Welcome to the May 2015 edition of PFLA's online newsletter. We've updated our email template slightly to reflect the mobile nature of today's world. Now you can stay up to date with PFLA news and happenings more easily from just about anywhere. Phew!
Register Now! PFLA's 20th Field Tour, Conference and AGM
Join us! June 3rd and 4th, 2015 at the Kingfisher Oceanside Resort in Courtenay to celebrate 20 years of responsible forest stewardship. We're working hard to make this year's event extra special and look forward to seeing you all in June. You can find more event and registration details here. See you soon!
Students from the Bamfield Community School joined
representatives from Huu-ay-aht First Nations, tree planters and other forestry professionals to help Island Timberlands plant their 40-millionth seedling. The April 10th event took place on a cut block about 57 kilometres from Port Alberni. First harvested 65 years ago, tree planters are reforesting [...] read more»
Whether you're a forest owner, a land manager or a tree farmer you bring a vision and commitment to the work you do. You know the decisions you make today will have an impact on generations to come. You take this responsibility seriously and it shows. A recent visit to Warren Cook's 87-acre Managed Forest property near Bowser on Vancouver Island reminded us just how much pride goes into the work of managing B.C.'s private forest lands. Warren is the fourth generation Cook to hold title to this property. [...] read more»
Welcome to the first post in our "Harvesting Planning" series. Harvesting is one of the most important phases in the forest management cycle because it sets the stage for the creation of a new forest. If the harvest isn't done properly, subsequent management steps become about cleaning up or correcting damage, rather than achieving your overall plan. Harvesting is also the major revenue-generating phase in [...] read more»
PFLA on the SLA and Other News from Ottawa
Early in May 2015, PFLA hopped a plane to Ottawa and joined other landowners from across the country to meet with federal MPs about legislation relevant to the stewardship of private land. PFLA executive director, Rod Bealing, explains, "If we want to educate people about what's happening on private land to protect endangered species, we have to step out and make the effort. Put our fancy trousers on, wash our faces, comb our hair, find a tie that matches the shirt and knock on doors." In the course of three days, we shuffled through security screenings about 700 times [...] read more»
As always, thanks for your interest.
Sincerely,
Rod Bealing, Executive Director Lisa Weeks, Communications Manager
