A movement to fight wildfires by making forests more resilient and, in some cases, deliberately setting blazes is gaining ground in Canada. Fire prevention zones can help slow approaching blazes so that people can escape, and can also enable firefighters to gain control over some areas. Interest in the creation of these zones has increased recently, especially in Indigenous communities which are most affected by wildfires.

Francis Iredale is a Senior Species at Risk Biologist with the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship. In his current role, Francis is coordinating the recovery of whitebark pine in collaboration with federal, ENGOs, and First Nation partners.

Over the next rotation, climate change will impact the abundance and distribution of tree species in British Columbia.

In this seminar, we discuss a unique approach to logging a block to fulfill multiple objectives on Nisga’a Lands.

This seminar will focus on wildfire risk reduction projects completed in the Burns Lake Community Forest over the last few years.

A key challenge in western Canada is how to manage wildfire risk and support the application of cultural and prescribed fire across regional, provincial and Indigenous territorial boundaries.