About

Jace Standish, P.Ag., R.P.F., holds a B.S.F. degree (Forest Resource Management) and a M.Sc. (Soil Science) from the University of British Columbia.  Between 1991 and 2020, he taught courses in plant identification, soils, terrestrial ecosystem classification, aerial remote sensing, and Environmental Assessment at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). He also served as Program Head for Forestry and for the Ecological Restoration degree program.  Jace has worked in natural resource and environmental consulting for over 50 years. Before joining McTavish, he worked with Talisman Land Resource Consultants, Norecol Environmental Consultants, Westland Resource Group, Stewart & Ewing Associates (SEAFOR), and Rescan Environmental Consultants, and as an independent consultant for various public and private sector clients. He has worked in all regions of British Columbia and in Alberta, Yukon Territory, Northwest Territory, Nunavut, New Hampshire, California, Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Guyana (SA) and the Dominican Republic. Jace has worked in the fields of soil survey, ecosystem classification, land capability and suitability mapping, environmental assessment, and permitting. He has authored technical papers on wetland delineation, mining reclamation, forest biomass, deforestation, soil development, soil degradation and ecological classification. He carried out biogeoclimatic ecosystem mapping of Tree Farm Licenses 1 and 41 in northwestern British Columbia and worked with the B.C. Ministry of Forests Research Branch to help implement the biogeoclimatic ecosystem classification.  He was Education Coordinator for the Canada-Guyana Interim Forestry Project, Project Leader for BCIT’s Yew Tree Project, and Project Manager for a 3-year study to develop a forest biomass prediction system in BC, for the Canadian Forest Service.