Forestry

Our team delivers innovative solutions in tenure management, forest health, vegetation management, timber development, and wildfire protection, helping clients navigate the complexities of sustainable forest stewardship.

Nupqu’s forestry services are rooted in a commitment to sustainable practices, precision, professionalism, and respect for the environment. We partner with clients to deliver results that balance ecological integrity with economic goals.

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Advanced Geographic Information System (GIS) capabilities to support forestry projects:

Spatial data acquisition, management, analysis, and display
Cartography and high-quality mapping
Field GPS data collection
LiDAR interpretation for enhanced forest management and terrain mapping

Forest Health

Maintaining healthy forest:

Forest health management plans
Ground and drone surveys
Fall and burn treatments
Bark beetle management using pheromones and traps
Danger tree assessment and falling
Falling supervision

Vegetation Management and Ecosystem Restoration

Enhancing forest ecosystems and managing vegetation:

Ecosystem restoration
Utility corridor and rights-of-way (powerline and pipeline) construction, clearing, slashing, piling, chipping, and burning
Invasive plant inventory, treatment, and monitoring
Land clearing using machines or by hand

Wildfire and FireSmart Services

Nupqu specializes in wildfire prevention, fuel treatment, and risk reduction:

Wildfire Fuel treatment
Community Wildfire Resiliency Plans
Wildfire Urban Interface fuel hazard assessments and mitigation plans
Private property FireSmart planning and treatment
FireSmart Coordinator services
Local FireSmart Representative services
Wildfire Mitigation Specialist
Home ignition and critical infrastructure assessments
Implementation of assessment recommendations

Timber and Development

We provide a full range of timber and development services, including:

Timber Reconnaissance and Timber Evaluations
Full-phase timber development:
- Layout for conventional and cable systems
- Cruising and appraisals, including call grade and net factoring
- Riparian assessments
- Site plan preparation
- Harvest plans
- Road development plans
- Soil disturbance surveys
Private land timber assessment

Forest Tenure Management

Nupqu manages diverse forest tenures:

Nupqu currently holds the Community Forest Agreement Tenure CFA – K1W on behalf of the Ktunaxa Nation on the Federal Dominion Coal Block property.
Located on the Federal Dominion Coal Block properties, the Community Forest is jointly managed with a unique arrangement between BC MFLNRO, (Ktunaxa Nation by extension), and Natural Resources Canada
We have provided management consulting services for other types of forest tenures, including First Nation woodlots and non-renewable forest licenses

Recent Projects

We are dedicated to the sustainable management and restoration of natural landscapes.

Fernie Office

801 2 Avenue, Fernie, BC V0B 1M2

Jeff Hamilton, BSc, RPF

Project Manager – Forestry Planning and Development, Vegetation Assessment and Treatment