WBCF Blog

National Forest Week: Healthy Forests. Healthy Communities.

National Forest Week (NFW) is here. The Canadian Institute of Forestry shares that, “each year NFW is celebrated across Canada by many...

Friends of the Community Forest: Elly Macmaster

At the West Boundary Community Forest (WBCF), we work together to ensure the decisions we make in our forest have the best interest of...

West Boundary Community Forest Announces New Grant Funding Recipients

Greenwood & Midway, B.C. – The West Boundary Community Forest (WBCF) is pleased to announce their new 2023 grant season recipients, which...

Five Wildfire Risk Reduction Projects to Better Protect Communities in the Boundary Region

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release July 13, 2023 Midway, B.C. – efforts are being made by the West Boundary Community Forest (WBCF) to...

Outdoor Education Centre - 2023-23 School Year Visits Wrap up with Tree-planting and Bug Study

Education outside the classroom! 🌱🌱 We had the pleasure of welcoming grade 4-5 students and teacher Andrew McKinley from Perley...

Regional District of Kootenay Boundary Board of Directors Tours the Outdoor Education Centre

The West Boundary Community Forest team was pleased to welcome the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary Region (RDKB) Board of...

West Boundary Community Forest Receives International Recognition

Greenwood & Midway, B.C. – The West Boundary Community Forest (WBCF) is pleased to share that it has won a 2023 Communitas Award and an...

West Boundary Community Forest Distributes 200k in Dividends to Rural Communities

Greenwood & Midway, B.C. – This spring, West Boundary Community Forest (WBCF) presented $200,000 dollars in dividends to rural...

Friends of the Community Forest Feature: John Lindquist

At the West Boundary Community Forest (WBCF), we work together to ensure the decisions we make in our forest have the best interest of...

2023 Grant Season is Now Open!

Greenwood & Midway, B.C. – West Boundary Community Forest (WBCF) is now accepting applications for their 2023 Grant Application Intake...

Boundary Forester Named Professional Forester of the Year

Grand Forks, B.C.: The 2023 Association of B.C. Forest Professionals (ABCFP) conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM) concluded on...

Wilgress Lake Outdoor Education Centre Receives a ForesTrust Grant

Midway, B.C. – The West Boundary Community Forest (WBCF) is extending its appreciation to ForesTrust for their generous support of the...