Osoyoos Indian Band’s Siya Forestry is working with logging and manufacturing company Interfor on collaborative forestry management. “The partnership reflects a shared commitment to long-term stewardship and responsible planning, ensuring forestry activities align with community values,” reads a Siya Forestry release. The two teams are working to review potential harvest areas, assess wildlife and riparian areas, and identify culturally important areas before they are developed. The approach aims to focus on the forest as a whole system, going beyond legal requirements. Timber values are considered but so is wildlife habitat, visual quality, traditional use areas, and long-term forest health. …Vern Louie, OIB forest operations lead said “Forestry is a living thing; it needs to be treated that way.” …“There’s been a lot of changes over the years,” said Ron Palmer, Interfor Indigenous engagement representative. “So, it’s important that we are in alignment with their values.”