Speakers

RPF, Senior Project Forester, B.A. Blackwell and Associates Ltd.

RPF, Forest Manager, Harrop-Procter Community Co-operative Erik is a forestry consultant and manager of the Harrop-Procter Community Forest near Nelson, BC.  He has 25 years of experience working with the forest industry, Indigenous peoples, community organizations, and regional and provincial governments on projects from Haida Gwaii to Labrador.  Erik has extensive experience in forestry planning…

PhD Candidate, Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardsdip, UBC

RPF, B.S. in Forestry, Forest Resources Management (2021), University of British Columbia, Graduate Student, Oregon State University Hannah earned her B.S.F from the University of British Columbia in 2021 and became an R.P.F in 2023. She worked as the silviculture forester for Simpcw Resources Group before beginning graduate school at Oregon State University. She is…

P.Geo., PhD. Co-Founder and senior geoscientist with Apex Geoscience Consultants Ltd. Kim has worked as a geoscientist for over 25 years throughout western North America. Kim graduated from UBC in 1986 with a BSc in Geology and from University of Calgary in 1990 with an MSc in Geoscience. In the mid 1990’s Kim received additional…

Forester, Monticola Forest Ltd.

RPF, Monticola Forest Ltd. Originally from Germany, Patrick works in the Kootenays region of British Columbia. He was featured in the “Spotlight on Forest Professionals Working in the Kootenays” published by Forest Professionals British Columbia for his work and journey in Canadian forestry.

Principal, Veridian Ecological Consulting Originating from the UK, Rachel’s graduate studies and research in British Columbia created her passion for the BC landscape and its incredible biodiversity. Rachel is trained in the science of conservation biology and land management, and accomplished in the art of applying science in the land and resource management context. Areas…

Rainer Muenter, RPF Bachelor in Forest Management, 1981, Göttingen, Germany MSc.in Forest Science,1984, University of Idaho, USA Masters Thesis Research: Comparing Growth, Yields and Economic returns of different silviculture systems in North Idaho. Forest Management positions in Germany, US South and BC, Canada. Currently: Managing 28 000 ha of Private Forest Land in BC and…

RPF, Area Forester, Monticola Forest Ltd.