Forsite Consultants Ltd. (A Barr Geospatial Company)

Specialists in Forest Management
We are an innovative company that takes pride in delivering cost-effective forest management services. The quality of our work is reflected in repeat business from satisfied customers. We are leaders in forestry technology through our commitment to innovation through technology development and application. This allows Forsite to create a competitive advantage and build value for our customers.

Forsite is unrivaled in the diversity and depth of forestry knowledge and skills we apply to create collaborative and cutting-edge solutions. From strategic timber supply to on-the-ground forest operations, we provide expertise in 7 key service areas. Internally, Forsite is comprised of business units that focus on different components of the forest management process and this structure allows us to develop specialists in each area, while still providing a complete forest management solution at a corporate level.

We employ a staff of over 200 employees and maintain 11 office locations in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and New Brunswick. Forsite’s geographic diversity and size provides economies of scale to deliver quality, timely and cost-effective forest management services.

OUR STORY
Forsite has been delivering effective natural resource management and development services to government and industry clients since 1987.

Started in Salmon Arm, BC, by a small group of committed professionals focused on operational delivery of timber development and reforestation, Forsite has since grown to be a leading provider of integrated forest land development and management services to clients across Canada and the world. We focus on client service and value, delivering solutions that make operational sense to our clients’ bottom line.

Diversity and Inclusion at Forsite
At Forsite, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where every employee feels valued, respected, and empowered. Our mission is to embrace and celebrate the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and talents of all individuals. We believe that diversity drives innovation and that inclusion cultivates a sense of belonging, both of which are essential to our success.

Our Commitments

Cultivating an Inclusive Culture: We strive to create an environment where everyone feels welcomed and can bring their authentic selves to work. We promote open communication, mutual respect, and collaboration across all levels of the organization.
Promoting Equal Opportunity: We are dedicated to providing equitable access to opportunities and resources for all employees. This includes fair hiring practices, career development, and professional growth.
Community Engagement: We extend our commitment to diversity and inclusion beyond our workplace. We actively engage with and support diverse communities, advocating for inclusion in all aspects of society.
We recognize that our diversity is our strength, and we are dedicated to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive.

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Wildland Fire Services

The Forsite Fire team is uniquely qualified in wildland fire management and uses a holistic and landscape level approach to wildfire risk mitigation. Our team draws upon their on-the-ground fire experience and professional experience and credentials to provide sound advice and solutions to clients seeking to increase their resilience to wildfire.

Community Resilience

• Community-based planning approach for municipalities and First Nations
• FireSmart assessments, neighbourhood plans and education workshops
• Community Wildfire Resiliency Plans (CWRP)

Wildfire Evacuation Routes

• Combining Forsite’s expertise in road access, road design and engineering with wildfire risk identification services
• Fire behaviour analysis of community boundary and road locations
• Mitigation recommendations for post construction conditions
• Locate and design remote access roads, challenging access roads, road design and engineering

Prescribed Fire and Fuel Management

• Fuel management prescriptions
• Prescribed fire planning
• Operational prescribed burning
• Post-fire effects monitoring and reporting
• Contract management and tendering

Utility Risk Management

At Forsite we are at the forefront of mitigating utility wildfire risk through a collaborative effort with service providers. Our team of fire behaviour and fire weather specialists have been working hard, developing innovative wildfire risk mitigation processes and tools to support utility planning and decision-making.

Wildfire Behaviour Modeling

Our seasoned fire weather and behavior specialists analyze historic, current and forecast weather data and predicted climate scenarios, update wildfire fuel mapping products with our Fuel ID tool and simulate wildfire behaviour and spread using the latest wildfire models. Services include:

• Large-scale wildfire simulations, fire hazard and burn probability modeling to support a range of applications including landscape wildfire resiliency assessments, community wildfire risk analysis, infrastructure hazard analysis and escape route planning,
• Wildfire modeling using Canadian and international systems such as Prometheus, BURN-P3 etc, and
• Fuels assessments and mapping including integration of remote sensing data into wildland fuels assessment.

Wildfire Response Operations and Support

• Wildfire incident management for private sector
• Specialized wildfire operational services
• Fire control line assessment, locating & rehabilitation planning
• Contingency and advance planning

Training & Fire Suppression Courses

• Fire suppression courses
• Work site suppression training
• Work site fire risk planning and monitoring

Environmental

Forsite provides professional environmental services that incorporate all facets of assessments, planning, coordination, and project monitoring. We succeed by taking an innovative and resourceful approach in responding to our client’s needs. We serve a variety of clients covering residential, commercial, agricultural, transportation and municipal sectors, as well as industries such as oil and gas, forestry, mining, and resort marinas. We manage a variety of applications to suit our client’s needs including:  Project Reviews to DFO, Navigation Protection Program and Development Permits.

• Environmental Monitoring
• Nest Sweeps
• Species at Risk Surveys
• Rare and Endangered Plant Surveys
• Caribou Monitoring

Planning

Forsite provides strategic planning solutions and support for a wide range of specific problems:

• Silviculture investment analysis and strategy development
• Delineation of operating areas for volume-based tenures
• Biodiversity management strategies for old growth, patchsize, in-block retention, etc.
• Risk assessments and planning (fire, forest health, watersheds/hydrology)

GIS and Mapping

We provide full service GIS data management and mapping solutions including mobile spatial and tabular data collection.

• ESRI Enterprise Portal
• ESRI ArcPro
• Field Maps
• Survey 123
• Done based imagery capture and processing, including thermal
• LiDAR and aerial imagery processing and analysis
• Customized stakeholder contact and communication databases

Climate Change Risk Assessments

The potential influence of climate change on forest and natural resource management is a pre-eminent challenge of our day. An effective response to these risks needs to involve 1) deciphering of climate predictions, 2) understanding potential impact on land and natural resources and 3) development of mitigation or adaptation strategies.

We offer a number of risk assessment services:

• Climate change risk assessment
• Climate change strategies for organizations
• Mitigation or adaptation strategies. Contact us to learn more about this work and past projects we’ve undertaken.

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