2016 BCCFA Conference - British Columbia Community Forest

2016 BCCFA Conference
May 26 - 28, 2016 - Lake Cowichan, BC
2016 BCCFA Conference - Lake Cowichan, BC
We are hosted this year by the
Cowichan Lake Community Forest
Co-operative (CLCFC)
and Pacheedaht First Nation.
Welcome to Lake Cowichan, the territories of the
Lake Cowichan First Nation, the Cowichan Tribes
and the Ditidaht First Nation. We are hosted this
year by the Cowichan Lake Community Forest
Co-operative (CLCFC) and Pacheedaht First Nation. The two groups have formed a joint venture
called Qul:yit to apply for a new Community Forest Agreement, and this event is surely a celebration of their partnership and aspirations.
CLCFC has been operating the province’s first
forest co-operative for more than 20 years under
a licence that is about to expire. The CLCFC and
the Pacheedaht have formed a joint venture called
Qul:yit, which means ‘‘eye over edge of water”, to
apply for a long term Community Forest Agreement. The area proposed for the community
forest is in Pacheedaht territory.
A major focus of the annual conference is the
opportunity for networking with community
forest people from all over the province. BCCFA
President Erik Leslie commented on the value
of the event: “Each community forest is unique.
The BCCFA conference is a great opportunity for
community forest practitioners and supporters to
learn from each other and to see how our host
community forest is managed.”
This three-day event will be centred in community
facilities in Lake Cowichan and will include bus
tours into forest operations in the area. Workshops and sessions will cover the technical and
policy aspects of community forests. The Pacheedaht will be preparing a traditional feast for delegates followed by an address by Forests Minister
Steve Thomson.
The discussions that will take place
are important to the BCCFA Board
of Directors and staff as they set
priorities for advocacy and for
service to our members over the
coming year. We hope you will share
your knowledge, ask questions and
be inspired.
2016 BCCFA Conference Sponsors
Platinum - $5,000 +
Gold - $2,000 - $4,999
Silver - $1,000 - $1,999
Otter Point Timber
Bronze - under $1,000
Teal Jones Group
Cowichan Lake Timber
Town of Lake Cowichan
Island Timberlands
Hancock Forest Management
Elks Lodge Lake Cowichan 293
Island Pacific Logging
BCCFA2016ConferenceProgram
ThursdayMay26
7:00am
8:30am–4:00pm
5:30pm-9:00pm
6:00pm-10:00pm
Registrationdeskopenandbreakfastonyourownat
ShakerMillRestaurant72CowichanLakeRoad
FieldTrip–LunchintheField
MeetatShakerMillRestaurant72CowichanLakeRoad
Thefieldtripwillincludeavisittoa20yearoldcommunityforestloggingarea,current
operations,localfacilities,includingthenewPacheedahtmillsiteandtheMesachie
ResearchCentre.LunchwillbeonthebeachatPortRenfrewinthetraditionalterritoryof
thePacheedahtFirstNation.
CurlingLounge,CowichanLakeRecreationCentre311SouthShoreRd.LakeCowichanBC
V0R2G0
Registrationdeskopen
OpeningReception–CurlingLounge,CowichanLakeRecreationCentre
MeetandGreetstartsat6:00,withacashbarandappetizers.7:30-President'sWelcome
todelegatesandintroductionsofsponsors,boardandguests.Thisisafreeeventandis
opentothepublic.
Moderators:BCCFAPresidentErikLeslie,ExecutiveDirector,JenniferGunter,BCCFA
ExecutiveDirector,SusanMulkey,BCCFAManagerofCommunicationandExtensionand
ConferenceCoordinator
FridayMay27-AlleventswillbeheldattheCowichanLakeRecreationCentre
7:00am-8:30am
HotBreakfastandregistrationintheMulti-purposeroom
7:30am
SetupofGoodsandServicesExhibitionintheCentennialHall
8:30am–9:00am
WelcomeandIntroductionsintheCentennialHall
SusanMulkey,ManagerofCommunicationandExtensionandConferenceCoordinator
9:00am–9:30am
KhowutzunCommunityForestShowcase
MargaretSymon,RPF
Withamembershipofalmost4,600+people,theCowichanTribesisBritishColumbia’s
largestsingleFirstNationscommunity.KhowutzunDevelopmentCorporationwasfounded
toprovideoverallbusinessmanagementtotheKhowutzungroupofcompaniesandto
facilitatebusinessdevelopmentonbehalfoftheCowichanTribes.Theywereawardeda
communityforestin2004.
