Lesley Riley will be working as the Forestry Plan Support Worker to help develop a Forestry Management Plan in the following phases:
· Phase 1 – Draft a Long Range Management Plan for the watersheds with Area of Responsibility. The Management Plan will identify the community’s cultural values, determine priorities for protection and recommended forest management strategies.
· Phase 2- Develop Monitoring Protocol for the P’egp’íg’lha Council and (BCTS) to complete joint field assessments and monitor BCTS performance.
Lesley has years of experience working in forestry, and wants to continue this path as a career goal. She has previously worked with the P’egp’íg’lha Council as the Data Steward during the BCCI Trails project in 2018-2019.