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Our experts also write about our natural resource management practices and highlight new industry news. image: https://www.silvacom.com/hubfs/top-down-aerial-view-of-green-summer-forest-with-l-2023-11-27-05-08-56-utc.jpg --- [![Silvacom home](https://www.silvacom.com/hubfs/2013_Silvacom_Logo_Horizontal_ORANGE_BLACK.png) ![Silvacom home](https://www.silvacom.com/hubfs/Logos/2013_Silvacom_Logo_Horizontal_GRAD_WHITE.png)](https://www.silvacom.com) [![Silvacom home](https://www.silvacom.com/hubfs/Logos/2013_Silvacom_Logo_Horizontal_GRAD_WHITE.png)](https://www.silvacom.com) - [Our Services](https://www.silvacom.com/services) - [Forestry Consulting](https://www.silvacom.com/forestry) - [Environmental Consulting](https://www.silvacom.com/environment) - [Remote Sensing](https://www.silvacom.com/remote-sensing) - [Wildfire Mitigation](https://www.silvacom.com/wildfire-mitigation-services) - [Pipeline Habitat Restoration](https://www.silvacom.com/pipeline-habitat-restoration) - About Us - [Our Story](https://www.silvacom.com/about-us) - [Social Responsibility](https://www.silvacom.com/csr) - [Careers](https://www.silvacom.com/careers) - [News](https://www.silvacom.com/news) - [Contact Us](https://www.silvacom.com/contact-us) - ![](https://www.silvacom.com/hubfs/Website%20Images/magnify-icon.png) ![](https://www.silvacom.com/hubfs/Website%20Images/magnify-icon-dark.png) [Login](https://app.sso.silvacom.com/login) # Silvacom News The latest news releases, blogs, articles and important information from the Silvacom team. ![](https://www.silvacom.com/hubfs/Website%20Images/White%20silhouette%202-1.png) [Silvacom News](https://www.silvacom.com/news) » Events [![](https://www.silvacom.com/hubfs/smoke-rises-from-burning-logs-in-a-forest-during-a-2025-03-27-05-04-12-utc%201.jpg)](https://www.silvacom.com/news/effort-to-unlock-b.c.s-fibre-potential-and-drive-a-cleaner-forest-sector) [Events](https://www.silvacom.com/news/topic/events) [News](https://www.silvacom.com/news/topic/news) ### [Silvacom Takes Part in a Collaborative Effort to Unlock B.C.’s Fibre Potential and Drive a Cleaner Forest Sector](https://www.silvacom.com/news/effort-to-unlock-b.c.s-fibre-potential-and-drive-a-cleaner-forest-sector) ![Coral Fermaniuk](https://www.silvacom.com/hubfs/coral-headshot-silvacom.png) By [Coral Fermaniuk](https://www.silvacom.com/news/author/coral-fermaniuk) on January 22, 2026 Silvacom Ltd. is excited to announce the release of a new report: B.C. Forest Leadership: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Wildfire Risk while Increasing Fibre Utilization and Jobs.  [Read More](https://www.silvacom.com/news/effort-to-unlock-b.c.s-fibre-potential-and-drive-a-cleaner-forest-sector) [![](https://www.silvacom.com/hubfs/1_VNhan.jpg)](https://www.silvacom.com/news/recapping-freed-2025) [Events](https://www.silvacom.com/news/topic/events) [News](https://www.silvacom.com/news/topic/news) ### [Increasing Access to Fieldwork: A Recap of FREED 2025](https://www.silvacom.com/news/recapping-freed-2025) ![Vanessa Nhan](https://www.silvacom.com/hubfs/Vanessa%20-%20author.png) By [Vanessa Nhan](https://www.silvacom.com/news/author/vanessa-nhan) on January 07, 2026 In late August 2025, FREED (Field Research in Ecology and Evolution Diversified) at their University of Toronto (UofT) chapter hosted their fourth annual weeklong event in Algonquin Park. FREED, created in 2020, was founded to provide accessible, barrier-free outdoor and fieldwork opportunities for Indigenous, Black, and/or Racialized (BIPOC) undergraduates. Experiencing the outdoors and nature can be formative in building a connection to the land and pursuing a career in a related field but these experiences are often inaccessible to underrepresented communities due to financial, societal, cultural, or other potential barriers.   [Read More](https://www.silvacom.com/news/recapping-freed-2025) [![](https://www.silvacom.com/hubfs/0%20-%20FREED_Canoe.png)](https://www.silvacom.com/news/increasing-diversity-in-the-field-a-look-into-freed-2023) [Events](https://www.silvacom.com/news/topic/events) ### [Increasing Diversity in the Field - A Look into FREED 2023](https://www.silvacom.com/news/increasing-diversity-in-the-field-a-look-into-freed-2023) ![Vanessa Nhan](https://www.silvacom.com/hubfs/Vanessa%20-%20author.png) By [Vanessa Nhan](https://www.silvacom.com/news/author/vanessa-nhan) on September 22, 2023 For many of us who found our way into forestry as a career, spending our childhood outdoors in the woods or working in the field within nature was a fundamental part of developing that interest. Whether it was canoeing on the lake at the family cottage, conducting field research for an undergraduate thesis, or planting trees in the summer, those experiences were vital in shaping our career paths and passions. [Read More](https://www.silvacom.com/news/increasing-diversity-in-the-field-a-look-into-freed-2023) [![](https://www.silvacom.com/hubfs/Blog%20images/EE-NAWC-blog.png)](https://www.silvacom.com/news/supporting-caribou-recovery-with-insights-from-the-nacw) [Events](https://www.silvacom.com/news/topic/events) [Caribou Recovery](https://www.silvacom.com/news/topic/caribou-recovery) ### [Supporting Caribou Recovery with Insights from the North American Caribou Workshop](https://www.silvacom.com/news/supporting-caribou-recovery-with-insights-from-the-nacw) ![Emma Derenowski, BScF, RPF](https://www.silvacom.com/hubfs/emma.jpg) By [Emma Derenowski, BScF, RPF](https://www.silvacom.com/news/author/emma) on May 21, 2021 ## What is the NACW? The North American Caribou Workshop (NACW) is held every two years, and this year’s virtual instalment featured participants from North America and Europe. Industry, researchers, Indigenous community representatives, resource managers, and decision-makers came together to discuss and share learnings, ideas, and the challenges of caribou conservation. 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