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9:30am–10:00am
APerspectiveonCommunityForestStewardship
TimRyan,Chair,ForestPracticesBoard
TheForestPracticesBoardhasamandatetoservethepublicinterestastheindependent
watchdogforsoundforestandrangepracticesinBritishColumbia.Throughtheiraudits
andinvestigationstheyhaveexaminedsubjectsincludingmeaningfulcommunity
consultation,accessmanagement,communitywatersheds,andreasonableincorporation
oftourismvaluesintoforestharvesting,allissuesthatCFAsmustdealwithinspades.This
sessionwillfocusonCFAs,theirchallengesandopportunitiestogetoutoftheboxonlong
termstewardship.
10:00am–10:30am BreakintheCentennialHall
10:30am–11:00am TheShareholder/CorporationTemplate–AToolforStrengtheningCooperationand
Accountability
MichaelLitchfield,BusinessLawClinic,UniversityofVictoriaandSusanMulkey,BCCFA
Moderator-HarleyWright
Incommunityforestryweknowthebenefits,andtheconflictthatcanbeavoided,whenall
partiesunderstandandfollowthroughontheirrespectiverolesandresponsibilities.Inthis
sessionwewilllearnaboutanewextensionreportwhichprovidesguidanceontheneed
forandthecontentofanagreementwhichspecifiestherolesofallpartiesandarticulates
theirrespectivepowersandaccountability.
11:00am–12:00pm ABusinessCaseforLongTermInvestmentsintheCFLandBase–APanelDiscussion
JeffMcWilliams,RPF,BlackwellandAssociates;AllanPowelson,FLNROHarvestingand
Silviculture,StandManagementLeader;ErikLeslie,RPFHarropProcterCF;KenDay,RPF,
AlexFraserResearchForest
Moderator-GordChipman
CommunityForestIndicator#17demonstratestheinvestmentsthatcommunityforestsare
makinginenhancedstewardship,incrementaltolegalrequirements.Thepanelwilloffer
someideasforopportunitiesthatwillleveragereasonablereturnoninvestment.
12:00pm–1:00pm LunchintheMulti-purposeroom
1:00pm-2:00pm
2:00pm-4:30pm
2:00pm-4:30pm
6:00pm-10:00pm
FLNROKeyInitiativesUpdate
EmmaNeilSeniorTimberTenuresForester,andDougStewart,DirectorForestTenures
Branch
ForestEnhancementProgram-WayneClogg,ForestEnhancementSociety
BCCFAExecutiveDirector’sUpdate–JenniferGunter,BCCFAExecutiveDirector
ManagersMeetingintheMulti-purposeroom
Co-ModeratorsJenniferGunterandErikLeslie
BoardofDirectorsSessionintheCentennialHall
Moderator,SusanMulkey
AnnualBanquetandSilentAuctionintheMulti-purposeroom
MinisterofForests,Lands,NaturalResourceOperations,SteveThomson,Speaker
BCCFABoardandVolunteerRecognition
TributetoRobinHood
SaturdayMay28
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7:00am-8:30am
8:30am-10:30am
HotBreakfastandregistrationintheMulti-purposeroom
HarryBains,MLA,Surrey-NewtonandNDPForestCritic,BreakfastSpeaker
BCCFAAGMintheCentennialHall
10:30am-11:00am
BreakintheCentennialHall
11:00am–12:00pm
BuildingtheCaseforCommunityForests
Speakers:ChrisLaw,AlberniValleyCF,DanielGratton,CrestonValleyCF,Stephanie
Killam,McLeodLakeMackenzieCF,FrancesSwan,NakuspCF
ModeratorandSpeakerDaveGill,WesbankCF
The18CommunityForestIndicatorstellthestoryofhowimportantcommunityforestsare
totheircommunities,totheprovinceandtothepublic.Inthissessionwewillhearabout
someinnovativeprojectshappeningoncommunityforests,howthoseprojectsare
translatedintotheannualsurveyandintothecollectivestoryofcommunityforest
benefits.
