Value-added wood manufacturers are encouraged to join three new accelerator tables that will work to expand the sector in B.C.

Communities around the Province will see less plastic in landfills after three million single-use plastic tree seedling wraps, which support 45 million seedlings, are eliminated from the tree-planting process in 2024.

Forestry workers and communities throughout the province will benefit from new funding for the Forest Enhancement Society of BC (FESBC) to increase fibre supply aimed at keeping people working and local mills running, while also mitigating wildfire risks and reducing climate emissions.  

Work is underway to enhance forest resilience to protect against the effects of wildfire and climate change in the Cariboo.

Work is underway to enhance forest resilience to protect against the effects of wildfire and climate change in northeastern B.C.

Work is underway to enhance forest resilience to protect against the effects of wildfire and climate change on the South Coast. 

Work is underway to enhance forest resilience to protect against the effects of wildfire and climate change in the Thompson-Okanagan. 

Work is underway to enhance forest resilience to protect against the effects of wildfire and climate change in the Kootenay-Boundary region. 

 Katrine Conroy, Minister of Forests, has released the following statement to mark National Forest Week 2022: