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About Us
OUTREACH PROGRAMS
"Getting the word out" is part of the mandate
(mission statement) of HPWPS.
Members of our staff give numerous presentations
on community-based forestry topics and participate in conferences
and workshops across Canada and internationally.
Most presentations consist of a slide show defining
community forestry, ecosystem-based planning, and the economic strategy
for the Community Cooperative.
Outreach Activities 2004
| January: |
Hosted the Community Forest Audit Team from the Ministry of Forest and the Auditor General’s Office
Hosted BC Institute of Co-op Studies from the University Of Victoria conducting co-operative research
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| February: |
Hosted Selkirk College Environmental Planning Class.
Presentation to United Nations sponsored forum on agriculture hosted by the Mountain Forum. Held in Chambrey France Food and Agriculture Organization
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| March: |
Hosted Selkirk College Geography Class.
Participated in the B.C. Community Forest Association Forum Revelstoke, B.C
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| April: |
Hosted the Dennis Lakusta Concert as a fundraiser for the Harrop-Procter Watershed Protection Society
Hosted a Non-timber Forest Products Workshop focused on policy and decision making with regards to NTFP’s
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| May: |
Shared the Harrop-Procter Story at the Idea Oasis sponsored by the Nelson Office of Possibilities, Nelson. B.C.
Received the Royal Canadian Geographic Society’s 2004 Environment Gold Award in the Sustainable Living Category.
Read About It Here
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Outreach Activities 2003
| February: |
Advisory Committee Women’s Co-op Ventures,
Nelson, BC |
| March: |
Presentation to Selkirk College Integrated Environmental
Technology Class |
| April: |
Forest Certification Watch. Conference. |
| April: |
Community Foresters: Meeting of the Minds Conference, Procter,
BC |
| May: |
Workshop Delivery, Building Co-operative Futures, B.C. Institute
of Co-operative Studies, University of Victoria. |
| May: |
Advisory Committee and Workshop for Women’s Co-op Ventures
Training Program: Nelson Women’s Center |
| June: |
International Mountain Caribou Conference |
| July: |
Community Summit on Ecosystem-Based Planning, Salmo, BC |
Outreach Activities 2002
| January: |
“Mountains to Climb” Presentation,
Procter, BC |
| January: |
“Entrepreneurial Capacity Test for Communities”
in conjunction with Community Futures Development Corporation,
Procter, BC |
| February: |
Selkirk College Forestry Class, Castlegar |
| February: |
Wells Community Forest Society, Wells, BC |
| March: |
Community Forests Conference, Victoria, BC |
| March: |
Presentations to Shad, Donner, EJLB, Gordon, Salamander, and
McConnell Foundations in Ontario and Quebec |
| March: |
University of Guelph: Application of Ecosystem-based Planning
in the Harrop-Procter Watershed, Toronto, Ontario |
| April: |
Granby Wilderness Society, Grand Forks, BC |
| April: |
The Forest Leadership Forum, “Applying the Tools: Participation
in Forest Management”, Atlanta, Georgia |
| April: |
Tours of Harrop-Procter by LV Rogers High School Science Class |
| April: |
Ktunaxa First Nations tour of forest |
| May: |
Project Echoes, “Defining Sustainability: A workshop
on the Harrop- Procter Community Forest Project”, Christina
Lake, BC |
| May: |
Government of Canada Rural Secretariat Team, Victoria, BC |
| May: |
Collaboration with the Public Sector Employees for Ethical
Forest Management |
| June: |
Presentations to Acorn Foundation and Gordon and Betty Moore
Foundation, California |
| June: |
Permaculture Institute, Slocan Valley, BC |
| June: |
Annual General Meeting of the Harrop-Procter Watershed Protection
Society |
| June: |
Selkirk College Geography Class |
| July: |
Canada/USA/Mexico World Youth Pilot Program (9 students for
2 months) |
