Welcome to the Association of Alberta Forest Management

Professionals 1st AGM

An Updateandan Invocation

Thank you

• Joint Council

• Public Members

• Transformation Consultants

Introduction

• What we (Joint Council, CAPFT Council, CAPF Council, ARRC) have "been up to"

• Merger

• Where we are likely to go in 2016

Merger

• New approach to defining "the Practice of Forestry"• More breadth to accommodate what members do

now and changes in how society perceives and values forests

• Driven by member surveys that expressed the concern that: “The College does not represent what I do”

Merger

• Practice of forestry means the development, acquisition and application of scientific principles and professional experience to the management of forest ecosystems and their attributes (trees, stands of trees, associated vegetation, wildlife, soils, watersheds and airsheds) to provide an array of economic, social and ecosystem services. The practice of forestry may be undertaken on private and public lands (including urban forestry), in both managed and naturally occurring ecosystems, and includes, without limitation:

Merger

1) Stewardship, protection, conservation, planning, management, utilization, and renewal of forest ecosystems and their attributes in the interests of the public and the forest owner.

2) Assessment, valuation, measurement, inventory, quantification, location, mapping, evaluation, and administration of forest ecosystems and their attributes in the interests of the public and the forest owner.

3) Provision of restricted and other activities as defined and authorized by the Regulation.

Merger

E.g. New "Wetlands" policy

Merger

• Governance review• Thanks to Todd Nash and MNP

• Clarity around responsibilities and role of AAFMP and Council

• To support as well as regulate

Merger - Outcomes

• New approach to organization function• Oversight based vs volunteer

participation

• Greater bench strength

• Better support of members

• Add more value to the profession

Merger

• Input from Counsel (Greg Sim, Brian Curial) regarding ALSA lead to… • Our best means of protecting what we do

is to demonstrate maintenance of competence

• An open and frank approach to ALSA which resulted in establishing a dialogue on how to define and address overlapping scopes.

Merger

• Focus on member input • "What is the value of the College to me"

• "The College needs to speak out for the profession"

Merger - Outcomes

• Marketing strategy• Professionally developed marketing tools

• For AAFMP members - we are our own best representatives

• Flash site

• Focused, clear, straightforward messaging

Merger - Outcomes

• A Continuing Competence Program (CCP) based on life-long learning

• A facilitative, supportive approach focusing on mentorship, personal development and practice improvement

Merger - Summary

• A new way of doing business

• A stronger focus on advocacy for our profession

• A heightened engagement with evolving practice of forestry

• More support and facilitation of members' professional development

Summary

• The "Merger" is important BUT even more important we are moving into a world of holistic forest management - this will entail collaboration across multiple professions AND a new, more encompassing forestry paradigm.

• Your Council has used the development of new legislation for the merger to build this new outlook into our regulatory outlook.

Coming soon

• Legislation is tentatively scheduled for fall, 2016• We need a sponsoring MLA

• Regulations are being roughed in anticipation of the Legislation

• Bylaws drafted in 2014 will be reviewed and aligned with AAFMP Legislation and Regulations