VICTORIA – Kerry Rouck has been appointed to the Forest Practices Board for a three-year term. Rouck, based in West Kelowna, is a registered professional forester with a master of science in forestry from the University of British Columbia. He has nearly 30 years of experience in private-sector forestry, including working with Indigenous communities and a range of tenure holders. Rouck brings extensive operational forestry experience to the board, including first-hand knowledge of forest practices, tenure management and the challenges facing the forest sector. As a woodlot owner and manager, he has practical experience applying forest practices on the ground. Rouck is also active in supporting forestry education and community involvement. He works with the Charles Bloom Secondary School forestry program and woodlot, and has served as a councillor and chair of the board of examiners with Forest Professionals British Columbia.