Community Forest
News & Announcements
2020 Kaslo/Shutty Wildfire Corridor- November 23 Update ***LOOK***
November 23 Update We treated a corner of Block 4 in the neighborhood of the now empty Goshawk nest before moving on to Block 7. This will leave the bird undisturbed if it chooses to use this location next spring once treatment resumes. Final clean-up in Block 4 will...
Oct. 17 Wildfire Corridor BLK 5 Post Harvest Field Review
Our Post Harvest Tour was attended by 10 cold hardy people and we were being happily treated to a sunny day. We had good and positive discussions, with some concerns raised regarding harvesting too close to recreation trails, potential access created for motorized...
Next Board Meeting – November 18, 2020 at 6:30pm ZOOM
Hello Everyone, While we follow directions from our Health Authorities, it is a priority for the KDCFS Board and Management to keep up communication with you, the Community. We invite you to join us in our ZOOM virtual Board Meetings: The next Board Meeting is on...
FIREWOOD Charity Draw Winners ! Firewood Sales List…
Attention all Firewood Charity Contestants The results are out ! KDCFS received 5 submissions for our 3 load Charity Firewood Draw, which closed on August 1. The Winners are now decided and are as follows: Royal Canadian Legion Kaslo Branch # 74 Kaslo Senior...
2020 AGM Reports
We have held a successful ZOOM AGM on September 16. Thank you all for joining. 2020 AGM Agenda 2020 08 26 Minutes 2019 Annual Financials Complete 2020 AGM Director's & Treasurer's Report 2020 AGM Management Report
New: KDCFS 2020 Landscape Level Wildfire Plan
Our Landscape Level Wildfire Plan is now complete. The plan was developed with funding from the Forest Enhancement Society (FES) and provides the foundation to proposed fuel treatment work within License K3C in conjunction with the Provincial Strategic Threat...
RDCK Disaster Preparedness
BCWFS Wild Fire Updates / Burning Restrictions
Mission Statement
The Kaslo and District Community Forest Society (KDCFS) will manage the diversity of values of the Community Forest in an ecologically responsible and fiscally accountable manner on behalf of the people of Kaslo and Area D.
Our Strategies
- Increase Community control over the land that sustains us to ensure sustainability into the future
- Create community venture opportunities through initiatives, networking and innovation
- Employ the local workforce and keep the money local
- Improve community safety through landscape level planning
- Educate our youth to preserve resource knowledge and autonomy

About
Kaslo Community Forest Society
The Kaslo and District Community Forest Society is governed by a 9 member volunteer Board of Directors, seven of whom are elected by the membership for a one or two year term, and two who are appointees of the Village of Kaslo and the Regional District of Central Kootenay Area D. Today, the tenure is managed by Jeff Reyden, RPF, and Sabrina Mutterer, a local, contractual management team.
Annual Steve Anderson, Chair, VOK Appointee
2020-2022 Stephen Neville, Vice Chair
2020-2021 Jeff Mattes, Treasurer
2020-2022 Steve Fawcett, Secretary
2019-2021 Tara Clapp
Annual Neil Johnson, RDCK Appointee
2019-2021 Graham McKellar
2020-2021 Greg Lay
2020-2022 Tom Duchastel
Forest
Operations
The KDCFS area based tenure lies within the Kootenay Lake Timber Supply Area. Its boundaries span a gross area of 32,416 hectares (ha), of which roughly 19 percent consist of mountain tops and alpine tundra and 81 percent are productive forest. Roughly 10,000 ha of the productive forest are considered the “working forest”. Elevations range from 640m at Kootenay Lake to 2300m in the alpine…

Water
Domestic and Community watersheds comprise approximately 12,500 ha, or 38% of our license area. The integrity and maintenance of our numerous mountain streams supplying drinking water into our backyards place at the top of our management concerns. This is reflected in the KDCFS’s Watershed Policy. The community and urban interface within the tenure shelters many privately licensed water intakes along creeks, seeps and springs.
Recreation
Throughout history our forests have served vital and multifaceted roles for our communities. The segment undergoing rapid growth during recent years, both in economic and social terms, is forest recreation. As health awareness and a need to balance our increasingly electronic environment take on a primary focus in our lives, our forests have experienced a shift from traditional uses to a new adventure playground offering competitive and technically skilled challenges such as mountain biking, ridge races, tree skiing and geocaching circuits.
Contributions
In step with its mission statement, the Community Forest has invested into opportunities that would benefit the residents of Kaslo and Regional District Area D since its inception.
These opportunities arrived in various ways but were all targeted towards spearheading initiatives towards, or supporting existing local projects that addressed a wide cross-section of community organizations such as the arts, amateur sport, health and safety, education and recreation. These direct grant infusions into the local way of life has amounted to over $700,000 to date.
Become a
Member today!
Memberships are valid for a calendar year. In order to vote at the AGM, you must have a current membership. If you were eligible to vote at last year’s AGM, then you can purchase your membership the evening of the AGM (or earlier). If you didn’t have a membership last year, then you must purchase your membership at least 30 days before the AGM.
To be a member you must be at least 18 years of age, and have been a resident or property owner in Kaslo or Area D for 30 days and in BC for 6 months. All memberships expire December 31. Annual membership fee of $5.00
Drop the completed form and payment off at Mel B Digital on Front Street, or mail with a cheque to Box 789, or email to manager@kaslocommunityforest.org (and pay by e-transfer).
Once your application has been reviewed and payment made, we will send you a password to access our online member page.
Comments or questions? Email manager@kaslocommunityforest.org
Contact Kaslo
Community Forest

Kaslo and District Community Forest Society
Box 789
Kaslo, BC V0G 1M0
Email: manager@kaslocommunityforest.org
Phone: (250) 353-9677