Brinkman & Associates recognizes that wise forest policy is a keystone to environmental and economic sustainability. Throughout its history, Brinkman has proposed and supported a wide variety of policy initiatives. Current initiatives in this area include:
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Participation in the Johnnesburg World Summit
Dirk Brinkman, the president & CEO of Brinkman & Associates, is one of Canada's delegates to the Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development.
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British Columbia Forest Practices Code Revision
A number of submissions have been made by Brinkman & Associates regarding the ongoing redrafting of the Forest Practices Code in British Columbia
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Silviculture Funding
Brinkman is pursuing alternative funding mechanisms to ensure that silviculture in the 21st century maximizes the ecological and economic value of our forest landbase.
Key initiatives in the past have included:
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Treeplanting Camp Standards
The development of treeplanting camp standards ensured that all treeplanting camps would meet workers needs for a safe, clean camp with basic amenities.
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Free-Growing Legislation
Free-growing legislation ensured that all sites logged would be restored as productive forest land. The legislation required that minimum number of trees be established on a site, and that those trees be free of damaging competition from other species.
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National Forest Roundtable and National Forest Accord
Brinkman & Associates participated actively in both the National Forest Roundtable and the development of the National Forest Accord
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Area Based Planting
Area based planting allows planters more flexibility to meet the ultimate goals of the client, and rewards them for making smart decisions that enhance the plantation and save costs.
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Fertilizer Standards for Forestry
Brinkman developed standards for the chemistry and application methods of forest fertilizers in response to concerns about contaminants in fertilizers.
