Who we are

Pamela is a forest ecologist with 30+ years of experience in consulting and government. Initially based in the science sector of BC’s forest industry, she is a passionate advocate for a balanced, science based approach to natural resource management.

Pamela was formerly Research Leader, Forest Ecology at the BC Ministry of Forests (2016-2025); she holds a Masters of Resource and Environmental Management from the Faculty of Applied Science at Simon Fraser University (2009); and has been a registered Professional Agrologist in British Columbia for 25 years.

Pamela’s career in science began in 1995, grounded over the next seven years as Research Assistant in Forest Sciences in the Ministry of Forests, where she clocked thousands of hours in the field across disciplines: ecology, soils, silviculture, hydrology, and geomorphology. Pamela has co-authored forestry guidance, BEC guide books, technical reports and journal papers; contributed to forest policy changes, and presented to diverse, small and large, local to international audiences across western Canada.

Pamela has been an Independent Power Producer (IPP) in BC since 2007, and was co-principal of an ecological consultancy for 13 years (2002-2015).

Pamela is an avid skier, hiker, fisher person and recently, a novice sailor, with over 10,000 nautical miles as first mate on SY Aquila Maris and SY Venturosa; including circumnavigation of Vancouver Island, BC (2021), the Central Coast, BC (2022 and 2023); the Cape to Cape route from Vancouver Island to Gwaii Haanas and the west coast of Gwaii Haanas, BC (2024) ; and the North Coast, BC (2025).

Featured work:

Combining ALS and Satellite Data to Develop High-Resolution Forest Growth: Potential Maps for Plantation Stands in Western Canada. 2026. Remote Sensing.

Integration of Airborne Laser Scanning data into forest ecosystem management in Canada: Current status and future directions. 2024. Forestry Chronicle.

Detection of sub-canopy forest structure using airborne LiDAR. 2021. Remote Sensing of Environment.

Post-Natural Disturbance Forest Retention Guidance. 2018. BC Government.