The Forest Genetics Council of British Columbia

is appointed by B.C.’s chief forester to guide tree improvement activities in the province. The Council provides a forum for stakeholder representatives to set goals and objectives, and to oversee the development and delivery of business plans to fulfill them.

Upcoming Events

International Symposium
A Tale of Two Cedars: Western Redcedar and Yellow-Cedar

May 24 to 28, 2010
University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia
Complete details (.html) / Complete details (.pdf)

Satellite Workshop
Breeding and Operational Deployment of Deer Resistant Western Redcedar

May 29, 2010
Cowichan Lake Research Station, Mesachie Lake, British Columbia

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The next Council meetings are tentatively scheduled for:

- Thursday, March 25, 2010
- Wednesday, June 16, 2010
- Wednesday, September 22, 2010
- Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Members Areas

All areas are password protected except Pest Management TAC

• FGC Members • Interior TAC
• Genetic Conservation TAC • Extension TAC
• Coastal TAC • Pest Management TAC
  Updated Dec 31

Recent Publications

• FGC Annual Report 2008 / 2009 New!
• Tree Improvement Program Project Report 2007 / 2008
• FGC Strategic Plan 2009 / 2014
• Strategic Plan 2009 / 2014 introductory letter from the provincial Chief Forester
• FGC Extension Advisory Committee Continuous Improvement Report and Recommendations for Program Evaluation
Kathie Swift, FORREX, March, 2009
• TICtalk December 2008 (Issue #9)
• Adaptation, migration or extirpation: climate change outcomes for tree populations
Sally N. Aitken, Sam Yeaman, Jason A. Holliday, Tongli Wang, and Sierra Curtis-McLane Evolutionary Applications 1(1):95-111
• Genetics of cold hardiness in whitebark pine
Bower, A.D. and S.N. Aitken. 2006. Can. J. For. Res. 36: 1842-1850.
• Genetic Diversity and Geographic Differentiation in Quantitative Traits, and Seed Transfer Guidelines for Pinus albicaulis (Pinaceae)
Bower, A.D. and S.N. Aitken. 2008. Am. J. Bot. 95: 66-76.
• Coastal Broadleaf Status Report (2008)
• Interior Broadleaf Status Report (2008)
• FGC Business Plan 2008 / 2009

 

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