BC Forestry Consultants - Overview

Forestry consultants in British Columbia play a vital role for not only the companies adhering to the guidelines laid out in the Forest and Ranges Act but also for a wide range of stakeholders who require professional and technical forestry services. Forestry consultants also provide assistance to government agencies, financial institutions, private forest land owners, community forests and individuals in British Columbia.

In order to provide professional and technical forestry services members of consultant firms must be registered professional foresters (RPF). Registered Professional Foresters are governed by the Foresters Act which limits its practice to members of the Association of BC Professional Foresters. A division of the Association of British Columbia Professional Foresters called the Society of Consulting Foresters of British Columbia (CFBC) represents firms in private practice as corporations, partnerships, or proprietorships who have Registered Professional Foresters on staff.

Firms that provide professional and technical forestry consulting deal with a list of services so long that most specialize. Examples of the services provided by forestry consultants include:

Aboriginal policy, aerial mapping and photography, biometrics, certified wildlife, danger tree assessors, community/ demonstration forests, cruising and inventory services, environmental impact assessments, fire hazard assessments, forest auditing, forest ecology, forest economics and taxation, forest engineering, forest fertilization, forest genetics, foresty health, forest hydrology, forest managment and planning, forest policy, forest products marketing, forest protection, forest research, forestry extension and training, GIS and GPS services, industry feasability studies, international consulting, land use and landscape planning, log scaling, range management, road and bridge construction/supervision, silviculture operations, silviculture surveys and plans, software and data services, timberland appraisals, watershed assessments, wildlife assessments, wildlife ecology, wood techology and manufacturing and woodlot management.

Business Directory:

This list of community forests includes community forests operating in all parts of BC.

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Search by business type:

• Community Forests
• Forestry Consultants
• Woodlot Associations

Manufacturers:

• Engineered Wood
• Lumber
• Paper and Paper Products
• Shake and Shingles

Suppliers:

• Forestry Equipment
• Logging Equipment
• Sawmill Equipment
• Woodworking Equipment

Contractors:

• Forestry
• Logging

Related Links:

• Association of BC Professional Foresters
• Forest Management Institute of BC