Learn the framework
Start with the Executive Summary for the basic structure of the proposal. The full Proposal and Backgrounder provide the legislative framework, research, and rationale behind it.
Bring it to your elected representatives
Send the New Forest Act to your MLA and ask them to review it. You can also bring it to local governments and ask councils or regional districts to consider the framework and communicate with the Province.
Bring it to your community
Community groups, watershed organizations, professional associations, local governments, First Nations, researchers, and interested individuals can use the publicly available New Forest Act materials to present and discuss the framework themselves. The proposal does not depend on its original authors being present.
Use the ideas
The New Forest Act does not have to be treated as all-or-nothing. Individual parts of the framework can inform other work, including ecological limits, Protect-Restore-Harvest, watershed protection, community-based decision-making, Indigenous knowledge, the Forester General, ranger stations, regional log sort yards, value-added forestry, restoration, regional economies, and forests as public infrastructure.
Share it with people who may be able to take it further
That may include forestry professionals, watershed organizations, community groups, local governments, First Nations, researchers, professional associations, economic development organizations, people working in value-added forestry, journalists and writers, elected representatives, and people concerned about the future of forests, water, and communities in British Columbia.
Build on the work
The New Forest Act remains publicly available so the work does not disappear when the organized campaign ends. Others may undertake further research, analysis, mapping, economic work, or regional applications of the framework. The proposal does not depend on one organization or one person continuing to campaign for it.
Resources
The proposal, Executive Summary, Backgrounder, supporting documents, presentations, videos, and practical handouts are available on this website.
Questions about the proposal
Jennifer Houghton maintains the New Forest Act documents and website as Independent Custodian of the New Forest Act and can answer reasonable questions about the proposal.