Events

  • Whitebark & Limber Pine Conference and Gathering

    Radium Hot Springs

    A gathering hosted by the Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation of Canada that brings together researchers, restoration practitioners, government and industry partners, and Indigenous knowledge holders. Sessions focus on restoration, research, management, conservation, and collaborative stewardship of whitebark and limber pine ecosystems.

  • Vancouver Island Safety Conference (Forestry

    Vancouver Island Conference Centre 101 Gordon St., Nanaimo, BC

    A full-day forestry safety conference organized through the BC Forest Safety Council. The event focuses on harvesting and forestry operations, worker safety, safety culture, and practical workforce and contractor safety issues.

  • BC Natural Resources Forum

    Prince George Conference and Civic Centre 808 Canada Games Way, Prince George, BC, Canada

    One of British Columbia's major natural-resource policy and business forums, bringing together Indigenous, federal, provincial, and local government leaders with resource-sector organizations and service providers. The forum is especially relevant to First Nations leadership, forestry policy, economic development, partnerships, and government relations.

  • COFI Annual Convention

    Prince George Convention and Civic Centre 808 Canada Games Way, Prince George, BC V2L 5T6

    The Council of Forest Industries annual convention is a major gathering of Western Canada's forest sector, bringing together industry, First Nations, government, and communities. Discussions typically address reconciliation, wildfire, competitiveness, communities, markets, and the future of forestry in British Columbia.

  • SFI Annual Conference

    Victoria Conference Centre 720 Douglas St, Victoria, BC V8W 3M7

    The Sustainable Forestry Initiative annual conference brings together Indigenous communities, forest managers and owners, manufacturers, government, researchers, and conservation organizations. Programming focuses on sustainable forestry, biodiversity, climate resilience, supply-chain transparency, and practical forest-sector solutions.

  • Wildfire Resiliency & Training Summit

    Prince George, BC

    A major British Columbia wildfire-resilience gathering featuring speakers, workshops, field-based learning, and training for wildfire practitioners and community partners. The summit supports work on forest stewardship, fuel management, community resilience, and wildfire preparedness.

  • Interior Logging Association AGM & Convention

    Kamloops

    A major Interior British Columbia logging and harvesting event covering regulations, forest technology, ecosystem management, safety, markets, jobs, training, equipment, and business networking. It provides opportunities to connect with contractors, operators, suppliers, and other forestry-sector partners.

  • Indigenous Resource Opportunities Conference (IROC)

    Vancouver Island Conference Centre 101 Gordon St., Nanaimo, BC

    A major Indigenous resource-sector conference with First Nations and industry leaders from across British Columbia. The conference focuses on economic reconciliation, Indigenous ownership and participation, partnerships, investment, and Nation-led resource development.

  • 3rd International Conference on Forest Therapy

    University of British Columbia 2424 Main Mall, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

    An international research and policy conference exploring forest therapy, public health, green prescriptions, cultural knowledge, forest-wellness economies, and standards. The event may be relevant to non-timber forest values, cultural knowledge, wellness, and diversified forest-based economies.