The Centre for Non-Timber Resources at Royal Roads University is happy to announce that Issue 3 of ‘A Future Beneath the Trees’ has just been released.
Please click here to access the newsletter: FutureBeneathVol1Iss3
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Le Réseau canadien de Forêts Modèles est heureux d’annoncer l’ouverture de la mise en nomination pour la Bourse commémorative des Forêts Modèles J. Michael Waldram 2010.
Cette bourse, d’une valeur de 1 000 $, est accessible aux jeunes Canadiens ou Canadiennes d’origine autochtone poursuivant des études collégiales ou universitaires dans un programme de gestion des ressources naturelles au Canada. La bourse est gérée conjointement par l’Institut forestier du Canada (IFC) et le Réseau canadien de Forêts Modèles (RCFM) et sera attribuée chaque année. Quatre bourses ont été attribuées depuis 2008 .
Nous invitons les éducateurs à présenter la candidature d’un de leurs étudiants à cette bourse. Les critères et le formulaire de nomination sont cijoints. Le formulaire original, dûment rempli, doit parvenir par courrier recommandé ou par messagerie au bureau national du Réseau canadien de Forêts Modèles avant le 31 mars 2010.
Canadian Model Forest Network is pleased to announce a call for nominations for the J. Michael Waldram Memorial Model Forest Fellowship
The Fellowship, valued at $1,000, is open to Canadian Aboriginal youth enrolled in either a degree or diploma program in natural resource management at an accredited Canadian university or college. The Fellowship is jointly administered by the Canadian Institute of Forestry and the Canadian Model Forest Network and is awarded annually. Four fellowships have been awarded since 2008.
We would be pleased if you were interested in nominating a student for consideration for this Fellowship. The criteria and nomination form are attached. An original of the completed nomination form must be received by registered mail or courier to the Canadian Model Forest Network national office by MARCH 31, 2010.
This newsletter is a compilation of information originating from different sources all over the world.
Ce bulletin est une compilation d’information provenant de différentes sources partout le monde.
The Canadian Model Forest Network Board of Directors is seeking an energetic, visionary and results oriented President/General Manager who will lead the evolution, strategic growth, and oversight of an aggressive and expanded business plan necessary to support future sustainability.
Please see the attached for further information:
CMFN President Job Post _Bilingual
Le Conseil d’administration est à la recherche d’un Président/Directeur général énergétique, visionnaire, ayant la détermination d’obtenir des résultats et qui va diriger l’évolution, la croissance stratégique et encadrer un plan d’affaires agressif nécessaire et élargi afin de soutenir la durabilité vers l’avenir.
S’il vous plaît voir ci-joint pour les détails :
by Dave Sutherland, General Manager Nova Forest Alliance
During a February 2008 conference in Winnipeg MB, CMFN members were tasked with identifying a suite of strategic initiatives that were of primary importance to them. Not surprisingly, non-timber forest products (NTFPs) was one of the highest-ranking initiatives, and was championed by the Nova Forest Alliance. The report prepared by Darcy Mitchell has been condensed in the new CMFN publication, Non-Timber Forest Products: What’s Happening in Canada’s Model Forests? (more…)
Dave Sutherland, directeur général de l’Alliance forestière Nova
Au cours de l’automne 2008, l’Alliance forestière Nova, au nom du RCFM a eue recours aux services contractuels du Centre de ressources non ligneuses à la Royal Roads University afin d’enquêter les forêts modèles canadiennes et de déposer un rapport sur ses résultats. Réalisé par Darcy Mitchell du Centre de ressources non ligneuses, l’enquête s’est basée sur l’inventaire des activités reliées aux PFNL relativement aux passé, présent et futur pour chaque forêt modèle. Le rapport préparé par Darcy Mitchell a été condensée dans la nouvelle publication du RCFM, << Produits forestiers non ligneux :Qu’est-ce qui se passe dans les forêts modèles? >> (more…)
This issue of COMMUNIQUÉ will highlight some of the individual activities, initiatives and work performed by the 14 Members across Canada as well as the CMFN over the past six months. (more…)
The Canadian Model Forest Network, together with the Canadian Institute of Forestry, has awarded J. Michael Waldram Fellowships of $1000 each to three students in resource management programs in British Columbia and Quebec. The awards were announced at the Canadian Institute of Forestry’s annual meeting in Nanaimo, Wednesday, September 23, 2009 by Brenda Reid-Kuecks, a director of the Canadian Model Forest Network and representative of the Clayoquot Forest Communities, one of Canada’s 14 Model Forests. She was joined in making the announcement by Don Podlubny, of the Foothills Research Institute, Alberta’s model forest. The Fellowships recipients are: (more…)
The J. Michael Waldram Memorial Model Forest Fellowship will be awarded for the second time by the Canadian Model Forest Network and the Canadian Institute of Forestry (CIF) during the CIF’s Annual General Meeting in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Sept. 21-23, 2009.
