Chief Forester's & Green Timbers Awards

Chief Forester's Award

This competition award is presented by the Chief Forester to the nursery that succeeds in producing the best specification seedlings of a BC forest species and stocktype chosen by the AGM Organizing Committee.

CFA 2020

2024 Competition
For the 2024 Forest Nursery Association of BC annual general meeting the winner is Landing Nursery Ltd, Vernon BC

Devon Coombs, Josh Enns, Jesse Brunelle,

PSB512A Dr (Red Alder), seedlot 63801
( seed donated by BCTS & MOF Forest Investment Program)

Year

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2021

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Species/Stocktype

Cw PSB 410

Lw PSB 410

Pli PCT 410

Sx PSB 412A

Cw PSB 410

Pli PSB 410

Pli PSB 512A

Sx PSB 412A

Hw PSB 410

Fdc PSB 412A

Sb PSB 410

Sx PSB 410

Fdc PSB 412A

Pli PCT 310B

Fdi PSB 412B

Cw PSB 412A

Lw PSB 412A

Pli PSB 309A

Fdc PSB 412A

Py PSB 412A

Sx PSB 410

Fdi PSB 412B

Cw PSB 412A

Dr PSB 512A

Recipients

Can. Forestry Service - PFRC Nursery, Victoria, BC

World Silviculture Ltd., Oliver BC

Can. Forestry Service - PFRC Nursery, Victoria, BC

Hybrid Nurseries Ltd., Pitt Meadows, BC

Red Rock Nursery, MOF, Prince George, BC

Saanich Test Nursery, MOF, Saanich, BC

Ruff's Greenhouse, Prince George, BC

CP Forest Products, Saanichton, BC

Saanich Test Nursery, MOF, Saanich, BC

PRT Campbell River Nursery, Campbell River, BC

Rivershore Nursery Ltd., Kamloops, BC

Ruff's Greenhouse, Prince George, BC

Coldstream Nursery Ltd., Vernon, BC

Hybrid Nurseries Ltd., Pitt Meadows, BC

Ruff's Greenhouse, Prince George, BC

Skimikin Nursery Ltd., Tappen, BC

Surrey Nursery Ltd. Surrey, BC

Surrey Nursery Ltd., Surrey, BC

Eagle Rock Nursery Ltd., Armstrong, BC

K&C Silviculture Farm, Oliver, BC

MBC Summerland Nursery Ltd., Summerland, BC

PRT Coldstream Nursery, Vernon, BC

Mountainview Nursery Ltd., Summerland, BC

Sylvan Vale Nursery Ltd., Black Creek, BC

Canfor J.D. Little Nursery, Prince George, BC

SilvaGro Partnership, Juniper Beach, BC

MBC Summerland Nursery Ltd., Summerland, BC

SilvaGro Partnership, Juniper Beach, BC

PRT Summerland, Summerland, BC

Landing Nursery Ltd, Vernon BC

Green Timbers Award

The inception of the “GREEN TIMBERS AWARD” developed from two central themes. The first was to provide a means by which the forest nursery community could recognize the history and major contributions of an individual or organization to reforestation in British Columbia, Canada.

The second stems from a desire to keep the Green Timbers name alive. Green Timbers Nursery was closed in January 1999. It was the oldest operational nursery in BC, established in 1930 as a commitment by the government to an operational forest seedling production program.

Green Timbers is a heritage site housing some of the original nursery buildings including the original Forest Ranger Training School. In addition it is home to the first plantation in BC, an arboretum and commemorative plantings for the one and two billionth seedlings planted in BC. It seemed appropriate to use the Green Timbers name as a reflection of the intent of this award.

Year

1999

2000

2001

2003

2004

2006

2007

2011

2012

2013

2015

2016

2018

2019

2021

2022

2024

Recipients

Norm Pelton

Ev van Eerden & James Kinghorn

George Shikaze

Wayne Gates, Glen Mathews, John Maxwell,

Gwen Shrimpton, Eric van Steenis & Dave Trotter

Dave Armit

Nils Sjoberg

Jim Arnott

Allan McDonald

Hans & Susan Stoffelsma

Tom Landis

Claire Kooistra

John Betts

Michael Peterson

Ron Elder & Dave Lloyd

Rob Scagel

Steve Grossnickle

Don Pigott

Chief Forester's & Green Timbers Awards

Chief Forester's Award

This competition award is presented by the Chief Forester to the nursery that succeeds in producing the best specification seedlings of a BC forest species and stocktype chosen by the AGM Organizing Committee.

2024 Competition For the 2024 Forest Nursery Association of BC annual general meeting the winner is Landing Nursery Ltd, Vernon BC Devon Coombs, Josh Enns, Jesse Brunelle, PSB512A Dr (Red Alder), seedlot 63801 ( seed donated by BCTS & MOF Forest Investment Program)

Green Timbers Award

2024 Competition
For the 2024 Forest Nursery Association of BC annual general meeting the winner is Landing Nursery Ltd, Vernon BC

Devon Coombs, Josh Enns, Jesse Brunelle,

PSB512A Dr (Red Alder), seedlot 63801
( seed donated by BCTS & MOF Forest Investment Program)