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Office Hours with Mike Larock – July 21

Join Mike Larock, RPF, ABCFP Director of Professional Practice and Forest Stewardship, again for an informal discussion of the new Code of Ethical and Professional Conduct and other changes to forest professionals’ practice resulting from the Professional Governance Act and the new ABCFP bylaws.

New ABCFP Bylaws 12-15, July 14

The ABCFP implemented new bylaws in February in order to ensure compliance under the Professional Governance Act. This webinar, the seventh in an eight-part series, will focus on three bylaws and how they affect your practice: Complaints, Investigations, and Discipline; Public Disclosure; and Indictable Offences.

New ABCFP Bylaws 10 and 11, July 7

The ABCFP implemented a series of new bylaws in February in order to ensure compliance under the Professional Governance Act. This webinar, the sixth in an eight-part series, will focus on Bylaw 10, Continuing Professional Development, and Bylaw 11, Audit and Practice Reviews, and how they affect your practice.

Office Hours with Mike Larock – June 23

Code of Ethical & Professional Conduct – Part 2, June 16

This ABCFP webinar, the fourth in an eight-part series, will review and explain Standards 5 through 9, the second set in the new Code of Ethical and Professional Conduct.

New ABCFP Bylaws 5 through 8, June 9

The ABCFP implemented a series of new bylaws in February in order to ensure compliance under the Professional Governance Act. This webinar, the third in an eight-part series, covers Bylaws 5 through 8 and how they affect your practice.

Office Hours with Mike Larock – May 26

Join Mike Larock, RPF, ABCFP Director of Professional Practice and Forest Stewardship, for an informal discussion of the new Code of Ethical and Professional Conduct and other changes to forest professionals’ practice resulting from the Professional Governance Act and the new ABCFP bylaws.

Code of Ethical & Professional Conduct intro., May 19

With the implementation of the Professional Governance Act in February, a new Code of Ethical and Professional Conduct came into force for all ABCFP registrants. The new Code contains nine standards to which all registrants must adhere and be accountable.

Working with Indigenous Communities E-course

The purpose of this ABCFP course is to equip practicing registrants to respectfully and effectively work with Indigenous Peoples within the context of professional forestry.

Professional Practice Guidelines, Watershed Assessments

This webinar is the third in a series by the EGBC and ABCFP and provides background on why guidelines for watershed assessment and managing risk in the forest sector were developed. It indicates what the guidelines do and who they apply to, and sets out the structure and scope of them.

Developing a Watershed Risk Management Framework

This webinar is the second in a series and provides background on why guidelines for watershed assessment and managing risk in the forest sector were developed. It indicates what the guidelines do and who they apply to, and sets out the structure and scope of them. It also discusses what is new in these guidelines with respect to the relative roles of forest professionals and specialists in assessing and managing risk.

Watershed Assessment & Mgmt of Hydrologic & Geomorphic Risk

This webinar provides background on why guidelines for watershed assessment and managing risk in the forest sector were developed; indicates what the guidelines do and who they apply to; sets out the structure and scope of the guidelines; and discusses what is new in these guidelines with respect to the relative roles of forest professionals and specialists in assessing and managing risk.

Forest Legislation and Policy Reference Guide 2017

The 2017 version of the Forest Legislation and Policy Reference Guide provides the basic concepts in an overview of much of the legislation and related policy that apply to forest management practices in BC today. It does not cover all forest management legislation and policy topics and should be used in conjunction with other reference material, including that listed in this Guide.

Tablets and Smart Phones for Field Use (Online)

The objective of this online workshop is to provide participants with an overview of how tablet computers and smart phones may be used as an aid when conducting field data collection.

VRM Module 1: The Public, Legislation, and Policy

This module will examine the foundation of Visual Resource Management (VRM): public perception of harvesting activities on forested landscapes.

VRM Module 2: Visual Impact Assessments

This module will familiarize you with the critical data required for a Visual Impact Assessment (VIA) and how to determine the Basic VQO Definition. It also examines viewpoint selection, digital landscape photography, field safety, field image analysis, and using simulations.

VRM Module 3: Assessing the Proposed Design

This module will examine how to assess a proposed visual design using Landscape Design principles. Operational strategies that harmonize a proposal with the landform and assessing a design using Numeric Data will also be explored.

VRM Module 4: Reviewing the Final Design

This module will introduce the final review process and the application of Due Diligence to a Visual Impact Assessment (VIA). This course also examines the practice of professional forestry in the VRM context, professional documents, and the significance of a signature and seal.

Professional Reliance (Online)

This online training session explores what professional reliance means to participants, its legal foundation and its definition, how it compares to professional deference and how it is related to professional accountability.

Advanced Professional Reliance (Online)

This workshop provides further understanding of the application of professional reliance. It demonstrates how professional reliance is related to forest management and provides reality-based examples.

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