NSC 2015 Winter Conference

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