Ecoforestry Institute SocietyOrganization Mandate
The Ecoforestry Institute Society is dedicated to promoting ecologically, socially and economically responsible forest use that maintains and restores the complexity and diversity of our forests.
The Ecoforestry Institute Society believes that ecoforestry is the science of preserving fully intact forest ecosystems while providing for appropriate levels of commercial timber extraction. It is adaptable to the inclusion of ecological, cultural, heritage, scenic, recreational, wildlife and fisheries objectives within the value set identified for mitigation or maintenance.
To this end, the Ecoforestry Institute Society undertakes the following activities:
1) OUTREACH - The Ecoforestry Institute Society?s goal is to increase public awareness of ecoforestry and its many benefits by working with community organizations, offering workshops, and providing information.
2) Publishes a journal: Ecoforestry (formerly known as the International Journal of Ecoforestry). Editor: Don Vipond
3) CERTIFICATION - The Ecoforestry Institute Society has led and continues to participate in the development of certification standards to provide a credible label on forest products that represent a measure of ecologically based forest practices.
4) TRAINING - The Ecoforestry Institute Society has offered training programs on topics such as forest ecology, and soil monitoring. As part of this training, the Society has facilitated the placement of ?apprentices? with ecoforestry practitioners.
Locations
British Columbia Current Activities and Projects
We are currently the managers of Wildwood - Merve Wilkinson's exemplary example of sustainable forestry on Vancouver Island whcih is being purchasd by The Land Conservancy of BC
Ecoforestry & Ecology Tours of Merve Wilkinson's Wildwood
Last Saturday of every month at 1 pm.
Right turn on Crane Rd off Yellowpoint Rd.
Ecoforestry
Wells, BC (close to Quesnel)
Sept. 24 - 28, 2001
Instructors: Ray Travers & Peter Jungwirth
Course fee: $450
To register or for more info contact:
Jason Griffin: wellsforest@uniserve.com or ph 250-994-2365
Restoration of Grasslands
July 16 to 20, 2001
College of the Cariboo
Kamloops, BC
This course will be a combination of lecture, discussion, and field tours on a variety of topics relating to grassland restoration. The emphasis will be on grasslands of BC, but within a global perspective. Course content will include: types and characteristics of major grasslands; physical and biotic features that are critical to grassland functioning, including major ecological processes; types of disturbances, both human-caused and natural, and their impacts on grassland ecosystems; and conservation and restoration strategies for different types of grasslands, including case studies of successful (and unsuccessful) attempts.
Instructor: Don Gayton, MSc.
Cost: Approx. $400
For more information, please contact:
Manuela Bizzotto, Program Coordinator
Division of Continuing Studies, Arts & Science Programs
University of Victoria
Victoria, BC
tel: 250-721-6477
mbizzotto@uvcs.uvic.ca
http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca
Please send us notification of any upcoming courses or programs that focus fairly specifically on teaching the principles of Ecoforestry.
Publications
Ecoforestry
(formerly the International Journal of Ecoforestry)
We have entered a new era of change in forest use. The debate is no longer "should we change," but "how." The challenge is to give a voice to those who are embracing ecologically responsible methods of forest use. If you are among those concerned about or directly affected by forest use and management, you will want to read this journal. Our growing audience includes: private forest landowners, private/public forest land managers, community and non-profit forestry groups, foresters, ecosystem/forestry consultants, value-added processors and manufacturers, and self-employed forest workers, i.e. selective loggers, horse loggers, and special forest product harvesters.
Annual subscription rates (in Canadian or US dollars)
$20 for students and those "living lightly."
$30 for Individuals
$60 for Institutions, government offices, libraries
Add $20 for mailing outside North America
To subscribe, please provide the following information and mail it to the address below, with a cheque of the correct amount:
Name:
Affiliation:
Street and City:
Province or State and Country:
Postal Code:
Amount enclosed:
Mail to:
Ecoforestry Institute Society
PO Box 5070, Station B
Victoria, BC
Canada V8R 6N3
Sample Journal Articles
Volunteers Not Required 
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PO Box 5070, Station B
Victoria, BC V8R 6N3 Phone: 250-595-0655
Fax: 250-595-0655
Email: journal@ecoforestry.ca
Website: ecoforestry.ca Main Contact
Sharon Chow
Director
Phone: 250-595-0655
Fax: 250-595-0655
Email: martchow@islandnet.com
Secondary Contact
Michael Copland
Director
Phone: 250-595-0655
Fax: 250-595-0655
Email: journal@ecoforestry.ca
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