PFLA Private Forest Matters
February 2015
Greetings!

Welcome to the February edition of Private Forest Matters. As always, thanks for your interest. Please let us know if you have any questions or feedback.
 
We're taking this show on the road again for our annual hometown tour. First stops: Victoria, Wednesday, March 4th and Nanaimo, Thursday, March 5th. Please visit the PFLA website for more detailed schedule, agenda and location information. We look forward to seeing you soon!
 
Resource specialists show the Managed Forest Council around a bridge on private forest land.
Welcome to the fifth post in our "Planning Your Road Network" series. Last month's post revealed the secret to a good roadbed is keeping it well drained. The post also highlighted the importance of culverts in achieving that goal, but culverts aren't your only consideration. Bridges, swords, bales and ballasting are other construction considerations you'll need to think about when you're building your road ...[read more]�

 

If you're a forest owner, a tree grower or a land manager you know it takes significant investment and decades of careful stewardship to grow a commercially valuable timber crop. Getting the best value for your harvested timber is essential for sustainable forest management and re-investment in future crops. In B.C. (and only B.C.), private landowners are subject to log export restrictions that restrict our ability to get the best value for our crops. The graph below illustrates ...[read more]�

 

Did you know about 12.5 million trees  are planted on private forestland in B.C. each year? That's close to 200 million trees planted in this century alone. Because fast, efficient reforestation ensures harvested sites are quickly re-colonised with commercially valuable trees, rather than non-commercial brush, managed forest owners typically replant within 6 months of harvesting (even though the legislation , technically, allows 5 years for an area to be restocked).  ...[read more]�  
Thanks again for your interest.

Sincerely,

Rod Bealing, Executive Director
Lisa Weeks, Communications Manager
Private Forest Landowners Association
In This Issue
Upcoming Events

Feb. 18-20, 2015
Nanaimo, BC

Coastal Silviculture Committee Workshop
February 26th
Nanaimo, BC

2015 Small Log Conference
March 24-26, 2015
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Council of Forest Industries (COFI) 2015 Convention
April 8-9, 2015
Prince George, BC

PFLA's 20th  Conference and AGM
June 3-4, 2015
Courtenay, BC
Save the Date!

June 3-4, 2015

PFLA is pumped to announce our 20th annual conference, field tour and AGM is planned for June 3rd and 4th, 2015 at the Kingfisher Oceanside Resort in beautiful Comox Valley.

Please visit the PFLA website for time-sensitive accommodation information. We'll also post event details and schedule information as it becomes available.
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