Kevin Johnston

Stewardship Officer
Kamloops

Team leader for the Southern Interior Region Stewardship Planning and Practices Section

Will Burt

Regional Geomatics Analyst
Nelson

Supports Southern Interior Region regional and district staff by providing technical, policy and operational support for geomatics functions.

Intranet Link to MFR Geomatics Community

Sharon Cadieux

Regional Geomatics Technician
Kamloops

Provide support and advice to the Regional office in relationship to data management, mapping, visualization tools, GIS.

Cody Crocker

Regional Geomatics Coordinator
Kamloops

Leads the Regional Geomatics team to support the Southern Interior Region regional and district staff by providing technical, policy and operational support for geomatics functions.

Geomatics Site

Cheryl Delwisch

Resource Analysis Forester
Kamloops 

Provides technical assistance and guidance to district, region, and branch with respect to timber supply review and analysis, particularly around data.  TSA timber supply review. Conducts or assists with timber supply impact assessments for Wildlife Habitat Areas and Ungulate Winter Range. Liaison for proponent, district, and contractor for  timber supply analysis for probationary community forest agreements.

Link to Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch

Jacquie Denis

Stewardship Clerk
Kamloops 

Provide clerical support for the Southern Interior Region Stewardship Planning and Practices Section.  

Jim Grace

Inventory Forester
Kamloops

Provide support and advice relating to photo and imagery capture, archive, distribution, and interpretation, certified as a VRI photo interpreter VRI Phase 1 (Photo Interpretation.) Forester and provide advise / review of VSIP / VPIP (Vegetation Strategic Implementation Plans / Vegetation Project Implementation Plan).  Provides VRI support and review for Woodlot licensees and Community Forest planning processes.
 
FAIB Inventory Home Page

Cal Hauk

Inventory Forester
Nelson

Completing Parks Canada VRI Partnership through conducting Phase 1 inventory and managing funding/budget.  Provide forestry assistance and guidance to Licensees on the development of VRI projects and plans.  Provide support to MOF and other Ministry staff on VRI standards and procedures.  Growth and Yield contact for PSP activity within the Southern Interior Kootenay Region.  Support DFAM and other working groups in VRI forestry issues.

Erin Hunter

Regional Inventory Forester
Kamloops

Provide support to section staff for inventory, growth and yield and other related / special projects.  Provides input and recommendations respecting inventory program priorities. Provides technical advice and operational support to ministry and licensee staff regarding provincial VRI/G&Y standards, implementation and application

Bob Macdonald

Growth and Yield Forester
Kamloops

Provide forest growth and yield support for the Interior, provide GY software, data standards, metadata and spatial data GY support as well as linkages to other GY related aspects of management unit monitoring projects, timber supply analysis, IFPA and DFAM.

FAIB Inventory Projections
Link to Location Information on Permanent Sample Plots

Graham MacGregor

Regional Geomatics Analyst
Kamloops 

Supports Southern Interior Region regional and district staff by providing technical, policy and operational support for geomatics functions.

Matt Makar

Inventory Forester
Kamloops 

VRI Certified in Photo Interpretation, ground sampling and Net Volume Adjustment Factor Sampling. Supports VRI and National Forest Inventory (NFI) ground sampling and photo interpretation projects throughout the province. Supports the development of standards and procedures for VRI/NFI. Provide advice regarding / review of VSIP / VPIP (Vegetation Strategic Implementation Plans / Vegetation Project Implementation Plans)

Chris Mulvihill

Inventory Forester
Nelson 

VRI / NVAF certified and works with the National Forest Inventory (NFI) ground sampling projects. Active in supporting VRI ground sampling, photo interpretation, and destructive sampling projects throughout the province.   Provide professional advice on VRI, involved in establishment of standards and procedures for VRI.

Peter Rennie

Landscape Forester
Kamloops

Provide professional advice related to: visual resource management issues, values, legislation, policy, standards and practices; visual management input to strategic and operational plans, Timber Supply Reviews and other analyses; visual inventory, setting visual objectives, visual design, implementation, effectiveness evaluations, monitoring, visual and public perception research.

Link to Forest Practices Branch Visual Resources Information

Nikki Rivette

Fire Management Specialist
Kamloops

Provide advice on fire management planning including District Fire Management Plans and Higher Level Plans.  Identification of current and future fire issues for research and operations.  Provide fire management input to regional initiatives such as post-fire planning for impacted soils and watersheds.  Regional contact with Protection staff for issues such as Wild land Urban Interface Planning. 

Jeff Stone

Timber Supply Analyst
Kamloops

Provides technical and professional guidance and assistance to district, region, and branch with respect to timber supply review and analysis for timber supply areas, tree farm licencees, and community forests. Regional coordinator for forestry plan and allowable annual cut increase determinations under Innovative Forestry Practice Agreement. Conducts or assists with timber supply impact assessments for Wildlife Habitat Areas, Ungulate Winter Range, and other objectives. Leads on improving timely access to resource analysis within the southern interior forest region.