“We received an excellent field of candidates this year with nominations from different regions of Canada and representing varied fields of study in natural resources,” said CMFN President Dave Winston. “We are very pleased that we are able each year to assist students who will be contributing to the management of our forests in their future careers.” (more…)
CMFN members are involved in a variety of grassroots activities involving the woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus). Projects include: research on forest management practices and how it affects the population, study of their preferred habitat, population monitoring and modeling, as well as herd tracking and distribution studies. Engaged in this work are: Resources North Association (Prince George, BC), Foothills Research Institute (Hinton, AB), Prince Albert Model Forest (Prince Albert, SK), Manitoba Model Forest (Pine Falls, MB) and Lake Abitibi Model Forest (Cochrane, ON). The CMFN and Model Forest members are working collectively to assist governments, industry and other stakeholders to develop new policies, management methods and incentives to protect this sensitive species.
Ecological goods and services (EG&S) are the benefits arising from the functioning of healthy ecosystems. They can include a wide variety of things such as water quality and quantity, biodiversity, landscape aesthetics and carbon sequestration. The CMFN, in partnership with the Canadian Federation of Woodlot Owners and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, is working to find incentives to encourage landowners to protect EG&S. Possible incentives include payment for actions, participant recognition or in-kind forest management assistance.
In March 2009, a workshop was held with government and non-government representatives to gather the Canadian EG&S perspective. From this, a proposal has been drafted for a series of pilot projects across Canada to test various incentive mechanisms and develop a guidebook to assist governments and communities in addressing policy and land use issues related to EG&S.
The CMFN has committed to being a participant in a Stewardship Road Map that will outline a desired future for stewardship activities in Canada and steps to achieve that goal. The Stewardship Road Map was developed during the 4th annual Stewardship and Conservation in Canada conference held July 8-12, 2009 in Calgary, Alberta.
The CMFN participated in the conference and also staffed a booth, talking with delegates about the CMFN and Model Forest activities throughout the country. This year’s conference, entitled “Strengthening Stewardship…Investing in Every Step”, involved a number of presentations discussing Canadian stewardship theory and grassroots activities. Topics included: overspending natural capital, making stewardship part of the answer, our changing world and emerging trends, as well as actions and impediments to progress. (more…)
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The Canadian Model Forest Network is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the annual J. Michael Waldram Memorial Model Forest Fellowship. The Fellowship, valued at up to $1,000, is open to Canadian Aboriginal youth enrolled in either a degree or diploma program in natural resource management at an accredited Canadian university or college. The Fellowship is jointly administered by the Canadian Institute of Forestry (CIF) and the Canadian Model Forest Network (CMFN) and is awarded annually. We would be pleased if educators were interested in nominating a student for consideration for this Fellowship. The nomination instructions and background are posted here. (more…)
Rechercher les nouvelles du RCFM et de ses membres dans chaque numéro du Forestry Chronicle, le magazine produit par l’Institut forestier du Canada/Canadian Institute of Forestry. Nos membres sont reconnaissants de cette occasion, gracieusement fournie par l’Institut, pour joindre ses membres, les gestionnaires forestiers, les praticiens et les chercheurs.admin@cif-ifc.org. (more…)
Look for news on the CMFN and its members in each issue of The Forestry Chronicle, the national magazine produced by the Canadian Institute of Forestry/Institut forestier du Canada. Our Members appreciate this opportunity, graciously provided by the Institute, to connect with its members, forest managers, practitioners and researchers. (more…)
Click here for conference website and more details: http://www.fcc-ccf.ca/html/home_e.html
When: May 31 & June 1, 2009
What: The 2nd Annual Biomass Conference: Energy from Biomass in Ontario: Getting Beyond the Promise.
Featuring: Keynote Address by The Honourable Donna Cansfield, Minister of Natural Resources
Hosts: Queen’s Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy (QIEEP) and the Sustainable Bioeconomy Centre (SBC) (more…)
April 30 > May 2 in Hearst, Ontario
For a second time, noted forestry professor Luc Bouthillier will be speaking at the upcoming Our Children, Their Future Summit taking place in Hearst. Entitled “Culture forestière: La saveur suédoise” or Forestry Culture in Sweden, M. Bouthillier’s presentation will describe how Sweden, a country similar to ours in climate, manages and values its forests. The project I have something to say aims to encourage youth in our community to share their vision of the future. (more…)
Annoucing the release of The Importance of Forest Sector Adaptation to Climate Change, a new Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)/Canadian Forest Service (CFS) report on climate change and the forest sector.
Je suis heureuse d’annoncer la publication d’un nouveau rapport du Service canadien des forêts de Ressources naturelles Canada intitulé L’importance d’adapter le secteur des forêts au changement climatique. (more…)
Interested participants from far and wide gathered in Ottawa on March 24 and 25 to learn about and discuss issues around Forest Certification and Ecological Goods & Services. Conference proceedings will be posted soon. Click below to access Agenda and background documents… (more…)
