Celebrating over 25 years of operations!
A non-profit society dedicated to the history of forestry within Interior British Columbia.
Our Story
Since 1999, the BC Interior Forestry Museum has been the destination for all things forestry: past, present, and future. Our location, nestled between the Selkirk and Monashee mountain ranges and along the Columbia River, is part of an important ecological region known for the world’s largest inland temperate rainforest. We work to record, preserve, restore and display artifacts and collections of historical, archaeological, artistic, educational, and scientific material as it pertains to the forestry industry of British Columbia. The museum operates as a non-profit society and encourages historical research to stimulate public interest in the history of forestry.
Our collection of logging equipment enhances a visual understanding of British Columbia’s forestry industry; of loggers, entrepreneurs, and mechanical innovation. The museum presents the social and economic realities of the province’s settlement through the framework of the forest industry. The substance of the museum experience is a threefold drama, between the hardships of logging, the importance of timber harvesting to British Columbia’s economy, and the necessity of reforestation.
Since 1999, the BC Interior Forestry Museum has been the destination for all things forestry: past, present, and future. Our location, nestled between the Selkirk and Monashee mountain ranges and along the Columbia River,
is part of an important ecological region known for the world’s largest inland temperate rainforest. We work to record, preserve, restore and display artifacts and collections of historical, archaeological, artistic, educational,
and scientific material as it pertains to the forestry industry of British Columbia. The museum operates as a non-profit society and encourages historical research to stimulate public interest in the history of forestry.
Our collection of logging equipment enhances a visual understanding of British Columbia’s forestry industry; of loggers, entrepreneurs, and mechanical innovation. The museum presents the social and economic realities of the province’s settlement through the framework of the forest industry. The substance of the museum experience is a threefold drama, between the hardships of logging, the importance of timber harvesting to British Columbia’s economy, and the necessity of reforestation.
Our Board
Mani Arnold – Co-Chair
Kaitlin Conroy – Co-Chair
Mike Coppertwaite – Treasurer
Julie Norton – Secretary
Rod Aspeslet – Director
Wes Bowes – Director
Ken Campbell – Director
Bill Carson – Director
Davide Pendergast – Director
Our Vision
The BC Interior Forestry Museum will be a provincially recognized, innovative and financially successful interpretive centre where visitors experience engaging and educational exhibits, programs, and events. The museum will curate the history of forestry in the BC Interior including our current and emerging forestry issues. The centre will be widely respected by our community, our peers, and the forest industry.
Our Mission
The BC Interior Forestry Museum is a non-profit society that preserves and interprets our current and past forestry practices and history of BC Interior forests through entertaining and educational resources, events, archives, and programs.
Our Values
The core value of the BCIFM is that the Board and Operations Staff will aspire to excellence in all aspects of their endeavours.