LunchintheMulti-purposeroom
12:00pm–1:00pm
1:00pm–2:30pm
NegotiationSkillsWorkshop
Presenter-JamesChicanot,foundingpartnerofADREducationwww.adreducation.ca
Thisinteractive,practice-basedworkshopwillexploresomefoundationalattitudes,process
andskillsrelatedtonegotiationandcollaborativeproblemsolving.Itwillhelpequip
participantswithpracticalstrategiesandapproachestopromoteeffectiveengagementina
rangeofnegotiationcontextsandsettings.Ratherthandebateandargueoverdifferent
positionswhynotexploreanduncovermotivatingobjectivesandthevaluesthatdrive
problem-solvingbehaviour.Insteadofassumingtounderstandtheotherpartyand
confrontingdisagreementwithdefensivenessandresistance,considersteppingbackand
demonstratingcuriosityandattentivelistening.Whynotactivelyresistgettingcaughtin
discussionsthataredisorganizedandinefficient,andinsteadelecttoapplyaprocedural
focustothecontentoftheconversation?Thisworkshopwilltouchontheseconceptsand
encouragepractice,skills-development,experimentationandself-reflection.
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SpeakerProfiles
JamesChicanot
JamesisafoundingpartnerofADREducation(www.adreducation.ca),aNationalConflictandDispute
ResolutionFirmspecializinginmediation,facilitation,andnegotiationindiversecontexts.Hehasbeen
activeinthefieldforthepast18yearsacrossCanadaandhasanacademicbackgroundinEnvironmental
Sciences,NaturalResourceRestorationandDisputeResolution.Priortohiscareerinconflict
engagement,heworkedintheforestryindustry(primarilyrelatedtosilviculture)inremoteareas
throughoutBritishColumbia.Heispassionateaboutcollaborativeconflictengagementandbelieves
stronglyintheintentionalapplicationofskillsandprocessestocontributetoeffectiveproblem
solving.HehascalledVictoriahomeforthepasttwodecadesandhasthreechildrenwhoroutinelytest
hisnegotiationskills.
WayneClogg
WaynegraduatedfromtheUniversityofBritishColumbiawithabachelorofsciencedegreeinforestry
in1977.HeworkedwithWestFraserfrom1980to2012asafieldforester,woodlandsmanagerand
generalmanager.Sincehisretirementasseniorvice-presidentofwoodlandsin2012,hehasbeen
workingasaconsultant.HenowsitsasamemberofthenewForestEnhancementSociety.
KenDayMF,RPFManageroftheAlexFraserResearchForestandtheWilliamsLakeCommunityForest.
KencametoUBCin1987afterworkingforvariousconsultantsandsawmillsintheOkanaganValley.He
receivedhisHonorsBachelorofScienceinForestryfromLakeheadUniversityinThunderBay,Ontario
andhasbeenaRegisteredProfessionalForesterinBCsince1982.In1998hereceivedhisMastersof
ForestryfromUBCfocusingonmanagementofuneven-agedDouglas-firintheIDF.Kenismarried,has
twoadultswhocallhimDadandalittleonewhocallshimPapa.
ErikLeslie,RPFForestryConsultantandtheForestManagerfortheHarrop-ProcterCommunityCooperative,PresidentoftheBCCommunityForestAssociation.
Erikhasworkedfortheforestindustry,FirstNations,communityorganizations,andregionaland
provincialgovernmentsonprojectsfromHaidaGwaiitoLabrador.Hehasextensiveexperiencein
forestryplanningandoperations,communityconsultation,smallbusinessmanagement,andforest
certification.Erikhasdevelopedandiscurrentlyimplementinganappliedclimatechangeadaptation
projectintheHarrop-Proctercommunityforest.Theprojectisdesignedtodemonstratehowmanagers
canintegrateclimatescienceandriskassessmentintopracticalforestrydecision-making.
MichaelLitchfieldManagingDirector,ThinklabConsultingInc.
MichaelLitchfieldisamanagementconsultantandlawyerandisthefounderofThinklabConsultingInc.
Michael’spracticeisfocusedonthedeliveryoflegaleducationandcorporatetrainingservicestoclients
inawiderangeofindustries.Heisasoughtafterspeakerandeducatorwhoregularlyspeaksontopics
relatingtomanagementandlaw.MichaelistheDirectoroftheBusinessLawClinicattheUniversity
ofVictoriaLawSchoolandisanAssistantAdjunctProfessorintheSchoolofPublicAdministration.
