About Us

The Wetzin’Kwa Community Forest Corporation (WCFC) is the licensee responsible for managing the Community Forest tenure jointly held by the Town of Smithers and the Village of Telkwa.

Wetzin’Kwa Community Forest Corporation (WCFC) is committed to:

• involving the community
• working with the Wet’suwet’en people,
• land stewardship
• enhancing outdoor recreation and education
• a healthy community forest economy.

What is a community forest?

"An area based forest tenure awarded by government to communities to enhance their local control over forest management."

"Local forests, local people, local decisions!"

WCFC takes its name from the Wet’suwet’en word ‘Wetzin’Kwa’ which means “flowing blue green or clear waters” referring to the river flowing from Morice Lake to Hazelton (it includes the Morice and Bulkley Rivers).