More Than 60 Projects Will Reduce Wildfire Risk, Support Forestry In B.C.

The BC Government is highlighting 64 new projects aimed at reducing wildfire risk, enhancing forest health, and getting more fibre into the hands of mills and energy producers.

“The projects I am announcing today will remove almost 11,000 truckloads of flammable waste fibre from our forests,” said Ravi Parmar, Minister of Forests.

“We all have a role to play in reducing wildfire risk in B.C. This fibre that once would have been burned in slash piles will instead support workers and help keep communities safe.”

With $19 million in provincial funding, projects will take place in all eight of the Province’s natural resource regions.

This includes 31 led by First Nations and another 14 with First Nations involvement.

The funding is part of the $90 million allocated in 2025 for wildfire-prevention initiatives through BC Wildfire Service, FireSmart initiatives and from the Forest Enhancement Society of BC.

Wildfire-mitigation projects remove excess wood and flammable undergrowth from areas around rural centres and have proven effective during previous wildfire seasons.

The BC Wildfire Service is planning to treat 9,600 hectares in 2025-26, with more than an additional 2,100 hectares planned under FESBC.

Fibre-recovery projects take wood fibre that would otherwise be burned or abandoned and put it in the hands of mills and forestry companies that can use it.

To learn more, visit Government of British Columbia.