View From the Precipice

Twenty-six  years ago my wife Rosemary and I moved into a remote part of the Chilcotin Ark  called Precipice Valley, adjacent to Tweedsmuir Park.  We selectively horse logged centuries-old fir trees on our property and milled them into posts, beams and lumber for our self-built home in the valley.

We have been solar powered for all of these years, first in a small log cabin and eventually fully powering our 2200 square foot timber frame house.  As you can imagine, we have had a great variety of experiences here in the wilderness and this BLOG is our invitation for you to share our lifestyle and our view of the world generated by more than two decades of wilderness living.

Professionally, I have worked as a wilderness tourism /conservation consultant both locally, regionally and provincially since the mid eighties. As an activist I have helped create several organizations to assist communities in dealing with environmental and land use planning issues. Negotiating at land use planning tables I have been part of the creation of several protected areas in the central interior.

I am currently the manager The Eniyud Community Forest, a joint venture between the West Chilcotin community of Tatla Lake and the Alexis Creek First Nation.

On the provincial front I work with several ENGOs on the Bio Energy file.

In the end my  first love is wilderness and I hope this BLOG will connect with those who feel the same way.

All the best from Dave, Rosemary, Chilko and Obie