Ron Osland

Ron Osland, an active participant in development of the Forest Practices Code, retired January 31, 2001.

He began his Forest Service career in 1964 as a compassman and then a classifier for Inventory Branch. He continued working summers with them until 1976, when he got his sheepskin in forestry.

Ron transferred to the Vancouver Region in 1977 as a Valuation Forester. His final move came in 1980, when he became Appraisal Co-ordinator in Williams Lake and, subsequently, Valuation Officer in 1985.

He also acted as Operations Manager in the Chilcotin, and Resource Officer, Timber in Horsefly.