Forestry Conversation Heats Up Saturday in Nelson
By Contributor
For some Kootenay residents, forestry represents an important boost to our region’s economy.
For others, forestry brings to mind habitat loss and watershed contamination.
Is it possible to have healthy forests and a sustainable forestry industry?
That’s the question on the table at West Kootenay EcoSociety’s event on Saturday (January 19) at John Ward Fine Coffee in Nelson.
The second Conversation Café in a series of seven will ask local forestry and environmental experts to weigh in on how forestry practices have changed over the years, and to look at some new models of forestry.
Guests include Greg Utzig, who has developed a model for how climate change will affect our forests, and Rachel Holt, a member of the BC Forest Practices Board.
Joern Wingender will explain the Harrop-Procter Community forest model, and Jesper Neilsen of Selkirk College will help us understand how the forestry system works.
Herb Hammond of the Silva Forest Foundation will also discuss his groundbreaking work on the services that healthy forests provide. After brief discussions with the guests, the audience will be invited to join the conversation.
The conversation starts at 7 p.m., with limited seating. Coffee and snacks will be available for sale, and a $2 donation is requested.
For more information, visit www.ecosociety.ca.
