Erik Leslie, RPF, is a forestry consultant and manager of the Harrop-Procter Community Forest near Nelson. He has 25 years of experience working in the forest industry, with Indigenous Peoples, community organizations, and regional and provincial governments on projects from Haida Gwaii to Labrador.

Erik has extensive experience in forestry planning and operations, small business management, community engagement, and climate resilience. For the past decade, Erik’s work has focused on community-based strategies to address climate change and reduce wildfire risks.

Erik has developed and is currently implementing an applied climate change adaptation pilot project in the Harrop-Procter Community Forest. The project is designed to demonstrate how managers can integrate climate science and risk assessment into practical forestry decision-making in the Columbia Basin.