We’ve had the privilege of working for clients on a range of issues in different communities and countries around the world.

 

Third Party Certification

• Rainforest Alliance
  Lead FSC Chain of Custody and Forest Management auditor in Western Canada. Carbon auditing against VCS and BC FCOP standards in British Columbia and Alaska.
• Cornerstone Standards Council
  Field testing draft standards and systems development for aggregate certification program in Ontario
• Scientific Certification Systems
  Auditor and local expert for VCS and CBBA audits in British Columbia
• PriceWaterhouse Coopers
  Chain of custody auditor
• Coast Eco Timber
  System development and FSC cerification support for underwater logging in Lake Gatun, Panama
• Coastal First Nations (Turning Point Initiative)
  Research and program development to support First Nations’ understanding of FSC certification
• Forest Stewardship Council (International)
  IGI Group Technical Writer.
• Spearhead Timberworks Ltd.
  FSC Chain of Custody advisor for custom timberframe company in Nelson, BC
• Soil Association / WoodMark
  Lead auditor for Forest Management and Chain of Custody surveillance audits in Western Canada

Strategic Land Use Planning

• Ktunaxa Nation Council
  Cranbrook, Tobacco Plains, Creston and Columbia Lake, BC
  
  
• T’éxelc Indian Band
  Williams Lake, BC
  Community based land use planning and policy development
• Nuxalk First Nation
  Bella Coola, BC
  Strategic Land Use Planning and community outreach on the Central Coast
• Metlakatla First Nation
  Metlakatla, near Prince Rupert, BC
  Strategic Land Use Planning and community outreach on the North Coast
• Nanwakolas Council
  Based in Campbell River, representing several communities on northern Vancouver Island and the mainland coast
  Marine Use Planning and capacity building for several Vancouver Island communities
• Bonaparte First Nation
  Strategic Planning and review of proposed Forest Development Plans
• Cowichan First Nation
  Community Forest License application for Cowichan First Nation
• Wuikinuxv First Nation
  Rivers Inlet, BC
  Strategic Land Use Planning, government to government negotiations, conservation area management planning and community outreach on the Central Coast.

Facilitation, Mediation and Training

• Forest Stewardship Council (BC Regional Initiative)
  Executive Director and Chair of the Board during the development of the FSC-BC Standards
• Tembec
  Design and facilitate High Conservation Value Forest multi-stakeholder process in south-eastern BC
• BC Timber Sales
  Process design and community-based facilitation for co-operative agreement between government and the community in Argenta, BC
• Harrop Procter Community Forest
  Coordinator of the Nelson Green Building Forum
• Sierra Club of British Columbia
  Facilitate the development of FSC SLIMF (Small and Low Impact Managed Forests) standards for BC
• Canadian Federation of Professional Forestry Associations
  Process design auditor for credential assessment of Registered Professional Foresters across Canada
• Association of BC Forest ProfessionalsProcess design auditor for credential assessment of Registered Forestry Technologists in BC

Wildland Urban Interface Forestry

• Regional District of Central Kootenays
  Develop Community Wildfire Protection Plans, write fuel management prescriptions and implement forest fuel reduction project with local contractors in over a dozen communities
• Village of Kaslo
  Design and help implement a collaborative group led by local stakeholders to build public support for forest fire preparedness.
• Various private landowners
  Develop forest management plans, write prescriptions for fuel modification treatments, identify markets for merchantable timber and assist with forest management.
• Kaslo and District Community Forest Society
  As Business Manager helped to make wildland urban interface fire preparedness a priority including design of a collaborative model for stakeholder engagement.