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)
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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
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
Skimikin Nursery Ltd., Tappen, 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
K&C Silviculture Farm, Oliver, BC
K&C Silviculture Farm, Oliver, 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
PRT Summerland, Summerland, 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.
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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.
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1999
2000
2001
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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