Field Trips
Trips to FSC® Certified Operations
Cranbrook, British Columbia
3 Days (15-17 October)
Host: Canfor
Moderate difficulty
$ Approx. CAD$480
Participants: 10 minimum, 30 maximum
(Fligths and extra meals not included)
Itinerary:
Day 1: Fly to Cranbrook and visit the forest site to see restoration and operations.
Day 2: Visit forest sites to see harvesting, a high conservation value forest and tour the FSC CoC certified Pulp Mill.
Day 3: Flight to Vancouver or other destination.
Washington State Forest and Green Building Tour
3 Days (6-8 October)
Host: Brad Kahn
Low / Moderate difficulty
$ Approx. CAD$670
(Fligths and extra meals not included)
Participants: 40 minimum, 45 maximum
Itinerary:
Day 1: Flight to Seattle, own transport to hotel
Day 2: Visit Cedar River Watershed, Cougar Mountain Forest and Bullitt Center
Day 3: Flight to Vancouver
Haliburton Forest and Wildlife Reserve
1 Day (7 or 16 October)
Host: Haliburton forest
Low / Moderate difficulty
$ Approx. CAD$140
Participants: 20 minimum, 30 maximum
(Fligths and extra meals not included)
Itinerary:
8am: Leave hotel in Toronto
11am-2pm: Forest tour with lunch
2pm-5pm: Sustainable wood tour
5pm: Leave forest
6pm-7:30pm: Dinner
9:30pm: Arrive back at the hotel
Windsor Mill and Forestland Tour
3 Days (15-17 or 6-8 October)
Host: Domtar
Low difficulty
Participants: 20 minimum, 30 maximum
$ Approx. CAD$365
(Fligths and extra meals not included)
Itinerary:
Day 1: Travel from Montreal to Sherbrooke and overnight at the Delta Hotel.
Day 2: Safety orientation and meeting at Windsor Mill. Visit the forest to observe operations.
Complete the day with a mill tour in the afternoon and dinner with Domtar Mill management.
Day 3: Travel back to Montreal and enjoy a few hours in the city before departure in the afternoon or evening.
Other Field Trips
Ancient Forest Tour
1 Day (8 October)
Low difficulty
Host: The Ancient Forest Alliance, Ken Wu
$ Approx. CAD$20
(Meals not included)
Participants: 20 minimum, 30 maximum
Itinerary
The Ancient Forest Alliance will guide participants to Stanley Park along some of the most spectacular old-growth
trails in the park, the Tatlow and Lovers Trails where 14 feet wide, 800-year-old red cedars still stand.
1 Day (7 or 8 or 14 October)
Low / Moderate difficulty
$ Approx. CAD$110
Participants: 20 minimum, 30 maximum
(Extra meals not included)
Itinerary:
This tour involves travelling to three different locations by bicycl
Location 1: Olympic Village including the district energy system, reclaimed intertidal zone, green building tour and the
Salt Buildings.
Location 2: False Creek Flats South/Great Northern Way including a history of the area, the City’s greening efforts
and green building tour.
Location 3: Granville Island including historic buildings, a distillery and brewery tour and operational sustainability
strategies in action.
Tall Timber Building Tour
1 Day (7 or 14 October)
Low difficulty
$ Approx. CAD$60
(Meals not included)
Participants: 20 minimum, 30 maximum
Itinerary:
8:30am: Leave hotel and travel by bus to the University of British Columbia
9am: Tour of the campus and the many buildings that display the variety of wood design on campus
12pm: Lunch
1pm: Museum of Anthropology tour with emphasis on First Nations
2pm: Travel back to the hotel
Malcolm Knapp Research Forest
1 Day (14 October)
Low / Moderate difficulty
$ Approx. CAD$100
(Extra meals not included)
Participants: 10 minimum, 20 maximum
Itinerary (to be confirmed):
8am: Leave hotel and travel by bus to the Malcolm Knapp Research Forest
9am-12pm: Operations tour
12pm-1pm: Lunch
1pm-4pm: Research tour
4pm: Return to hotel
Other Field Trips
Capilano Suspension Bridge Park Tree Top Tour
1 Day (7 or 14 October)
Host: Ecotrust Canada
Moderate difficulty
$ Approx. CAD$90
Participants: 20 minimum, 30 maximum
(Meals not included)
Itinerary:
9am: Take bus from downtown Vancouver
10am: Arrive at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park
1pm: Lunch
2:30pm: Return bus
Cheakamus Community Forest and Whistler Village
3 Days (14-16 or 15-16 October)
Low / Moderate difficulty
$ Approx. CAD$400
(extra meals and leisure activities
not included)
Participants: 10 minimum, 30 maximum
Itinerary:
Day 1: Bus trip from the hotel to the Community Forest and day tour of the forest including selection harvesting mimicking
natural disturbance ecology, recreational management and community fire proofing.
Day 2: Recreational day in Whistler.
Day 3: Transport back to Vancouver.
Vancouver Island East Coast Tour
3 Days (14-16 or 13-17 October)
Low difficulty
$ Approx. CAD$400
Participants: 20 minimum, 30 maximum
(Meals not included)
Itinerary:
Day 1: Travel by bus to Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal. Ferry ride to Vancouver Island. Tour of the Harmac Pulp Mill in Namaimo.
Day 2: Cathedral Grove forest tour. Lunch in Port Alberni. Tour of Greenmax (smallholder) woodlot and forest management
practices BBQ at Rathtrevor Provincial Park.
Day 3: Drive to Nanaimo and take a scenic float plane flight back.
Self-guided Field Trips
Western Vancouver Island
3 Days suggestion
$ Approx. CAD$700 to 1200
Description
We suggest taking 3-4 days to complete this trip. At the Western Edge of Vancouver Island, Tofino and Ucluelet offer an amazing west coast
outdoor experience, including a local artist community, Tofino Botanical Gardens, Eco Rainforest Retreat and the Hesquiaht First Nation Schoo
Hiking trips
Description
$ No charge other than the costs of public transport/taxi.
A few possible hikes in local mountains including Mount Seymour, Cypress Falls and Lynn Valley.
For more information on the self-guided trips,please contact: Orrin Quinn at
[email protected]