Climate adaptation in action in the Harrop – Procter Community Forest

2023 Webinar #6

Original Air Date:
Thursday March 9, 2023

Presenters

Erik Leslie, RPF, Forest Manager, Harrop-Procter Community Co-operative

Climate change projections and risks have been widely discussed in broad terms for many years, but climate change adaptation principles have generally been poorly integrated into operational forest management decision-making. Real world examples of systematic climate change adaptation efforts in the forestry sector are sparse. This presentation provides a case study that demonstrates how to integrate climate science and risk assessment into tangible forest management decision-making on a 11,300 hectare community forest on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake. The case study has an applied and practical focus that is oriented towards forest managers and decision makers.

Feature Resources

Harrop – Procter Community Forest: Community Updates
Article (on page 12), BC Forest Professional Magazine, April edition: Climate change adaptation: Let’s make it real;
Friends of Kootenay Lake podcast: Erik Leslie interview (episode 24)
Forest Enhancement Society of BC press release: BC Community Co-operative Takes on Wildfire Prevention and Climate Change.