Líl̓wat Forestry Ventures Ltd.

Our Forest Fuels Management project is getting close to completion and we look forward to providing more details to the community. We want to give a shout out today to our crews for their careful, thoughtful, and hard work these past few months!

Líl̓wat Forestry Ventures Ltd. (LFV) is a leading forestry management corporation within the Líl̓wat Nation in Mount Currie, British Columbia. As we continue to grow, we are excited to introduce our dedicated team members who help us manage one of the Nation’s most precious resources while upholding our commitment to community safety. Hayden Leo, from the Líl̓wat Nation, is one of the people behind LFV's success. Learn more about Hayden and his journey with LFV by reading the article below: https://lnkd.in/g5qKsrBW

Thank you Ryan and Salish! ***Founded in 1990, the Salish Unit Crew was one of the original Indigenous unit crews in the province, and is the only one remaining today made up of all Indigenous crew members. Ryan Pascal was the crew's supervisor from its inception until the age of 65, and still works from the Pemberton Fire Zone located on Lil'wat Nation territory. On National Indigenous Peoples day, Ryan reflected on his time with the crew and hosting their inaugural First Nations Boot Camp this spring. https://lnkd.in/gpNHqy2b

We are incredibly proud to have been finalists for the Real Estate Foundation of BC 2024 Land Awards. The recognition for our work on the Q̓welq̓welústen/Mount Meager Landslide Restoration project is a great honour for our team at Lil'wat Forestry Ventures. Although we didn't take first, we did come in second and our team is so proud. Congratulations to all the winners and our fellow finalists! Thank you to the Real Estate Foundation of BC for celebrating our work and to everyone who worked so hard to help make this project possible. #REFBC2024 #LandAwards #lilwatnation

The Real Estate Foundation of BC’s 2024 Land Awards Gala is happening this evening, and Lil'wat Forestry Ventures is honoured to be a finalist in the Land Use and Conservation Category. Our team is honoured to celebrate being a finalist and share the success of our Q̓welq̓welústen/Mount Meager Landslide Restoration project province-wide. We’re excited to see the results and to be part of such an inspiring event! Congrats to our fellow finalists too: 👉 Nadleh Whut’en First Nation Stellat’en First Nation Society for Ecosystem Restoration in Northern BC Yun Ghunli (Defenders of the Land) 👉 Nature-Based Solutions Foundation IPCA Conservation Financing for Endangered Ecosystems 👉 W̱SÁNEĆ School Board ṮEṮÁĆES Revitalization Project #REFBC2024 #LandAwards #lilwatnation Lil'wat Nation | Pique Newsmagazine | The Tyee | Klay Tindall

We are thrilled to announce that Lil’wat Forestry Ventures has been named a finalist for the Real Estate Foundation of BC's 2024 Land Awards in the Land Use and Conservation Category! This honour recognizes our efforts on the Q̓welq̓welústen/Mount Meager Landslide Restoration, a project aimed at slowing sediment buildup and creating conditions suitable for vegetation and wildlife habitat. We’re incredibly proud of this recognition and the positive impact our work is having on the Lil’wat Nation’s Traditional Territory and the environment. Stay tuned for the awards gala on June 13, 2024, where the winners will be announced! Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/gF-x-ucN #REFBC2024 #LandAwards #LilwatNation

Lil’wat Forestry Ventures has been named as a finalist for the Real Estate Foundation of BC's 2024 Land Awards in the Land Use and Conservation Category. This selection is in recognition of their work on the Q̓welq̓welústen/Mount Meager Landslide Restoration, a project aimed at slowing sediment buildup to reduce the chances of flooding on reserve lands and creating conditions suitable for vegetation and wildlife habitat. 

Happy Friday from the Lil'wat Forestry Ventures Crew. We had a great question about our Forest Fuels Management Project the other day: where does the wood go? Answer: some of the wood goes to our forestry yard for our elders' firewood program, and some of it is sold to cover costs of funding shortfalls to make this project happen. Thank you for the questions! And thank you to hard working team who are doing the harvesting and hauling, people like driver Dave! #LilwatNation | #LilwatFireSmart | FireSmart BC | FireSmart™ Canada

Our 'Forest Fuels Management Project' has been a great success so far. Great partners working hard to help deliver this wildfire risk reduction project to better protect our community. We have seven trucks on site and are getting logs from the treatment area out safely. “This work is so important to help keep the community safer from the threat of wildfire, with many other significant benefits,” shared Klay Tindall, Lil'wat Forestry Ventures' General Manager. “The selective thinning of the forest will not only mitigate the risk of wildfires to the local homes and properties but will also enhance residents’ visibility to observe wildlife such as wolves, bears and cougars in the area to better ensure their family’s safety.” Due to the size of the project, we are not eligible for the funding we require to do this work, but this work is important on so many levels, so we are moving forward to get the work done. Pique Newsmagazine | Lil'wat FireSmart | Lil'wat Nation | FireSmart BC | Canadian Forest Industries | Forest Professionals British Columbia | The Truck Loggers Association | BC First Nations Forestry Council Photos: Simon Bedford

Lil’wat Nation leading way in reducing wildfire risk this summer https://lnkd.in/gvNMM_Qx via Times Colonist (Victoria) Pique Newsmagazine Róisin Cullen