Kaslo – Shutty Wildfire Corridor Update

Wardner Trails re-opened
Wardner and East Fire Access trails are now open to the public. Logging equipment has completed planned work and storm salvage and has left the wildfire corridor. The recent storm created widespread damage in Kaslo and Area D and unfortunately damaged some parts of our retained canopy layer. On closer inspection, the majority of the downed trees’ were not wind firm as their root wads were heavily compromised by root rot. You can identify this by white and resinous mycelium (fungal matter) on the roots and lack of peripheral and secondary root systems. All log decks are now hauled. Final wildfire risk reduction cleanup of our work areas is scheduled for the summer/fall and will have only minor impacts to trail use. Thank you all for working with us to get this landscape fire break in place.
 
Storm damage in Blocks 5 and 7 required salvage 
The storm occurred just in time for the seasonal Douglas-fir beetle flight.  Most of the windfall was salvaged, however access to some areas was restricted. This windfall will be monitored for beetle infestation and may require clean-up this fall.
 
Storm damage
Storm damage

2021 AGM April 14: Resolution Results

Thank you all for a successful meeting !

Results

 

Our 2021 AGM will be a ZOOM meeting and we will be voting on 4 Resolutions (scroll down to ads)

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Advance AGM pre-registration is appreciated. Please email us: manager@kaslocommunityforest.org

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Meeting Documents

2021 Membership Form

KDCFS 2020 Annual General Meeting Minutes

2021 AGM Agenda

2020 Annual Financials

 

 

 

2021 Membership Form
Director nomination form 2021

For orientation: see below information from the 2020 AGM.

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

 

Schroeder Creek Wildfire Project

Schroeder Creek Wildfire Project
CP 42 BLK 7

December 3, 2020 – March 3, 2021
Funded by FESBC

Implemented by the Kaslo and District Community Forest and Timber Ridge Contracting Ltd – Kaslo 


Shane McKinnon on reconnaissance. Equipment: Feller Buncher, Linkbelt 3240 Excavator w/ Bucket, Thumb and Grapple; Cat 525 Grapple Skidder, D4 Hi-Drive Bulldozer; Cat 518 Line Skidder.

 


A diseased and down layer of lodgepole pine killed by beetle in a previously high-graded and species limited stand of predominantly hemlock.
Conner wading through the pile & burn treatment


Installing a fuel free zone along the residential interface

Lost teeth and racking up the hours


Choices for mature retention were limited by stand condition

This project made possible by FESBC and much appreciated by the residents of Kaslo & Area D.

2021 Kaslo Wildfire Corridor Operations – the End in Sight

We have returned to Branch 7 for the spring to finish the remainder of the permitted blocks in the Kaslo-Shutty Wildfire Corridor CP43.

Here is an outlook where the action will be, with approximate timeline.

We are nearing completion of Block 4 at 4 1/2km on Branch 7. The snow is melting quickly.  Branch 7 remains closed to traffic from 4km up during the week, with harvesting in progress until approx. April 21. Gazetted Mt Buchanan recreation trails will remain open. Trails adjacent to Block 4 are closed (Trump, Bigfoot), are still under snow and will require clean-up after log decks are removed. Please watch for equipment and logging truck traffic on the spur, as we are nearing completion of CP43 and equipment will move off the mountain sporadically.

The post-harvest clean-up contracts have not been tendered yet by the Ministry of Forests. We anticipate completing the harvesting in the middle of May. Clean-up /residue piling will follow but pile burning will have to wait until the fall. We will update the timelines here as well as on Facebook.

Here a recent glimpse of our work in Block 1: