In my 30 years as a forest ecologist working for the Forest Service I helped develop the Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification system for northern B.C., and worked on research projects relating to vegetation competition, natural disturbance dynamics, deadwood dynamics, mixedwood ecology and silviculture systems, and drought modelling with reference to climate change. Throughout my history I gained a good understanding of the forest industry and always tried to do research that helped us to work with nature rather than against it. I will discuss my views on what was done right, what could have been done better and the future of the forest industry in British Columbia.

The Natural Resources & Environmental Studies Institute (NRESi) at UNBC hosts a weekly lecture series at the Prince George campus. Anyone from the university or wider community with interest in the topic area is welcome to attend. Presentations are also made available to remote participants through Livestream or Blackboard Elluminate. More information will be posted about the presentation as it becomes available.

Past NRESi colloquia and special lectures can be viewed on our video archive, available here.