Panel

Seeing the Forest and the Trees

Thursday, June 4 · 3:30 PM – 4:20 PM

Summary

Duane Crouse, Mike Hykaway & Jeff Mycock. Moderator: Mike Beck. Sponsored by A&A Trading.

Speakers

June 4, 2026

Duane Crouse

Operations Manager

LBN Forestry
June 4, 2026

Mike Hykaway

Assistant Deputy Minister

Ministry of Forests, Government of B.C.

Mike Hykaway is the Assistant Deputy Minister of Regional Operations for the North Area, with British Columbia’s Ministry of Forests. With over 20 years experience in the provincial government, he provides strong leadership on natural resource and forestry management across BC’s interior and northern communities. He has extensive experience working with First Nations, industry, and […]
June 4, 2026

Jeff Mycock

Vice President, Canadian Woodlands

West Fraser

Jeff Mycock, RPF, is the Vice President Canadian Woodlands for West Fraser. Jeff graduated in 1994 with a forestry technical diploma from Selkirk College in Castlegar, and later completed the ABCFP forest pupil program and became an RPF in 2006. Jeff started his forestry career in the central Cariboo in the early 1990’s and then moved […]
June 4, 2026

Moderator

Mike Beck

Operations Manager

Capacity Forest Management

Mike Beck, RPF, is President and Partner at Capacity Forest Management and brings over 30 years of experience in the forestry sector. Since joining Capacity 15 years ago, he has played a key role in advancing First Nations forestry initiatives, with a strong focus on tenure acquisitions, strategic partnerships, and comprehensive tenure management. Mike brings […]

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