


Cascadia Environmental Services is proud to announce the commencement of a new First Nations Woodland License
This historic initiative has been issued by the Province of BC to Kwantlen and Katzie First Nations. The license area is on the Blue Mountain area between the Alouette and Stave Watersheds. A signing ceremony was held on September 20th 2019.
ABOUT US
Cascadia Environmental Services Ltd. is a Forest Management company providing a full suite of operational services for all phases of forest tenure management in British Columbia. Cascadia Environmental manages forest tenures for a variety of clients including First Nations, Woodlots, Community Forests, Industry, and private land owners, implementing forest management plans that are specifically tailored to the needs, goals and values of each client and forest tenure.
Cascadia employs exceptional, sustainable and efficient forest management practices that aim to realize, enhance and sustain the environmental, economic, cultural, and social goals and values set forth by the surrounding communities of BC’s forests and all entities involved.
We also specialize in the following:
TIMBER VALUATION & MARKETING
LIDAR ACQUISITION, ANALYSIS, DESIGN AND PLANNING
GROUND OPERATIONS SUPERVISION
ROAD & BRIDGE DESIGN
LATEST TECHNOLOGY
OUR SERVICES
FOREST TENURE MANAGEMENT
FIRST NATIONS FOREST MANAGEMENT
Identifying suitable Forest stands for Cedar Bark Stripping
Locating suitable Cedar logs for Carving, House Building, and Canoes, including logistical planning to get the logs to the site
First Nations Forestry-related employment, training, and capacity building
Forest Development opportunities on IR Lands, including preparing Timber Permit applications for the Federal Government
Cultural Features Identification: Chris Gruenwald has been certified by the Council of Haida Nation to complete Cultural Features Surveys on Haida Gwaii
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
The team at Cascadia have extensive training and experience in advanced project management and ensure clients are provided with:
LIDAR ANALYSIS & MAPPING/GIS
FOREST ENGINEERING
TIMBER CRUISING
TIMBER MARKETING
SILVICULTURE
VISUAL DESIGN
UAV/DRONE TECHNOLOGY
Using UAV/Drone Technology, many planning efficiencies and assessments can be realized, as we create high resolution orthophotos (</=5cm resolution) that significantly cut down on the amount of field assessment required. We have developed a number of UAV applications specific to forestry, including:



Our Team

Chris Gruenwald, RPF
Owner, Planning Forester
chris@cascadiaenvironmental.ca
+1 (604) 302-9927
16 years operational forest management experience in a number of disciplines, including:

Kevin Vanderboom, RFT
Owner, Timber Cruiser
kevin@cascadiaenvironmental.ca
+1 (778) 808-4688
16 years operational forest management experience in a number of disciplines, including:
Contact
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU!

Mailing Address
8342 Peacock Place, Mission BC V2V 7G6

Head Office
33738 Fore Road, Abbotsford BC V4X 1T8
Office: +1 (604) 287-3225

