Vision
Innovative silvicultural systems are widely applied across British Columbia’s forested ecosystems for the stewardship of multiple values.
Mission
The Silviculture Innovation Program will accelerate the growth of innovative silviculture by improving knowledge of these systems in British Columbia.
We will:
- Assess the needs and state of knowledge of the forest management community;
- Be inclusive of multiple and diverse knowledge systems;
- Link extension needs to a motivated network of forest practitioners around the province;
- Make existing information more accessible, transparent and easier to interpret;
- Bridge existing gaps in knowledge that advance practices and inform policy;
- Develop projects to advance innovative practices and approaches to forest management.
Where we've come, and where we're going...
Timeline of key events and milestones
2023

FEBRUARY 2023 | Funding announcement! $10 million funding for a silviculture innovation program is announced by the BC Government. The funds are awarded to the BVRC.
APRIL 2023 | The 10 person Strategic Advisory Group (SAG) and Operations Teams are established.
JUNE 2023 | The Strategic Advisory Group and Operations Team gather in Smithers, BC to begin ironing out program details.
JULY 2023 | The Operations Team hires a Program Manager. Program development continues.
SEPTEMBER 2023 | The Strategic Advisory Group and Operations Team meet to develop a program Strategic Plan and initiate plans for a Knowledge Summit (winter 2024).
OCTOBER 2023 | Draft Strategic Plan adopted by the Operations Team and Strategic Advisory Group.
NOVEMBER 2023 | The SIP goes public! The new website SIP is live.
2024

FEBRUARY 26-28th, 2024 | (Planned) The SIP hosts the State of the Knowledge Summit in Richmond, BC