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5th Annual Big Leaf Maple Syrup Festival
Single-tree Selection Harvesting on Southern Vancouver Island
The 1st Islands Agriculture Show
Upcoming Events
PFLA Hometown Meetings!
Hometown
Meetings!
Mark your calendars. PFLA local meetings are coming soon to a town near you:
  • Policy development highlights
  • PFLA activities update 
  • Market access & advocacy 
  • Your input and feedback!
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The 5th Annual Big Leaf Maple Syrup Festival 
Thanks to Gary Backlund for the invitation, PFLA enjoyed a sun-filled afternoon of syrup tasting, tapping and demonstrations at the BC Forest Discovery Centre in Duncan for the fifth annual Big Leaf Maple Syrup Festival.

 

 Steve Titus takes a moment to explain the delicate art of boiling sap into syrup.
 
 Teesh Backlund talks maple syrup with a festival participant.
 
Visit the PFLA Facebook page for more festival photos.
  

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February 2012

PFLA Private Forest Matters  

Greetings!

Thanks for reading the February 2012 edition of PFLA Private Forest Matters. The past month proved a busy and productive time for the PFLA. From forest tours to the first-ever Islands Agriculture Show, we welcomed the chance to positively represent private forest landowners in BC. You'll find highlights below, along with a schedule for the long-awaited PFLA hometown meetings. Thanks for your patience, we look forward to connecting with you, in-person, very soon. 

When opportunity knocks, we answer. That's why, when Dave Barker invited us to visit a private Managed Forest on southern Vancouver Island, for the rare opportunity to

see single-tree selection harvesting, we yanked on our boots, donned our hard hats, grabbed our cameras and leapt at the chance. [Read more]...» 

A short video showcasing Bill's skills as a feller buncher operator.
Watch a short video showcasing Bill's skills as a feller buncher operator.

Another successful event at Cowichan Exhibition Park! The first-ever Islands Agriculture Show, held February 3rd and

4th, 2012 in breathtakingly beautiful Cowichan Valley, BC. We're pleased to announce the show proved yet another excellent opportunity to connect with community members, elected officials and ministry staff as interested and excited about agriculture and tree farming as we are [Read more]...» 

Upcoming Events 
 
Look for the PFLA info booth at the Association of BC Forestry Professionals (ABCFP) conference and AGM, Everything to Everyone: The Art of Forestry, February 22-24, 2012, at the Fairmont Empress Hotel in downtown Victoria, BC.
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PFLA Hometown Meetings!

 

Coming soon to a town near you: the long-awaited, often-anticipated local PFLA meetings. That's right, we're taking this show on the road.

The meetings are an invaluable opportunity for PFLA to meet face-to-face with private forest landowners. You can expect an update on PFLA activities, a review of important public policy developments, and the opportunity to discuss relevant market access and advocacy issues.

 

Most importantly, this is a chance for PFLA to listen to your questions, your concerns and your experiences ---- an opportunity to gather input, feedback and suggestions that will help guide our future efforts. Hope to see you there!

 

Mark your calendars:

  • Victoria ---- March 8th, 2012
  • Nanaimo ---- March 14th, 2012
  • Courtenay ----  March 15th, 2012
  • Vancouver ---- March 28th, 2012
  • Castlegar ---- March 29th, 2012
  • Kelowna ---- April 11th, 2012
Thanks again for taking the time to read this month's edition of the PFLA Private Forest Matters. We'd love to hear from you ---- send us an email, leave us a comment on the blog, visit our Facebook page, or give us a call.   
   

Sincerely,

 

Rod Bealing, Executive Director

Lisa Weeks, Communications Manager

Private Forest Landowners Association