Moving Forward in Our Industry: The Opportunities and Challenges
When: January 27-28, 2015
Where: Hart Community Centre, Prince George, BC
Agenda
Tuesday, January 27th, 2015
7:00 am Registration/ Coffee/ Muffins
8:15 am Welcome and Opening Remarks
8:30 am Forest Inventory – Initiatives in the Central and Northern Interior and their relationship to second-growth stand management and mid-term timber supply. Pat Martin (FLNRO)
9:15 am Do we need better information on managed stands? Eleanor McWilliams (J&E McWilliams and Associates Ltd.)
10:00 am Refreshment break/Exhibits
10:30 am Integrated Resource Management Planning: An evolution of the Type 4 Silviculture Strategy. Paul Rehsler (FLNRO)
11:15 am Nadina Stocking Standards. Agathe Bernard (FLNRO)
12:00 pm Lunch (provided)
1:00 pm Moving forward in our Industry: Challenges and Opportunities
- Government: Al Powellson (FLNRO)
- Industry: Neil Spendiff (Canfor)
- Education: Mike Jull (UNBC)
- Consulting: Crawford Young (Spectrum Resource Group Ltd.)
4:30 pm Adjourn
6:00pm No Host Bar
6:30pm Banquet – Hart Community Centre
7:30pm Guest Speaker – TBA
WEDNESDAY Jan 28th, 2015
8:15 am iPad Technology – Hands-on Tablet Session. Frank Varga and Andy Muma (BCTS and FLNRO)
9:15 am Spring and summer planting challenges. Claire Kooistra (Conifera Consulting)
10:00 am NSC Business Meeting
10:45 am Prescribed burning. Brent Bye (Wildfire Management Branch)
11:30 am Prescribed burning – A lost art. Dale Likes (Canfor)
12:15 pm Lunch ( provided)
1:15 pm Stocking standards for fire management. Kevin Astridge (FLNRO)
2:00 pm Prescribed burning as a vegetation management tool. Sybille Haeussler (consultant)
2:45 pm Prescribed burning and forest health. Richard Reich (FLNRO)
3:30 pm Prize Draw and Adjourn
Registration
NSC Summer Field Tour
Early Registration Fee:$225.00 +gst (on or
before Jan 17/2015)
Registration Fee: $250.00 +gst
(after Jan 17, 2015)
To Register:
Register Online at: http://www.bookking.ca/bkunbccontinuingstudiespub/courses/index.asp?c=1&sc=8&crs=638