Kevin Bollefer

Kevin Bollefer [has worked] for the Revelstoke Community Forest Corporation (RCFC) since 2007, and general manager since 2023. He and his staff oversee 120,000 hectares of land, including 69,000 ha of forest. This tenure, known as Tree Farm Licence (TFL) 56, was bought by the City of Revelstoke in 1993, when RCFC was formed. The aim was for the Revelstoke community to regain control of local timber resources, not just for its economy, but also for the improvement of forest management and environmental protection. In October, Black Press Media joined Bollefer for a walk in the woods to learn about the range of forest management practices RCFC uses to keep these ecosystems, resource extraction and the future of Revelstoke’s sawmills all sustainable. …Bollefer’s goal is to help keep Downie Timber’s mills operating, while balancing the environmental needs and values of forestry, old-growth and threatened species such as caribou.