A Western Forest Products greenhouse in Saanichton produces hundreds of thousands of tree seedlings. Many will be planted on Vancouver Island, according to Christina Lavoie, nursery supervisor, Western Forest Products, Saanich Forestry Centre. Add to that the loss of trees due to years of record forest fires. At the Western Forestry Contractors’ Association annual conference, there is concern about just how many trees are being lost to forest fires, and pests on public lands. Timo Scheiber, executive director of the Western Forestry Contractors’ Association said seven billion trees lost in B.C.