The Honourable Ravi Parmar, Minister of Forests, delivered the 'Forest Minister's Keynote' and was presented with a gift by FPBC CEO Christine Gelowitz. Also pictured are Jamie Jeffreys, RPF, Past Board-Chair, and Shane Berg, RPF #FPBC2025
Day 3 of the conference offered an array of insightful and engaging sessions, providing valuable perspectives and fostering meaningful discussions #FPBC2025
Rory Fogarty, MSc, RPBio, Alexia Constantinou, MSc, RPBio, Janelle Hale, RPF, Joanna Burgar, PhD, RPBio, and Francis Johnson Jr., RPF, BIT, led a breakout session on 'Bridging Operational Forestry and Wildlife Stewardship. The session was moderated by Sydney Goward, RPF #FPBC2025
FPBC Director of Practice Garnet Mierau, RPF, moderated the breakout session 'What Does a Resilient Forest Look Like? Pathways to Visual Resource Management through FLP' at #FPBC2025 with speakers Mark Sloan, RPF, RPBio, Randy Spyksma, RPF, and Jason Yates, RPF.
Pete Laing, RFT, Morgan Boghean, RFT, and Stephanie Flynn shared their perspectives and expertise during the breakout session 'A New Prescription for Fuel Management', which was moderated by Tara Bergeson, MSc, RPF, at #FPBC2025.
Andrew Snetsinger, RPF, Gillian Chow-Fraser, MSc, and Kira Hoffman, PhD, shared their insights during the plenary session, 'Perceptions on the State of Innovative Silviculture in BC', moderated by Paul Kutz, RPF at #FPBC2025.
Norah White, RPF, is chair of the #FPBC2025 conference planning panel and will be welcoming everyone as we kick off the 2025 event Wednesday at the Victoria Conference Centre.
Minister of Forests Ravi Parmar is the featured speaker for the #FPBC2025 conference keynote address. See the conference website for more details: https://t.co/ITwWLVIVal
Read about the #FPBC2025 virtual AGM, new CPD reporting tool, and a new professional practice guidance document in the latest edition of The Increment: https://t.co/lNxpfeSIgL
Learn about practical aspects of developing and implementing forest landscape plan (FLP) pilot projects and how expectations may have changed since they were first contemplated. See the conference website for more details: https://t.co/ITwWLVIVal
#FPBC CEO Christine Gelowitz, RPF, reflects on shifts in professional registration in 2024, as well as upholding regulatory standards, and providing practice guidance. Read the full CEO column in the winter 2025 edition of BC Forest Professional magazine: https://t.co/2XrpgfrNHI
Read about #FPBC board election results, a recent discipline decision, and the final registration renewal deadline in the latest edition of The Increment: https://t.co/vttMvJdZr1