Author: sisco

  • 2018 Fall Field Tour

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    September 24 – 26,  Thompson Rivers Forests near Kamloops Post-Fire Landscapes – Past and Current Practices Considered Is there a “New Climate Normal”? And How do Silviculture Practitioners and Range Managers Address the Effects of Present and Future Large Wildfires on Forest and Range Values? Across much of BC, wildfires in 2017 and 2018 have…

  • 2018 WINTER WORKSHOP

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    COAST HOTEL, KAMLOOPS FEBRUARY 12 – 14, 2018 Forest Management Practices in the Context of Climate Uncertainty: Using Silvicultural Tools to Address Droughts and Wildfire Rehabilitation In BC’s Southern Interior, the summer of 2017 was marked by historic losses to wildfire and widespread drought, clearly showing yet again that in spite of the best made…

  • 2017 FALL FIELD TOUR

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    October 16 – 18, 2017 Silviculture in Arrow and Kootenay Lake Forests; Diverse Species (the “Kootenay Mix”), Complex Terrain, and Multi-Use Landscapes This year’s Fall Field Tour is brought to us by ATCO Wood Products, Kalesnikoff Lumber, and Monticola Forest, and we’ll be touring the West Kootenays with sites in the Nancy Greene/Rossland/Nelson/Salmo-Castlegar areas. We’ll…

  • 2017 WINTER WORKSHOP

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    Monday January 30 to Wednesday February 1 The Coast Hotel, Kamloops Speaker presentations are available by clicking on underlined name How We Can Apply Today’s Most Up-To-Date Knowledge to Improve Forest Stewardship The 2017 winter workshop agenda explores current research and innovative practices that enable our profession to improve forest stewardship.   Panel sessions looked at…

  • 2016 SISCO Fall Field Tour

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    September 26 – 28, 2016 Summerland, BC “Back to the Future”:  Looking at Previously Harvested Stands to Help Predict What Current Harvesting Practices Might Bring in the Future Field Tour Highlights included: 40 year old research trials that provide meaningful long-term results A real-time Drone Demonstration in the field on Wednesday An Entertaining After-Dinner-Speaker on…