Mackenzie Forest Landscape Planning Project
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Survey is open until December 22
Overview
Dates: November 10 to December 22, 2025
Who: The Ministry of Forests
What: The Mackenzie Forest Landscape Planning Project is a collaboration between First Nations, the Province, industry, and communities to chart a path forward for the stewardship of B.C.’s forests
Where: Mackenzie Timber Supply Area
Why: To raise awareness of the project, understand forest values of respondents, and determine future involvement
How: Online
Engagement summary
We would like to hear your values and priorities for forests in Mackenzie.
The Mackenzie Timber Supply Area (TSA) is over 6 million hectares in the Omineca Region of northern British Columbia. First Nations peoples have resided on the lands within the Mackenzie TSA since time immemorial, and these lands are home to many animals, plants and ecosystems.
The project goal is to develop a Forest Landscape Plan (FLP) that reflects the values of First Nations peoples and local communities while supporting a sustainable forest sector.
The vast forests and pristine lakes in the Mackenzie region offer many recreational opportunities such as fishing, hiking, camping and boating enjoyed by outdoor enthusiasts.
Local forestry and resource sectors, including sawmills and other processing facilities, are important to communities in the region, providing jobs and economic opportunities.
The FLP will guide forest management within the TSA. The scope of the plan includes:
- Harvesting (where and where not)
- Forestry practices
- Forestry access management/practices
- Forest health guidance/expectations
- Stand establishment
- Vegetative Management Treatments (spacing, thinning, etc.)
- Wildfire plan/risk reduction
The Mackenzie FLP will establish clear directions for managing forest-related values such as old-growth trees, biodiversity, ecosystem health, climate change, watershed health, and wildfire risk.
For additional project details, please click here.
Open houses
Ministry of Forests staff will be hosting information booths outside of the Co-op Food Store in Mackenzie, BC. Details are listed below.
- Saturday, November 15, 2025 – 11am-3pm – Location: 403 Mackenzie Blvd, Mackenzie, BC V0J 2C0
- Wednesday, November 19, 2025 – 4-6pm – Location: 403 Mackenzie Blvd, Mackenzie, BC V0J 2C0
- Wednesday, November 26, 2025 – 4-6pm – Location: 403 Mackenzie Blvd, Mackenzie, BC V0J 2C0
- Saturday, November 29, 2025 – 11am-3pm – Location: 403 Mackenzie Blvd, Mackenzie, BC V0J 2C0
How your contribution makes a difference
The Mackenzie Forest Landscape Planning Project is in Phase 2 of the 5-phase process for developing a FLP. This phase focuses on “values identification and assessment” for FLP. This involves learning the values local communities place on forest ecosystems to inform future forest management approaches
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