Creatively United for the Planet | Nurturing Nature's Ecosystems - Part 1 @creativelyunited | Uploaded May 2020 | Updated October 2024, 6 minutes ago.
Learn from two of Vancouver Island's leading foresters about the fascinating history of eco-forestry, its role in nurturing nature's ecosystems and how we can protect and restore our forests as part of the climate change solution.
Part of the Climate & Artists Series - Creative Solutions for a New World.
Links mentioned in the presentation:
Great Bear Rainforest Ecosystem Based Management:
greatbearrainforest.gov.bc.ca/categories/ecosystem-based-management-ebm
Science for the Great Bear Rainforest Agreement:
for.gov.bc.ca/tasb/slrp/citbc/ebm.html
Retention Forestry, A BC Gov Publication:
for.gov.bc.ca/HFP/publications/00095/Note_07.pdf
Silviculture Systems Handbook with includes several Retention Harvesting Systems: for.gov.bc.ca/hfp/publications/00085/silvsystemshdbk-web.pdf
Presenter Bios:
Peter Jungwirth is a Registered Professional Forester in both BC and Austria (from where he immigrated). He is also a certified Arborist, tree risk assessor and faller. Prior to immigrating, Peter worked in Forestry research. In BC, he has been active as a forestry and arboriculture consultant, and also as a hands-on arborist.
Peter is co-chair of the Wildwood Ecoforestry Institute Society (EIS) and a board member. He has designed and instructed several ecoforestry courses and will lead EIS programs on this.
Erik Piikkila is a BC Forester in Training with Ecoforestry experience in BC, Finland, the US Pacific Northwest, Sierra Nevada Mountains, and Redwoods of California. He was trained by the world renowned ecoforester, Jerry Franklin.
At the BC Ministry of Forests, his work involved assisting major forest companies with many different operations, as well as implemented the BC Forest Practices Code. Erik is also a board member of the Wildwood EIS Forestry Management Committee.
Most recently, Erik has been offering a 4Seasons Eco School to K–12 students, providing eco-tours of Wildwood to university students, and is involved with several watershed groups in the Cowichan Valley.
creativelyunited.org
climateandthearts.org
ecoforestry.ca
Learn from two of Vancouver Island's leading foresters about the fascinating history of eco-forestry, its role in nurturing nature's ecosystems and how we can protect and restore our forests as part of the climate change solution.
Part of the Climate & Artists Series - Creative Solutions for a New World.
Links mentioned in the presentation:
Great Bear Rainforest Ecosystem Based Management:
greatbearrainforest.gov.bc.ca/categories/ecosystem-based-management-ebm
Science for the Great Bear Rainforest Agreement:
for.gov.bc.ca/tasb/slrp/citbc/ebm.html
Retention Forestry, A BC Gov Publication:
for.gov.bc.ca/HFP/publications/00095/Note_07.pdf
Silviculture Systems Handbook with includes several Retention Harvesting Systems: for.gov.bc.ca/hfp/publications/00085/silvsystemshdbk-web.pdf
Presenter Bios:
Peter Jungwirth is a Registered Professional Forester in both BC and Austria (from where he immigrated). He is also a certified Arborist, tree risk assessor and faller. Prior to immigrating, Peter worked in Forestry research. In BC, he has been active as a forestry and arboriculture consultant, and also as a hands-on arborist.
Peter is co-chair of the Wildwood Ecoforestry Institute Society (EIS) and a board member. He has designed and instructed several ecoforestry courses and will lead EIS programs on this.
Erik Piikkila is a BC Forester in Training with Ecoforestry experience in BC, Finland, the US Pacific Northwest, Sierra Nevada Mountains, and Redwoods of California. He was trained by the world renowned ecoforester, Jerry Franklin.
At the BC Ministry of Forests, his work involved assisting major forest companies with many different operations, as well as implemented the BC Forest Practices Code. Erik is also a board member of the Wildwood EIS Forestry Management Committee.
Most recently, Erik has been offering a 4Seasons Eco School to K–12 students, providing eco-tours of Wildwood to university students, and is involved with several watershed groups in the Cowichan Valley.
creativelyunited.org
climateandthearts.org
ecoforestry.ca
