Dedicated to increasing accessibility and visibility of knowledge in support of innovative silviculture in British Columbia
Purpose
THE
SIP Exchange
is home to curated information to increase the accessibility and visibility of knowledge in support of innovative silviculture implementation in British Columbia. The SIPex is built for forest practitioners, and will be an important tool in connecting practitioners to knowledge, and housing resources on a range of forest management practices for a wide range of objectives and multiple values across BC’s diverse forests.
The SIPex connects practitioners to knowledge in a few ways:
A searchable, open-access database of resources and tools
The updated Silviculture Systems Handbook, acts as a central reference for recommended approaches for the design, planning, and application of silvicultural treatments, objectives, and stand development pathways.
Maintaining Attributes of Old-growth Forests in Coastal B.C. Through Variable Retention
Canadian Journal of Forest Research
This paper introduces and explains variable retention, a forestry approach that addresses a variety of forest management goals such as sustaining old-growth forest attributes during harvesting.
Assessing Feasibility of Wildfire Fuel Reduction Targets in North Central British Columbia
BC Journal of Ecosystems and Management
This study assesses the feasibility of wildfire fuel reduction targets in British Columbia, specifically within the Burns Lake Community Forest, following mechanical raking treatments.
The Silviculture Innovation Program (SIP) was launched in April 2023 to support the adoption of innovative practices through extension, applied research, and operational research. In March 2024, the SIP hosted a Knowledge Summit, bringing together a diverse group of forest practitioners to help shape a roadmap for program implementation. Participants offered clear guidance: while there are important knowledge gaps to address and broad extension needs to meet, a wealth of information on innovative silviculture already exists—yet much of it remains difficult to access or is not widely visible. Based on this direction, the SIP identified its top priority as creating an open-access knowledge hub, guided by the insights and collaboration of the practitioner community.
