Comparative Review of Pre-harvest Understory Thinning in IDF on Post-harvest Residual Retention and Fuel Loading, within Partial-harvested Stands
Project Title: Comparative Review of Pre-harvest Understory Thinning in IDF on Post-harvest Residual Retention and Fuel Loading, within Partial-harvested Stands Recipient: Stswecem’c Xget’tem Development Corporation (SXDC) Region: Cariboo and Thompson-Okanagan Theme(s): “Thin it to win it” Awarded Amount: $50,000 Project period: 2025-2026 Description: This project plans…
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Restoration of industrial conifer plantations to recover ecosystem integrity
Project Title: Restoration of industrial conifer plantations to recover ecosystem integrity Recipient: Malcolm Knapp Research Forest, University of British Columbia Region: Cariboo and Mainland/Southwest Theme(s): “Old-like in a new light”, “Thin it to win it” Awarded Amount: $50,000 Project period: 2025-2027 Description: This project addresses restoration…
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Cost and efficacy of combining understory resilience treatments with sawlog harvesting operations in the Dry-Belt Douglas-fir
Project Title: Cost and efficacy of combining understory resilience treatments with sawlog harvesting operations in the Dry-Belt Douglas-fir Recipient: Clinton Community Forest Region: Cariboo Theme(s): “Thin it to win it”; “Beyond the sawlog” Awarded Amount: $50,000 Project period: 2025-2026 Description: Uneven-aged forests of the dry interior…
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Harvesting Systems Workshop: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. What is the alternative?
Project Title: Harvesting Systems Workshop: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. What is the alternative? Recipient: Woodlots BC Regions: Thompson/Okanagan & Kootenay Awarded Amount: $15,000 Project Period: 2025-2026 Description: The project is a workshop held in conjunction with the 2025 Woodlot Conference.…
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Monitoring & Extension of Partial Harvests in Wetzin’kwa Community Forest
Project Title: Monitoring & Extension of Partial Harvests in Wetzin’kwa Community Forest Recipient: Sybille Haeussler Region: North Coast & Nechako Project Period: 2025-2027 Awarded Amount: $10,000 Description: Existing and new partial harvests are located in sub-boreal (SBS) and transitional (ICH/ESSF) ecosystems of northwest BC, drawing…
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Stswecem’c Xget’tem Forest Gathering and Tending
Project Title: Stswecem’c Xget’tem Forest Gathering & Tending Recipient: Stswecem’c Xget’tem Development Corporation (SXDC) Region: Cariboo Awarded Amount: $12,409 Project Period: 2025 Description: In recent decades, Stswecem’c Xget’tem First Nation (SXFN) members have lost access to gathering sites for foods and medicines near community due…
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Building Relationships, Braiding Knowledge
Project Title: Building Relationships, Braiding Knowledge Recipient: Spel’kúmtn Community Forest Region: Mainland/Southwest Awarded Amount: $15,000 Project Period: 2025 Description: Through this project, Spel’kúmtn Community Forest and Líl’wat Lands Department are hoping to build greater synergy between the foresters, who come from Western scientific ways…
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Evaluation of Moose Forage and Habitat in Variable Thinned Stands
Project Title: Evaluation of Moose Forage and Habitat in Variable Thinned Stands: Media Extension Services Recipient: Society for Ecosystem Restoration in Northern BC (SERN BC) Region: Cariboo Awarded Amount: $15,000 Project Period: 2025-2026 Description: Funding will support the production of a video showcasing how…
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Incorporating Fire on the Landscape Through Traditional Use
Project Title: Incorporating Fire on the Landscape Through Traditional Use Recipient: Siya Forestry LP (An Osoyoos Indian Band Company) Region: Thompson Okanagan Awarded Amount: $14,905 Project Period: 2025-2026 Description: The Osoyoos Indian Band (OIB) completed three cultural burns to date by sharing community knowledge…
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Funding for Silviculture Surveyor Training, Workshops, & Post-Secondary Micro-credentials
Project Title: Funding for Silviculture Surveyor Training, Workshops, & Post-Secondary Micro-credentials Recipient: Sarah Jane Lynch Region(s): North Coast & Nechako Awarded Amount: $12,175 Project Period: 2025 Description: The individual has an interest in understanding current challenges and gaps for innovative silviculture in BC and…
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