The members of the Forest Management Wetland Stewardship Initiative (FMWSI) announce that the partnership will continue for a second three-year term.
FMWSI is a partnership between Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc., Canfor, Forest Products Association of Canada, Millar Western Forest Products Ltd., Tolko Industries Ltd., West Fraser and Weyerhaeuser Company, and Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC). The goals of the partnership are to share knowledge and resources to advance sustainable forest management and wetland stewardship in the working forests of Canada’s boreal region.
In its first term (2017 to 2019), the partnership determined there was a need to address how to maintain healthy wetlands when working in the Boreal region. In response, three guidebooks were developed to assist with the identification and management of boreal wetlands.
“Healthy boreal wetlands are important to both DUC and the forest sector. They maintain water quality and supply, regulate global climate, and provide habitat to an abundance of plant and animal species,” states Bev Gingras, Head of Boreal Conservation Programs at DUC. “Because roads and other infrastructure are necessary for forestry operations, it is important that forest practitioners understand how their activities may affect wetlands and, in turn, how wetlands can affect their operations.”
Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) is the leader in wetland conservation.