| July: |
Simon Fraser University Student, Ecology: Study of White Bark
Pine |
| July: |
9 FSC certifiers from UK and Canada |
| July: |
Non-Timber Forest Products Workshop, Procter, BC |
| August: |
Ktunaxa First Nations Annual Trek. 100 people stayed in our
park for a week. Visits to both Sinixt and Ktunaxa territories
for meetings and field trips |
| September: |
Sinixt First Nations Workshop, Tour and Supper |
| September: |
Mushroom Foray with the Ministry of Forest Research Branch,
Victoria |
| October: |
Visitors from Finland University |
| November: |
Two interviews on Kootenay Co-op Radio |
| November: |
Fundraising presentation with Everest photographer, Pat Morrow,
350 people at Capitol Theatre, Nelson BC |
| November: |
International Symposium on Mountain Farming, Uttaranchal,
India, 2 presentations sponsored by Canadian Centre for International
Studies and Cooperation (CECI) |
| December: |
One-Day Seminar to 16 International Intern Students from Silva
Forest Foundation |
presentations made in 1999-2001:
Government:
- Canadian Forest Service, Victoria, BC
- BC Ministry of Forests, Victoria and
Nelson, BC
- Ministry of Environment Parks and Lands,
E-team Coordinators from Victoria, BC
Conferences and Workshops:
- Eco-Certification Forum, Victoria, BC
- International Conference on Community
Forestry, University of Victoria, BC
- Tenure Reform Workshop, Nelson, BC
- Boreal Forest in the 21st Century, Taiga
Rescue Network Conference, Moscow, Russia
- Queen Charlotte Islands Community Wood
Trade Show
- Sustainable Use of Non-Timber Forest
Products, Nelson, BC
Communities and Local Governments:
- Kimberley Community Forest Initiative,
Kimberley, BC
- Cortes Island Community Forest Society,
Cortes, BC
- Regional District of Central Kootenay
community meeting in Slocan Valley, BC
- Tatla Lake Community Resource Board,
Tatla Lake, BC
- Kaslo Community Forest, Kaslo, BC
- Presentation: ‘Mountains and People’,
a prelude to the Banff Film Festival, which is held at the Capitol
Theatre in Nelson, BC
- Presentation on Non-Timber Forest Products,
Silverton Gallery
Educational Groups:
- Simon Fraser University Community Economic
Development Class, Burnaby, BC
- Selkirk College Renewable Resource Program,
Castlegar, BC
- City University, New York, NY
Other:
- Community Forests Advisory Committee,
Victoria, BC
- BC Professional Biologists
- Kootenay Co-op Radio
- CBC Radio Canada
- Nature Conservancy, Washington, DC
- Presentation to visiting Russian delegation
through CIDAA
Articles in the following recent journals and
periodicals:
- Fighting for a forest: Harrop-Procter Community Co-op sells “Wood with a Conscience”. Shared Vision. 2003
- Green” guidelines make certified lumber the clear choice for eco-conscious consumers. Teton Home: Spring, 2003 28-35.
- "Biodiversity - A Profile for Community
Action" by the Harmony Foundation
- "Showing our Successes" by
the West Coast Environmental Law
- "Taiga News" a publication
by Taiga Rescue Network, an international network of environmental
groups
- We are on the cover of Ecoforestry Magazine, Dec. 2002
- Common Ground, Dec. 2002.
- Articles have also appeared in the BC Environmental Network Report, Sharing our Successes by West Coast Environmental Law, Connecting Lands and People by The Dogwood Initiative, Sharing Information to Strengthen Rural Communities by Rural Team BC
- Cover story for Found Object published by the Graduate School, City University, New York. High altitude harvest: A mosiac of perspectives on mountain farming. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Mountain Farming, November 2002, Mussoorie, Uttaranchal, India. Harrop and Procter: How a persistent community fashioned its own forestry future. Ecoforestry. 2000. 15(2): 4-11.
- How the Harrop-Procter community is harvesting its forest. Ecoforestry. 2002.17(4): 8-16.
- Article in the Vancouver Province on our Harry Potter Brooms, July 2003.
- We are featured on the BC
Institute for Co-op Studies web site
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