Susan Hoyles, the Silviculture Vegetation Officer, is involved with vegetation management issues within the . This includes sheep grazing, manual brushing, herbicide treatments and the deletereous brush component of free growing. Susan spends quite a bit of time assisting the districts with their Pest Management Plans; providing advice, training and  information on the impacts of herbicide use and the various manual techniques on competing vegetation. Susan is also the regional contact for the Ministry's involvement with the Northern Interior Vegetation Management Association (NIVMA).

Publications:

DRAFT: January 2000. "Brushing trends in the from 1988-1998." Forest Extension Note.