MichaelisalsoisanAdjunctProfessorintheUniversityofBritishColumbiaFacultyofLawandis
AssociateFacultyatRoyalRoadsUniversity.HeholdsaBachelorofArtsandaJurisDoctorfromthe
UniversityofBritishColumbiaandaMasterofLawsfromtheUniversityofVictoria.
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JeffMcWilliams,RPF,SeniorAssociate
B.A.BlackwellandAssociatesLtd.
EducationalHistory:BSF1985fromUBC(with1yearasavisitingstudentatUNB)
JeffspentfiveyearsasasilviculturistforInterforontheWestcoast.Hespentthreeyearsasquality
control,sawmillforemanandlogsupplycoordinatoratalargecoastalsawmill.JeffalsohastwentythreeyearsasaconsultantspecializinginStrategicForestManagement.Hisspecificexpertiseisin
silviculture,fertilization,stockingstandards,silviculturestrategies,operationalplanningandauditing
EmmaNeilSeniorTimberTenuresForester,MinistryofForests,Lands,andNaturalResourceOperations
EmmagrewupinVancouverandgraduatedfromUBCforestryin1992.ShestartedworkinginPort
AlberniForestDistrictin1992.Inher18yearsshehasheldrolesincludingtenuresforester,planning,
FirstNations,WoodLots,andCFAs.ShehasbeentheSeniorTenuresForesterintheWL/CFArolesince
July2014.
AlPowelsonStandManagementOfficer,MinistryofForests,LandsandNaturalResourceOperations
AlbeganhisinvolvementinBCForestryastheDistrictSilviculturistintheformerMid-CoastForest
District.In1995heventuredforthintotheworldofconsultingwhereheundertookawiderangeof
venturesrelatedtoavarietyofaspectsofforestmanagement.In2006,aftertiringofthecontinual
chaseofthe“nextcontract”hereturnedtotheMinistrywherehehasmorphedthroughavarietyof
positionswithintheResourcePracticesBranch.
TimRyan,RPF,ChairoftheForestPracticesBoardsinceJanuary2014.
Timhasworkedintheforestsectorformorethan35years.Thepasttwenty-oneyearshehasbeenin
leadershippositionsinBritishColumbia,Alberta,Manitoba,OntarioandMinnesota.Timspentmuchof
hiscareerwithAinsworthLumberCo.Ltd.,wherehewasVicePresident,responsiblefortimberland
operations,corporateforestandenvironmentalpolicyandbioenergy.
DougStewart,Director,ForestTenuresBranch,MinistryofForests,LandsandNaturalResource
Operations
DougwasEducatedasaforesterandworkedinAlbertaandBCinharvestingoperations,silviculture,
engineeringandtenures.Oneofhiskeyrolesistobetheprimaryliaisoningovernmentforthe
CommunityForestAssociationtoworkcollectivelytoimprovethecommunityforestprogramthrough
suchthingsaspolicychangesandexpansion.
MargaretSymonRPFPCP,ManagerofStrathconaForestryConsulting,KhowutzunForestServices
MargaretisaforestconsultantandmanagerofStrathconaForestryConsulting,basedat
ShawniganLakeonsouthernVancouverIsland.ProjectareasencompassVancouverIsland,theSunshine
Coast(PowellRiverarea),andtheMainlandCoast(GBR).Herspecialtiesincludesiteplans,wildfire
interfacemanagement,ecologicalclassificationandFirstNationsforestmanagement.Aftertheuntimely
deathofAlDeLisle,RPF,MargaretwasenlistedbyKhowutzunForestServices(KFS),afullservice
forestrycompanyownedbytheCowichanTribes,thelargestbandinBC.OnbehalfoftheCowichan
Tribes,KhowutzunForestServicesmanagesCommunityForestLicenceK1K,situatedsouthofthe
CowichanRiverhalfwaybetweenDuncanandLakeCowichan.MargaretaspirestotheKFSmissionto
buildcapacitywhilerespectingcultural,spiritualandheritageresourcesoftheCowichan
Tribes.MargaretalsoworksasaParamedicwithBCAmbulance.
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