VICTORIA – John
Gregson and Dave Gregson, who operate a woodlot near Nanaimo, were recognized
by Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson as
part of 2013 Woodlot Management Awards.
The Gregsons
received the $2,500 Coast Area award for demonstrating a commitment to sound
forestry and environmental practices and exceptional community stewardship.
The other award
recipients are John and Joyce Helweg of Fort St. James and Rodney Krimmer of
Hagensborg, near Bella Coola.
The awards are funded by the Province and administered by the Province and the Federation of BC Woodlot Associations. Each year, the awards recognize one woodlot licensee representing each of the Coast, South and North regions, along with an overall top performer.
The awards are funded by the Province and administered by the Province and the Federation of BC Woodlot Associations. Each year, the awards recognize one woodlot licensee representing each of the Coast, South and North regions, along with an overall top performer.
Woodlot licences are small, area-based tenures that combine private land with up to 800 hectares of Crown land on the Coast and 1,200 hectares in the Interior, and are managed by individuals, groups or First Nations.
British Columbia has over 860 active woodlots. Each woodlot generates jobs in planning, harvesting, road construction and maintenance, reforestation, silviculture and small-scale timber processing.
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