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Rooted in Northwestern BC, we deliver forward-thinking natural resource solutions that balance environmental stewardship with operational efficiency.

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SERVICES

We work across disciplines to help clients navigate regulatory environments while delivering efficient, safe, and durable outcomes.

Forestry

Comprehensive forestry services that support sustainable resource management from early planning through post-harvest reporting.

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Utilities & Energy

Specialized right-of-way and access services that support safe, compliant, and efficient utility and energy infrastructure development.

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Woodlot Licence & Small Tenure Management

End-to-end management services designed to support small tenure holders with confidence.

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Fire

Proactive fire planning and vegetation management services focused on risk reduction and community safety.

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ABOUT

Established in 2017, Molly Creek is based in Terrace, BC, providing natural resource consulting across the region. We support government agencies, forest licensees, First Nations, utilities, and private landowners. Our experienced team delivers practical, reliable work on time and on budget.

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PROJECTS

The work we do with our clients reflects our deep commitment to thoughtful planning, technical excellence, and tangible solutions for a sustainable future.

Kitselas First Nation Fire Fuels Reduction

In 2024, we were contracted by Kitselas First Nation to lead a wildfire fuel reduction project near the community of Gitaus, approximately 15 kilometres east of Terrace, British Columbia. The project focused on reducing wildfire risk within the community’s Home Ignition Zone by removing dense understory vegetation and accumulated fuels that could contribute to rapid fire spread.

Treatment Methods

Crews treated nearly nine hectares of forest using a combination of slashing, mulching, mastication, and controlled pile burning to reduce hazardous fuel loads while maintaining ecological values.

Site Conditions and Challenges

Working in extremely dense hemlock understory and rocky terrain presented operational challenges, particularly when cutting vegetation close to the ground. Molly Creek addressed these conditions with experienced saw crews and careful handling techniques while coordinating closely with subcontractors for specialized work such as danger tree removal.

Burn Operations

The team closely monitored weather conditions to take advantage of safe burning windows and minimize smoke impacts on the nearby community.

Project Outcome

The project was completed safely and on schedule, with all 110 burn piles successfully removed and no workplace incidents. The work significantly reduced wildfire risk for the community while protecting surrounding forest values.

BC Hydro Transmission Cycle Treatment Layout

In 2025, Molly Creek Forestry provided BC Hydro with vegetation layout services to maintain safe electrical clearances, support reliable transmission operations, and meet provincial and federal regulatory requirements across the Coastal Western Hemlock (CWH) zone.

The work also supported the protection of ecological and cultural values, while ensuring activities could be delivered efficiently and safely within active transmission rights-of-way.

Assessment Methods

The project combined detailed desktop planning with extensive field-based layout and assessment. Crews used GIS platforms including QGIS, FieldMaps, and Survey123 to support mapping, documentation, and prescription development.

Field activities included identifying vegetation requiring pruning or removal, conducting riparian assessments, screening for species at risk, delineating statutory boundaries, and assessing hazard trees. Work was completed across remote terrain using trucks, ATVs, snowmobiles, and helicopters, with field plans adapted to seasonal and site-specific conditions.

All activities were carried out in alignment with environmental protection requirements under the Forest and Range Practices Act.

Outcomes

Multiple inspections by BC Hydro Vegetation Management Coordinators confirmed the accuracy, completeness, and quality of the delivered work.

The project reinforced Molly Creek’s long-standing relationship with BC Hydro, demonstrating consistent delivery, strong field capability, and a continued commitment to safe, efficient, and responsible vegetation management in complex operational environments.

Second Growth Management for Wildlife Habitat Features

In 2023, Molly Creek led a habitat-focused forest management project near Terrace, British Columbia to improve biodiversity within second-growth forests that had regenerated following earlier harvesting. Many regenerating stands lack the structural diversity found in naturally disturbed forests, which can limit wildlife habitat and reduce ecological complexity.

Management Approach

The project focused on modifying stand structure across 27 hectares through the development and implementation of a variable density spacing prescription designed to increase habitat diversity while maintaining long-term timber productivity.

Habitat Enhancement Strategy

The prescription introduced a mix of treated and untreated areas within the stand, creating patches of open forest and denser canopy conditions that better support wildlife species and their prey. The treatment was designed to benefit species such as northern goshawk by improving habitat for prey including grouse, hares, squirrels, and forest birds.

Implementation

Molly Creek completed field assessments, data collection, and treatment boundary marking before supervising the silviculture crew responsible for implementing the work.

Project Outcome

The project was completed on schedule despite wildfire hazard restrictions and migratory bird nesting windows, and the treatment successfully passed juvenile spacing quality inspections. The result is a more diverse forest structure that supports both ecological values and sustainable forest management objectives.

Woodlot Licence W0131 Wildfire Risk Reduction Assessment

In 2024, we completed a wildfire risk reduction assessment for Woodlot Licence W0131 in the Kispiox area of northwestern British Columbia. The project evaluated more than 460 hectares of forest identified by the BC Wildfire Service as a Priority 3 fire hazard due to its proximity to infrastructure and surrounding forest connectivity.

Methodology

Through a combination of office review, mapping, and field reconnaissance, the team analyzed key wildfire environment factors including topography, fuels, weather patterns, and regional fire history to better understand the wildfire threat within the area of interest.

Challenges and Approach

Despite limited site access due to local Indigenous activities and challenges with fuel type classifications that did not accurately reflect mature hemlock–cedar forests, Molly Creek Forestry successfully produced a comprehensive threat assessment. By drawing on conditions from adjacent stands and comparable forests in nearby woodlots, the team developed a realistic understanding of wildfire behaviour potential.

Key Findings and Recommendations

The final report concluded that wildfire risk ranged from low to moderate across the site and recommended long-term proactive management strategies rather than immediate mitigation treatments.

Project Outcome

The assessment was completed on time and under budget and was reviewed and approved by a Registered Professional Forester with the BC Woodlots Association.

Gitselasu Stewardship Society, Kitselas First Nation

"Molly Creek has been a strong partner in supporting our land stewardship work. From the outset, their team has been responsive, resourceful, and respectful of the cultural heritage values that guide our work on the land. They approach projects collaboratively, take the time to understand community priorities, and carry out work carefully and professionally.

We have appreciated their flexibility, clear communication, and commitment to doing the work in a way that aligns with both environmental and cultural considerations."

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A LOCAL TEAM FOR COMPLEX PROJECTS

SERVICES

Forestry

Utilities & Energy

Woodlot Licence & Small Tenure Management

Fire

ABOUT

PROJECTS

Gitselasu Stewardship Society, Kitselas First Nation

CONTACT

CAREERS

A LOCAL TEAM FOR
COMPLEX PROJECTS