WILDFIRE IN OUR AREA
Even though fire is a natural and necessary process on the landscape, the impacts of today’s often catastrophic wildfires on communities and ecosystems are significant and projected to increase in the coming years.
This escalating situation requires additional resources, efforts, and expertise to both mitigate and adapt to the negative impacts of wildfire on community safety, watershed security, and ecosystem health.
Pilot Timeline
The project was initiated in 2024 and will be a multi-year pilot, involving multiple touchpoints with resource managers and communities in the Bulkley and Morice area.
COLLABORATION
A central tenet of the project will be to engage decision makers, communities and resource knowledge holders throughout the project and in model design.
OUTCOMES
Forest, fuel and fire management practices are revised to improve ecosystem health and wildfire resilience, leading to less harmful and more ecologically beneficial fire.
What is the Wildfire Resilience Pilot?
The Bulkley Morice Wildfire Resilience Project is an independent research project focused on collating existing knowledge of wildfire ecology, forest and fuel management practices. The goal is to assess and explore how practices could be revised to improve wildfire resilience within the Bulkley and Morice planning area.
The project is administered by the BV Research Centre and funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
It will provide knowledge, analysis and modeling tools that may be used by different planning processes in the area.
How will the project make a difference?
The project will improve knowledge of wildfire resilience and provide a landscape modeling toolkit that will integrate with emerging initiatives including Indigenous fire stewardship and plans, tactical wildfire plans, and the new Forest Landscape Plan.
The project is designed so that decision-makers and resource managers can develop specific management scenarios that explore how wildfire mitigation changes the nature of wildfire and that planning processes such as the Forest Landscape Plan can then integrate with other planning objectives such as conservation, carbon, wildlife, and timber.
Latest News
June 2025 newsletter
The project team has had a busy few months. Read about our latest updates and upcoming plans here.
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2025 Bulkley Morice Wildfire Resilience Survey
An online survey was fielded among local land managers and stakeholders to explore wildfire-related knowledge, perceptions, and informational needs in April. This annual survey is designed to track changes in understanding and engagement over time to help guide future planning,…
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Wildfire seminars: May 21 & 28
In its initial phase, the Bulkley Morice Wildfire Resilience Project is focused on researching the area's fire regime to gain insights into its dynamics and assess the potential effectiveness of various mitigation strategies. On May 21, Phil Burton delivered a…
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Wildfire Resilience Initiative:
