Forest Stewardship Plan: 2025-2030

The Kaslo & District Community Forest Society (KDCFS) is proposing an updated Forest Stewardship Plan (FSP) for Community Forest Agreement K3C.

The FSP is a landscape-level plan that establishes objectives, strategies, and results for conserving and protecting timber and non-timber resource values within the CFA. The FSP has been prepared per the requirements of the Forest and Range Practices Act and the Forest Planning and Practices Regulation.

The FSP does not include operational plans for specific harvesting or fuel management projects. These are addressed during ongoing operational planning.

The objective of this notice is to provide the public and interested parties with an opportunity to review and comment on the FSP. While information sharing has closing dates specified to ensure clarity in communications, the public and stakeholders are welcome to contact us anytime with questions, concerns, or comments related to our activities.

The FSP is available for viewing at:
🔗 https://kaslocommunityforest.org/resources/

Other means to view the FSP can be arranged by request. KDCFS can be reached by phone at 250-354-9803 or by email at manager@kaslocommunityforest.org.

In order for comments to be reflected in the final submission of this FSP, please send written submissions by May 24, 2025, to:
✉ manager@kaslocommunityforest.org or
📮 KDCFS, Box 789, Kaslo, BC, V0G 1M0.

2025 AGM

Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday April 24th, 7:00 pm at JV Humphries School.

Here are some important details!

Membership:

– Memberships are valid by the calendar year. In order to vote at the AGM, you must have a current membership.

– If you were eligible to vote at the 2024 AGM, then you can purchase your new membership anytime before the AGM.

– If you don’t hold a 2024 membership, then you must purchase your membership at least 30 days before the AGM (that is, before March 25, 2025) at Sunnyside Naturals.

– 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.

– Annual membership fee of $5.00

Join the Board:

– There are five seats to be filled on the 9 member board. In order to be nominated you must:

– Be a member of the society and be nominated, in writing, by two other members.

– Director Nomination forms can be picked up in Kaslo at Sunnyside Naturals or may be downloaded from the community forest website.

– Forms may be submitted by mail or email, or dropped off at Sunnyside Naturals.

– Nominations must be received by 3pm Thursday, March 13, 2025.

– An all candidates meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 17, 2025.

Submit resolutions for the AGM:

– In order to submit a resolution for the AGM, you must be a member of the society.

– To be included on the agenda of the AGM, resolutions must be received before 3pm Thurs, March 13, 2025.

Should you have any questions or require further information regarding the AGM or any other matter related to our organization, please do not hesitate to reach out to us at admin@kaslocommunityforest.org or manager@kaslocommunityforest.org.

Wildfire Risk Reduction: Wardner TU1-A

Big things happening on the Wardner trail this fall/winter! 🍂 We’ll be removing smaller trees, clearing deadwood, and conducting on-site burning to improve safety and forest health above the lookout, focusing on TU 1-A (see map). 🗺

This project is similar to the work done on the Buchanan East Access trail and Jimi Crack Corn. Work is set to begin in the next week or two. Signs will be posted during operations, and while brief trail closures may occur if falling is required near the trail, the trail will remain open otherwise.

Questions? Reach out!

Summer 2024 Operations Update ☀️

Keen Creek:

Timber Ridge Logging will be moving equipment into Keen Creek this week to harvest a 30-hectare fire-damaged pulp block. Logging will occur at the top of the Deer Creek road (3.5km up Keen Creek) from Monday to Friday. Please watch for logging trucks when driving up Keen Creek.

Lost Ledge:

CJ Logging is moving equipment up Lost Ledge to install a bridge over Lost Ledge Creek.

Cooper Face Road and Surrounding Areas:

Sunshine Logging will be completing road upgrades on the Cooper Face road and brushing out the road past the KIN tower as well as the road to Fishhook Lake. Work is expected to start in the next few weeks.

Stay safe and be aware of ongoing activities in these areas!

Public Review Open on KDCFS Forest Operations Map

The public is invited to review and comment on the Kaslo & District Community Forest Society (KDCFS) Forest Operations Map (FOM). The Map shows proposed road construction and cut block development. The three year validity period upon which this FOM may be relied upon to apply for a cutting or road permit commences May 27, 2024.

The public viewing and comment period is from May 27, 2024 – June 27, 2024. This is the period in which comments on the FOM will be received.

The Map is available for public review and comment online, at:
https://fom.nrs.gov.bc.ca/public/projects

Comments can also be emailed to manager@kaslocommunityforest.org, or mailed to Box 789, Kaslo, BC V0G 1M0.

The Map is also available for in-person review and comment by appointment only, at the KDCFS Managers office, 198 Isaacs Road, Kaslo, BC, Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
Phone 250-354-9803 for an appointment.

Congratulations to Kaslo Baseball & Softball Association!

Home run for the Kaslo Baseball & Softball Association! Huge shoutout to the 20+ dedicated volunteers, both youth and adults, who bucked and split firewood donated by the Kaslo & District Community Forest Society this fall. So far they’ve sold 15 cords and raised an amazing $4925! One step closer to building new timber-framed dugouts at Murray Pearson Memorial Field in Vimy Park.

Wildfire Risk Reduction: Mt Buchanan Trail Work in Progress

Exciting news! 🌲🔥 Last week, we kicked off our wildfire risk reduction efforts on the Mt Buchanan Fire Access Trail! Over the next month, we’ll be hard at work in the area, focusing on 10 hectares with a keen eye on the trail (TU1-J), and TUs 1-A, 1-B, and 1-H this fall and winter.

Thanks to the support from FESBC, we’re implementing a thin-from-below manual treatment approach for this project.

Expect some activity around the Mt Buchanan Fire Access Trail from Branch 7 to the Monster as we conduct a comprehensive Danger Tree Assessment and clear forest fuels from the trailside. Our aim? To ensure swift and safe access for BCWS crews should a wildfire occur.

Please note that as we tidy up, debris will be piled and burned on-site, resulting in visible smoke above Kaslo on Mt Buchanan. Stay tuned for more updates on our progress! 🌿

Community Field Day

You are invited on a guided field tour to Keen Creek with the Kaslo & District Community Forest Society. Saturday September 30th 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

This tour will be focused on the impact from the 2022 Briggs Creek forest fire and the harvesting to salvage timber in that area.

Meet at the Kemball Memorial Building at 10:00 am, we will carpool from there. Come dressed for the weather.

Please call 250-354-9803 or email manager@kaslocommuntyforest.org for more details.