Project Title: Accelerating old growth forests in Old Growth Management Areas following wildfires Recipient: Thompson Rivers University Region: Vancouver Island/Coast and Mainland/Southwest Regions Theme(s): "Old-like in a new light" Awarded Amount: $50,000 Project period: 2025-2027 Description: This project aims to assess the utility of innovative silviculture (planting…

Project Title: Growing Futures: Skwlax Guardians Silviculture Training Recipient: Skwlāx te Secwepemcúle̓cw Region: Thompson-Okanagan Region Theme(s): "Training Tomorrow's Forest Innovators" Awarded Amount: $46,851 Project period: 2025 Description: The "Growing Our Future" program intends to support the forest rehabilitation of Skwlāx te Secwepemcúle̓ cw First Nation after facing devastating wildfires…

Project Title: Advancing Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change in Western Canada Recipient: University of Northern British Columbia Region: Cariboo Region; North Coast & Nechako Region Theme(s): “Old-like in a new light"; "Thin it to win it" Awarded Amount: $48,190 Project period: 2025=2027 Description: An Adaptive Silviculture for…

Project Title: Burning Innovation Recipient: Alkali Resource Management Ltd. (ARM) Region: Cariboo Region Theme(s): “A burn a day can help keep wildfire away” Awarded Amount: $50,000 Project period: 2025=2026 Description: This project led by Alkali Resource Management Ltd. aims to combine cultural practices with controlled fire techniques…

Project Title: Kwiakah Regenerative Forestry Pilot Recipient: Kwiakah First Nation Region: Vancouver Island/Coast Region Theme(s): “Old-like in a new light”, “Thin it to win it”, “Success, failure, learn & tailor” Awarded Amount: $50,000 Project period: 2025=2026 Description: This Kwiakah-led project will support the Kwiakah vision to heal the forests in our…

Project Title: Community Protection and Ecosystem Enhancement through Forest Thinning and Cultural Fire Recipient: Gitanyow Fisheries Authority Region: North Coast & Nechako Region Theme(s): “Old-like in a new light”, “A burn a day can help keep wildfire away”, “Thin it to win…

Project Title: Northeast BC Prescribed Fire Planning in an Eco-cultural Pyric Herbivory Context Recipient: Shifting Mosaics Corporation Region: Northeast Theme(s): “A burn a day can help keep wildfire away” Awarded Amount: $50,000 Project period: 2025 Description: This project aims to mobilize traditional and local ecological knowledge…

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…

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…

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…