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Nicola Dickson, RPF and forestry expert.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ForestWorks delves below the rhetoric to get to the real facts of this important industry through conversation with people who really know their stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this episode, host Stewart Muir speaks to Nicola Dickson, a consulting Registered Professional Forester currently practicing in the Nanaimo area, with experience in both the coastal and interior forestry regions. She works in forest planning, roads and road design, appraisals, site plans, and Forest Stewardship Plans. She is one of about 5,500 registered forest professionals working in numerous roles with government, industry, First Nations, and as consultants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Join us every Friday morning for a new episode of ForestWorks. Or tune in to Radio NL 610AM Kamloops<\/a>, Saturdays at 7 AM Pacific as we focus on the people, places, and stories of this important and often complicated industry that drives the BC economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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