Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
British Columbia's ADM Resource Stewardship Division & Chief Forester
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Jim Snetsinger, RPF, was appointed by Order in Council in 2004, as, the 15th Chief Forester of British Columbia.
The Assistant Deputy Minister for the Resource Stewardship Division of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is also the province’s Chief Forester. The ADM provides overall leadership to the division including strategic oversight to the development of resource stewardship policy and practices. Primary responsibilities include:
- allowable annual cut determinations;
- setting policy and standards for forest practices
- setting policy and standards for water sustainability,
- water resource management,
- marine planning
- resource management objectives, and
- genetic resource management
This website provides links to documents and presentations that the ADM has provided for the purposes of guiding and monitoring sustainable forest and water management.
The following branch websites;
- Forest Analysis and Inventory,
- Resource Practices,
- Resource Management Objectives,
- Tree Improvement, and
- Water Management and Stewardship;
provide more information on the Division’s responsibilities, products and services.