Enhancing our forests, working with our community partners and highlighting the incredible work in our industry, this International Women's Day we want to share the Forest Enhancement Society of BC article of our very own Planning and Development Supervisor, Angela French, RTF.
Faces of Forestry is an initiative of FESBC to highlight people doing great work to enhance our forests throughout British Columbia.
A portion of the article below shines a light on just some of what makes her a dynamic Creston Community Forest team member, BC Community Forest Association Board Member, and champion for the Kootenay Valley.
"... she is working on incorporating climate adaptation strategies into their timber supply scenarios for long-term ecosystem resilience plan.
Angela is continually working on incorporating Indigenous values and perspectives into the community forest’s day-to-day operations to manage the forest from this holistic perspective led by ecosystem and climate resiliency as the key indicators of success.
“I am working on spanning boundaries by incorporating more Ktunaxa Forestry Standards into CCF’s planning and development; engaging hydrologists and Yaqan Nukiy (Lower Kootenay Band) to plan for hydrometric [water] flow stations in our watersheds; partnering with Wildsight [company] to explore the world of biomass and fibre utilization through biochar [bio-energy]; and continuing the work as a co-founder of the Creston Valley FireSmart Resiliency Committee to ensure that the Creston Valley has a coordinated plan to reduce the risk of wildfires,” she mentioned.
Angela has a long-standing history of collaboration with FESBC, having worked as the Wildfire Mitigation Supervisor for the Regional District of Central Kootenays to implement forest fuel reduction treatments and a prescribed (intentional) burn in Selous Creek near Nelson, B.C., as well as a wildfire risk reduction treatment near Queens Bay."
For the full article: https://fesbc.ca/faces-of-forestry-angela-french-rft/