Presentations from the 2023 NSC winter conference have now been posted. Click on the conference link under past events to access the presentations.

PDF versions of the presentation slide decks have been posted for the two spring 2022 webinars. Click on the link to the webinars under “Past Events” to access.

The NSC is presenting two spring webinars
1. March 9 – 9:00 – noon – Managing for Forest Health and Resiliency in response to natural disturbances

2. April 6 – 8:30 – noon – Silvicultural choices for complex stands in changing environments
(with NSC AGM to follow)

Click on the following link to see the speaker line-up and to access the link to the registration page.

Cost is only $50 for both webinars – a great deal!

Presentations have now been posted from the 2021 Fall webinar held on November 4th, 2021. Click on the link under Past events to see the agenda for the webinar with the links to the presentations.

Registration is now open for the 2021 NSC webinars. Click on the link under Upcoming events to see the agenda for the two webinars and for the link to the registration page.

July 7, 2020

To: Members and Colleagues – Northern Silviculture Committee Society (NSC)

Dear NSC members,

I am writing this note to you today to update you on the NSC’s plans and considerations for your forestry and silviculture extension and education events for the balance of the 2020 year.

Since the NSC’s establishment in 1974, our mission and goal has always been, as a “non-partisan organization, to promote cooperation, understanding and improvement in the application of silvicultural practices at the field level”. The sharing of silvicultural knowledge and opportunities for ongoing professional networking are vital components of NSC events.  

The board of the NSC Society has met several times this Spring 2020 to discuss several strategic initiatives for the NSC, and also to discuss how the NSC may continue to deliver our silvicultural and forestry extension and education goals under the current limitations of Covid-19 and related public health measures in British Columbia. These limitations extend, of course, to the design and delivery of NSC events in 2020, and possibly beyond.

The NSC directors are unanimous in our view that although Covid-19 issues may change our means of extension and networking on silvicultural issues for the time being, we will pivot our delivery modules to meeting the continuing needs of NSC members for high-quality silvicultural information. And, as the saying goes “not forever, but for now”.

In this spirit, the NSC board, after much discussion, came to two key decisions:

1. We made a reluctant but realistic decision to cancel the traditional NSC summer/fall field tour for this year, to help do our part in maintaining the health of our colleagues and communities. But;
2. In place of the traditional NSC field tour, we are developing alternative silviculture education extension opportunities for NSC members for Fall 2020, via remote/web delivery, in collaboration with all of our various partner groups.

No decision has yet been made on the 2021 NSC Winter Conference. This will be considered later this calendar year as more information becomes available.

Thank you for your ongoing support of the NSC and our collective goals through your attendance and participation in our various events over the years. We are working hard to keep the NSC active and relevant to your needs in a changing and sometimes challenging world.

We will keep you posted!  Take care.

Mike Jull RPF
President / Chair
Northern Silviculture Committee Society

The 2020 Northern Silviculture Committee Winter Conference will be taking place on February 25-26, 2020 at the Prince George Civic Centre in Prince George BC. The theme of this year’s conference is “How to meet the demands of our changing forest?” The organizing committee are busily contacting potential speakers and preparing an agenda.

For more details and to register click on the conference page.

Registration deadline: Thursday, February 20, 2020.

Hope to see you there!

The 2019 Northern Silviculture Committee Winter Conference will be taking place February 26-27, 2019 at the Prince George Civic Centre. The agenda and theme are now available.

For more details and to register click on the conference page.

Registration deadline: Friday, February 22, 2019.

Hope to see you there.

The organizing committee is working on the development of this year’s fall field tour which will be taking place in the Terrace/Smithers area on September 18-19, 2018.

A draft agenda has been posted and registration is now open.

Hope to see you there!

The 2018 Northern Silviculture Committee Winter Conference is currently under development and more information will be available soon.

Managing for resilience and mid-term timber supply on a dynamic landbase

With an unprecedented wildfire season behind us and the spruce beetle outbreak continuing to expand, there are widespread challenges on the horizon. Some of the challenges are familiar and some seem new due to the cumulative complexity of forests and the systems that regulate them. Land managers must find innovative ways to sustain ecosystems and enhance the value of the available natural resources on a landbase that is ever-changing. In a time where policy, land ownership, ecology and climate are all shifting it is the role of the Silviculturalist to assess the current situation and use visionary thinking to look forward, act now, and create the resilient forests of tomorrow.

The aim of the 2018 NSC Winter Conference is to provide ideas, tools, and contacts that will help you achieve these goals.

For more information about the conference and to register please click on the link under Upcoming Events, on the right hand side of the page.

Registration deadline: Friday, February 23, 2018.

Hope to see you there.

 

Registration will be opening soon for the 2017 NSC Summer field tour taking place in Fort St John on September 13-14, 2017.

Moose, Mushrooms, and Mixedwoods

Boreal mixedwood forests are dynamic.  These changes in forest structure and composition provide both dilemmas’ and opportunities for the silvicultural forester.  Join us to consider, and re-consider,  mixedwood silviculture based on decades of research, recent wildfire events, future climates, antlers and ectomycorrhizae.

Click on the link under Upcoming Events, on the right hand side of the page.

Registration deadline: Friday, September 8, 2017.

Hope to see you there.

Thanks to everyone who attended the 2017 NSC Winter Conference which took place in Prince George on February 20-21, 2017.

PDF versions of the presentations have now been posted. Click here to access them.

 

Registration is now open for the 2016 NSC Summer field tour taking place in Fort St James on September 13-14, 2016.

Click on the link under Upcoming Events, on the right hand side of the page.

A link to a listing of potential accommodations has also been provided. The link is located near the bottom of the event page.

Registration deadline: Friday, September 9, 2016.

Hope to see you there.