Reg Whiten

Resource Stewardship Agrologist, Planner, and Adult Educator, Moberly Lake

Reg Whiten is a resource stewardship agrologist, planner, and adult educator based at Moberly Lake in north-east BC. He has operated a consulting practice, InterraPlan Inc., for the past twenty years, serving aboriginal communities, industry, government, and non-profit organizations. Through work overseas and across northern Canada, Reg has developed a specialization in integrated rural development and resource stewardship planning with a focus on rural watersheds. His consulting work includes negotiation of forest resource-access agreements, preparation of regional and local land-use plans, and development of training and community resource management programs. Milestones in Reg’s advocacy work include formation of the Peace River Watershed Council, and the Boreal Centre for Conservation Enterprise. In late 2010, Reg contracted with the City of Dawson Creek as Watershed Steward and coordinator of its Watershed Stewardship program. Last year, this work was nominated for the British Columbia Excellence in Water Stewardship Award.