diane Nicholls, RPF, ADM, chief forester, Office of the Chief Forester, Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development;
    • Garry Merkel, RPF; and
    • Shannon Janzen, RPF, vice-president and chief forester, Western Forest Product Inc.
  • February 5, 2021

    Modernizing Forestry Remote Sensing: Applying Remote Sensing and Machine Learning for Forest Management

    YouTube

    From the 2021 FPBC forestry conference: Inspired by advances in technology, forestry managers are integrating machine learning platforms and high resolution remote sensing data to work more efficiently and effectively.

    Presenters:

    • Steve Milne, RPF, owner, Cabin Forestry Services Ltd.;
    • Aubin Dorion, GIS specialist, TerraSense; and
    • Kyle Broome, RPF, partner, Cabin Resources Management, and director, TerraSense.
  • February 5, 2021

    Q&A: Modernizing Forestry Remote Sensing: Applying Remote Sensing and Machine Learning for Forest Management

    YouTube

    Q&A from 2021 FPBC forestry conference.

    Presenters:

    • Steve Milne, RPF, owner, Cabin Forestry Services Ltd.;
    • Aubin Dorion, GIS specialist, TerraSense; and
    • Kyle Broome, RPF, partner, Cabin Resources Management, and director, TerraSense.
  • February 4, 2021

    FPBC 2021 Forestry Conference Keynote Address

    YouTube

    Katrine Conroy, minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, speaks to registrants at the 2021 FPBC forestry conference.

  • February 4, 2021

    What Should We be Planting for Current and Future Climates?

    YouTube

    This session from the 2021 FPBC forestry conference explores the challenges of reforestation in a changing climate, and how to navigate them.

    Presenters:

    • Sally Aitken, PhD, professor and associate dean — research and innovation, Faculty of Forestry, UBC;
    • Colin Mahony, PhD, RPF, research climatologist, Climate Change and Integrated Planning Branch, Office of the Chief Forester;
    • Will MacKenzie, MSc, RPBio; and
    • Pamela Dykstra, MRM, RPBio, P.Ag.
  • February 4, 2021

    Forestry, First Nations, and Reconciliation

    YouTube

    A discussion from the 2021 FPBC forestry conference on the increasing role of First nations in BC’s forest sector and how forestry can contribute to reconciliation efforts.

    Presenters:

    • Clifford White (Nees Ma’Outa), commissioner, BC Treaty Commission;
    • Garry Merkel, RPF.
  • February 4, 2021

    Fibre Use and the Future of Wood Pellets

    YouTube

    This session from the 2021 FPBC forestry conference is intended to increase awareness of the wood pellet industry.

    Presenters:

    • Gordon Murray, RPF, CPA, CMA, executive director, Wood Pellet Association of Canada
  • February 4, 2021

    Building a Biodiversity-Based Economy by Making Peace with Nature

    YouTube

    This session from the 2021 FPBC forestry conference looks at biodiversity loss and its consequences on ecosystem functioning and services.

    Presenters:

    • Dr. Federica Di Palma
  • February 3, 2021

    What you need to know about the PGA and how it will affect your practice

    YouTube video

    This session from the 2021 FPBC forestry conference examines how regulations contained within the PGA will directly impact your work and conduct as a forest professional.

    Presenters:

    • Christine Gelowitz, RPF, FPBC chief executive officer;
    • Mike Larock, RPF – FPBC director of professional practice and forest stewardship; and
    • Casey Macaulay, RPF, FPBC registrar and director of act compliance.
  • February 3, 2021

    Understanding Risk Assessment and Management

    YouTube

    This presentation from the 2021 FPBC forestry conference introduces the concept of a risk management framework with reference to the current CSA standard.

    Presenters:

    • Glynnis Horel, P.Eng, FEC, HM, geological engineer, GM Horel Engineering Ltd.
  • February 3, 2021

    Business Ethics: It Starts with You

    YouTube

    This session from the 2021 FPBC forestry conference explores how your personal values link to your ethical standards and shape your approach to ethical issues in a business setting.

    Presenters:

    • Shawn Ireland, Ed.D, managing director and partner, HRCgroup Ltd.
  • November 1, 2020

    Wildland Forest Fire and Fuel Management Webinar-Stakeholder Engagement

    VideoPowerpoint slides 

    Achieving a Successful Engagement Handout

    Topic: Interpersonal communications.

    Presenters:

    • Dale Christenson.
  • July 29, 2020

    Watershed Assessment & Mgmt of Hydrologic & Geomorphic Risk

    Video

    This webinar by FPBC and EGBC indicates what the guidelines do and who they apply to, sets out the structure and scope of them, and discusses what is new with respect to the relative roles of forest professionals and specialists in assessing and managing risk.

    Presenters:

    • Glynnis Marie Horel, P.Eng., FEC — G.M. Horel Engineering Ltd.
    • Jamie Skinner, RPF — Tolko Industries Ltd.
    • Mike Larock, RPF — FPBC director of practice
    • Stuart Nash, P.Eng. — Manager, Engineers and Geoscientists BC
  • July 27, 2020

    The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Making the Declaration Law in Canada for Forestry Professionals

    Vimeo video | Powerpoint slides

    Topic: UNDRIP.

    Presenters:

    • Sandy Carpenter, LLB.
  • April 12, 2020

    Wildlife Tree Creation

    YouTube video | Powerpoint presentation

    Topic: Wildlife tree creation.

    Presenters:

    • Todd Manning, MASc, RPBio., RPF, QEP.
  • February 7, 2020

    What’s a Forest Worth? Forest Resources, Ecosystem Services, and Natural Capital

    YouTube video

    Topic: Forest policy, timber and forest land evaluation, forest ecosystem assessment.

    A panel discussion from the FPBC 2020 forestry conference. Traditional methods of forest valuation focus on timber extraction and wood resource utilization, with examples including saw logs, pulp logs, and biomass. This session will highlight alternative means for valuation of natural resources outside of the traditional methods, with a focus on economics and natural resources, paying specific attention to the terms ecosystem services and natural capital within the context of forest management and the implications to the working forests.

    Presenters:

    • Vic Adamowicz, PhD, vice dean, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Alberta; distinguished university professor, Department of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology, Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences, University of Alberta;
    • Emanuel Machado, chief administrative officer, Town of Gibsons; and
    • Michelle Molnar, technical director, Municipal Natural Assets Initiative.
  • January 12, 2020

    Integrating Fire Behavior Principles When Prescribing Fuel Treatment

    YouTube video

    Topic: Fuel and Fire Management in British Columbia

    Presenters:

    • Rory Colwell and Dana Hicks, BCWS.
  • February 12, 2019

    Professional Governance Act and the possible effects on professionals

    YouTube video

    From the 2019 FPBC forestry conference, a panel discussion on Bill 49, the PGA, and pending changes that will affect the professionals working in the natural resource sector.

    Topic: Policy and legislation – PGA.

    Presenters:

    • Christine Gelowitz, RPF, FPBC;
    • Ann English, P.Eng, EGBC;
    • Christine Houghton, CAB.