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2025 Fall Field Tour
SISCO
The Southern Interior Silviculture Committee has been in existence since the 1960s. Our purpose is to promote appropriate silviculture practices in BC by hosting two events each year – a winter workshop conference and fall field tour excursion – to provide venues for discussion of forestry issues and topics.
SISCO does not endorse any political party or platform; we are non-partisan and our sole purpose is to promote dialogue about good silviculture and forest practices in the BC.
Contact Information:
Box 305 – 622 Front Street
Nelson, BC, V1L 4B7
aaa@netidea.com
www.siscobc.com
October 6 – 8
Silviculture Systems that Anticipate Catastrophic Events and Climate Change
Williams Lake Area: Chimney Valley and Slater Mountain
Registration Link at bottom of page
This year’s fall field tour looks at silviculture practices that:
- pro-actively plan for avoiding, reducing or mitigating the harm caused by catastrophic events that occur ever increasingly due to climate change,
- reflect cultural values of indigenous communities, and
- support biodiversity and fully functioning ecosystems.
The program also features talks on the New Silvicultural Systems Handbook.
We will tour Ministry of Forests research sites, Esk’etemc First Nation and Williams Lake First Nation forestry practices, and Industry operations.
What we’ll see includes:
Dry Belt Fir Management for Mule Deer Winter Range, and Indigenous Values
Dry Belt Fir Prescribed Burning for Wildland /Urban Interface and Cultural Values
Silviculture Practices for Reforestation Problems Caused by Drought and Other Climate Factors
Grasslands Ecosystem Management
Wildfire Risk Reduction: Various Perspectives
Forest Investment Plan Research Activities
Companion Planting Research Trial
The New Silivcultural Systems Handbook
Drought Stock Planting Research Trial
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Registration includes 2 Lunches, 1 Banquet, 4 Refreshment Breaks, the field tour booklet, your nametag, and *transportation during the field tour(*Student Registration does not include transportation during the field tour).
3-Tiered Registration Fee Schedule
Early Registration until August 15th: $390
Early Student Registration until August 15th: $130
Registration August 16th to September 14th: $440
Student Reg August 16th to September 14th: $150
Registration after September 15th: $465
Student Reg after September 15th: $170
Cancellations
Received before Sept. 15th: full refund minus $50 admin fee
Received on or after Sept. 16th: no refund
Change the participant for an existing Registration: $40 (until October 4th)
HOTEL ACCOMMODATION INFORMATION
Hotel rooms are available for our registrants at the Coast Fraser Inn, Williams Lake. The Coast Fraser Inn is the marshalling point each morning of the field tour, and the location for completing registration on Monday night.
They have offered us the outstanding rate of $135 before taxes.
You can book by email: cfifdesk@coasthotels.com or by phone to the hotel front desk: 250 398 7055. In case you should need this, our Group Code is 8512126 / Group Name is Southern Interior Silviculture Committee