Understanding Restoration Thinning in the IDF
Project Title: Understanding Restoration Thinning in the IDF Recipient: Williams Lake First Nation Region: Cariboo Theme(s): “Thin it to win it” Awarded Amount: $49,840 Project Period: 2025-2027 Description: Williams Lake First Nation has been undertaking restoration thinning treatments in the Interior Douglas-fir (IDF) to improve the…
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Fire Effects on Traditional Food Plants
Project Title: Fire Effects on Traditional Food Plants Recipient: Thompson Rivers University Region: Cariboo Theme(s): “A burn a day can help keep wildfire away” Awarded Amount: $50,000 Project Period: 2025-2027 Description: This project aims to understand how fire management impacts the health and nutritional quality of…
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Characterizing Understory Attributes for Conservation: An Indigenous Operational Case Study
Project Title: Characterizing Understory Attributes for Conservation when Harvesting and Recruitment when Thinning: An Indigenous Operational Case Study Recipient: Tano T’enneh Limited Partnership Region: North Coast & Nechako Region Theme(s): “Old-like in a new light”, “Thin it to win it”, “Training tomorrow’s forest…
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A Holistic Approach to Thinning
Project Title: A Holistic Approach to Thinning Recipient: Squamish Community Forest Corporation Region: Mainland/Southwest Region Theme(s): “Thin it to win it” Awarded Amount: $40,000 Project Period: 2025-2026 Description: This project aims to identify priority treatment sites and develop prescriptions for forest thinning (pre-commercial and commercial) through…
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Effect of silviculture treatments using forest influence strategy on non-timber forest products & values
Project Title: Effect of silviculture treatments using forest influence strategy on non-timber forest products & values Recipient: Siya Forestry LP Region: Kootenay Theme(s): “Thin it to win it”; “Training tomorrow’s forest innovators”; “Success, failure, learn & tailor” Awarded Amount: $42,650 Project Period: 2025-2027 Description: The goal…
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Ntityix Resources Block 350 Broadcast Burn
Project Title: Ntityix Resources Block 350 Broadcast Burn Recipient: Ntityix Resources LP Region: Thompson Okanagan Theme(s): “A burn a day can help keep wildfire away" Awarded Amount: $25,098 Project Period: 2025-2026 Description: Working alongside BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) and UBC Okanagan, Ntityix Resources will conduct…
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Overstory retention and climatic stress: effects on microclimate, biodiversity, and regeneration in forests of British Columbia
Project Title: Overstory retention and climatic stress: effects on microclimate, biodiversity, and regeneration in forests of British Columbia Recipient: Mothertree Consulting Ltd. Region: Multiple Regions Theme(s): “Old-Like in a new light” Awarded Amount: $40,000 Project Period: 2025-2027 Description: Climate change is affecting forests globally, but…
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First Nation-led innovation in forestry uses cultural burns and thinning to bring back food and wildlife
For Immediate Release April 1, 2025 Mount Currie, B.C. - The Silviculture Innovation Program (SIP) of the Bulkley Valley Research Centre (BVRC), recently launched its first episode of a new series titled ‘Out On A Limb’. The goal of the series…
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Out On A Limb with Líl̓wat Forestry Ventures
About: Out On A Limb is a series that uplifts trailblazers in BC communities who are leading innovative management practices for the betterment of the forests of tomorrow. The inaugural episode features Líl̓wat Forestry Ventures (LFV) and highlights their unique…
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Growing Community: What We Heard from a Survey of Communities of Practice
Did you know about 7 out of 10 practitioners feel supported by their Communities of Practice (COP) to implement innovative silviculture? A recent SIP survey found that practitioners were largely satisfied with COPs that effectively delivered information and provided…
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