Esk'etemc Community Forest crew!

Peter Flett, RPF, West Boundary Community Forest, (left), Jennifer Gunter, BCCFA, (middle), and Casey Macaulay, RPF, Wells Gray Community Forest

Dan Macmaster, RPF, West Boundary Community Forest (left), Susan Mulkey, BCCFA (middle), and Coulter Roberts, Westbank Community Forest (right)

Jennifer Gunter, BCCFA and Mackenzie Leine, RPF, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Forests

Our BCCFA staff and several Board members enjoyed a productive week at Forest Professionals British Columbia’s Conference in Vancouver. Across sessions and conversations, one theme stood out clearly: the forestry sector is transforming, and community forests are central to that shift.

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Presenters Gord Chipman of Woodlots BC (left) and Jennifer Gunter (right) with John Betts (centre) Executive Director of the Western Forestry Contractors' Association.

Great conversations at the #WFCAConference

Key takeaways: Forest management is complex and when issues are complex, simple answers are often the wrong ones. Progress depends on creating space for nuanced, grounded conversations.

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