Heather MacLennan, a Clearwater-based forest health technician with the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources, has been named the winner of the 2014 Stephanie Wilkie FREP Peer Award.
The province-wide award is named after Stephanie Wilkie, an employee of the Fort Nelson Forest District who passed away from natural causes in 2011.
Wilkie was heavily involved in FREP (forest and range evaluation program). The award recognizes those who have similar values to hers when they carry out FREP work – leadership, team player, enthusiasm, ethics and environmental awareness.
MacLennan was nominated for the award by Nina Sigloch, stewardship forester with the Thompson Rivers Forest District.
According to Sigloch, “Heather is every District’s FREP dream ... as a matter of fact ... any program's dream. She is a devoted stewardship practitioner and FREP’er, with eight(ish) years of FREP experience, perseverance and love.”