Wildlife Tree Committee Contacts

Last updated on January 7, 2025

If you have questions about:

Subject Contact Name Affiliation E-mail Address
  • BC Park policies
  • Wildlife dangerous tree assessments in parks or recreation sites and trails
  • Environmental stewardship

Nicole Hepp
Safety, Compliance & Enforcement Program Specialist

Wade Anderson,
District Recreation Officer

Parks and Recreation Program,

Ministry of Environment and Parks

Nicole.Hepp@gov.bc.ca

Wade.Anderson@gov.bc.ca

  • Worker safety
  • Regulations related to dangerous trees in forestry and other similar activities

Dean Redknap

Budd Phillips

Worksafe BC

Dean.Redknap@worksafebc.com

Budd.Phillips@worksafebc.com

  • Forest practices and policies relating to managing wildlife and dangerous trees
Aaren Ritchie-Bonar
FRPA Values Coordinator

Forest Science, Planning & Practices Branch,

Ministry of Forests

Aaren.RitchieBonar@gov.bc.ca

  • Forest fire-fighting and the wildlife dangerous tree assessment process
Chris Spronken
Provincial Chainsaw Coordinator

BC Wildfire Services,

Ministry of Forests

Chris.Spronken@gov.bc.ca
  • Enrolling in a Wildlife Dangerous Tree Assessor's Course
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