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 shared the story of forests and the people connected to them. We explore forestry in British Columbia from early logging to modern forest management, reforestation, and wildfire response. As a non-profit museum, we preserve the past while engaging our community in conversations about the future of our forests.
Since 1999, the BC Interior Forestry Museum has shared the story of forests and the people connected to them. We explore forestry in British Columbia from early logging to modern forest management, reforestation, and wildfire response. As a non-profit museum, we preserve the past while engaging our community in conversations about the future of our forests.
Our Board
Mani Arnold – Co-Chair
Kaitlin Conroy – Co-Chair
Mike Copperthwaite – Treasurer
Julie Norton – Secretary
Rod Aspeslet – Director
Wes Bowes – Director
Davide Pendergast – Director
Yasmin Kassam – Director
Thomas Nelson – 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.