With summer here, so is wildfire season. We all have a role to play in reducing the risk that wildfire represents to our communities and forests. …Over the past 9 years we have been funding projects that leave communities and infrastructure better protected, give firefighters more options when responding to wildfires and help create more resilient forests now and for the future. Find these stories and more in this month’s newsletter:

• Message from Minister of Forests, Ravi Parmar
• FESBC’s Board Chair, Ken Day’s welcome message
• BC Forest Safety Council safety tip
• Faces of Forestry feature: Aaron Lee
• FESBC Board of Directors’ tour with Ntityix Resources
• Balancing fire and fibre utilization feature story
• Wildfire risk reduction project led by Kenpesq’t Forestry
• Wildfire risk reduction treatment in the City of Vernon