Friday December 27, 2024 | VICTORIA, BC
by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends
Communities in the Bulkley Valley are invited to be involved in the development of the Bulkley-Morice Forest Landscape Plan (FLP).
“What excites me about forest landscape plans is they provide the opportunity to bring community together,” said BC Forests Minister Ravi Parmar in a news release today.
FLPs are a new approach to forest stewardship that establishes clear direction for the management of old-growth forests, biodiversity, ecosystem health, climate change, watershed health, wildfire risk and other forest-related values.
“To the residents in the Bulkley and Morice areas, this is your opportunity to help shape the future of forests in our country,” said Parmar.
The Bulkley Valley is in the northwest Central Interior of British Columbia.
Goals:
The goals in creating this Bulkley-Morice Forest Landscape Plan include:
- manage the values placed on forest ecosystems by First Nations;
- support the protection and conservation of the environment;
- support production and supply of timber in the forest landscape area;
- manage the values placed on ecosystems by local communities; and
- prevent, mitigate and adapt to impacts caused by significant disturbances to forests and forest health.
See more: Sustainable forest stewardship and forest landscape plans in B.C.
Stakeholders:
The FLP is being co-developed with First Nations, with input from communities, subject-matter experts and forest licensees.
The Bulkley-Morice FLP includes the participation of several First Nations, including the Cheslatta Carrier Nation, Gitxsan Nation, Lake Babine Nation, Witset First Nation, the Office of Wet’suwet’en and the Wet’suwet’en First Nation.
Three open houses:
Three in-person open-house engagement sessions are planned so people can learn more about forest landscape planning and comment on the development of the Bulkley-Morice FLP. Sessions are scheduled for:
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025
1-3 p.m.
Location: Granisle Senior Centre, Chapman St. Granisle
Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025
1-3 p.m.
Location: Houston Community Hall, 2302 Butler Ave., Houston
Thursday, March 6, 2025
1-3 p.m.
Location: Smithers Old Church, 3704 1 Ave., Smithers
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