Public Engagement Opportunities

The BC Government is currently offering two citizen engagement opportunities that may impact private managed forest land operations. Engagement opportunities are a chance to input into government policy and legislation decisions.

The Drought Continues

Drought conditions continue to affect BC forests, with dry forest fuel conditions and outflow wind patterns resulting in increased wildfire behaviour on all active fires. The unseasonably hot, dry conditions, lack of rainfall and outflow winds, mean that smoke from active fires in the Lower Mainland and from Washington State has impacted air quality and visibility.

UBCM and PFLA Neighbours

The PFLA recently met with local and provincial government officials at its annual Reception during the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) convention. The reception was well attended by both familiar faces and new ones and offered an opportunity for the PFLA to remind elected officials of the benefits of having private managed forest owners as neighbouring landowners.