Climate change adaptation project update June2018
Erik Leslie, HPCC Forest Manager, made a presentation on our climate change adaptation project at a public meeting at the Harrop Hall on June 20, 2018.
HPCC Scholarship application form
The Harrop-Procter Community Cooperative Scholarship will be awarded to a secondary school graduate who is a resident of the Harrop-Procter community. Applicants must be enrolled in a 1st year program, pursuing an education through a Technical/Trades School, College, or University. Studies related to Forestry, Environmental Studies, and Sciences will be given priority consideration but other areas of study will be considered where appropriate. Please forward applications by JUNE 1
Post-fire slideshow from Nov.17 community celebration in Procter
Here’s the slide show that Erik Leslie, HPCC’s Forest Manager, presented at the community celebration / firefighter thank you party in Procter on November 17th.
New Rural Routes podcast features Harrop-Procter community forest
Rural Routes is a podcast produced in Saint John’s, Newfoundland. It is an initiative of the Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation.
Their most recent episode is entitled The Future of Forestry.
http://ruralroutespodcasts.com/?p=2047
The beginning of the podcast includes an interview with Floris Dusselhof from the community forest sawmill, and the latter part of the podcast includes an interview with forest manager Erik Leslie.
Short Slideshow: Harrop fire fall 2017
Erik post-fire BRIEF presentation 23Oct2017
This is a short slide presentation on the Harrop wildfire that HPCC’s Forest Manager Erik Leslie put together for a public meeting in October.
Harrop-Procter wins major community forestry award
Harrop-Procter community forest was recently awarded the Robin Hood Memorial Award for Excellence in Community Forestry. The award, which comes with a $10,000 prize, is based on the recommendation of a committee of BC Community Forest Association directors and senior Ministry of Forests’ staff.
See the full BCCFA Press Release at
http://bccfa.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/BCCFA-Press-Release-June-18-2017.pdf