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Latest News

Welcome to our new Website

June 7, 2021

Make sure you subscribe to our news updates and explore the Birdseye view of our projects. You can now sign up for a KDCFS membership on our Member Page. We hope you have an enjoyable visit !

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Kaslo Shutty Wildfire Corridor Update

Kaslo – Shutty Wildfire Corridor Update

May 23, 2021

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 …

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KDCFS Forestry Crew -Training and Employment

April 27, 2021

*Application Deadline Extended to May 31st, 2021  

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Wildfire Risk Reduction

2021 Wildfire Risk Reduction (WRR) funding released

April 10, 2021

2021 Wildfire Risk Reduction (WRR) funding releasedRead More

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2021 AGM Results

2021 AGM April 14: Resolution Results

April 8, 2021

Thank you all for a successful meeting !   Our 2021 AGM will be a ZOOM meeting and we will be voting on 4 Resolutions (scroll down to ads) ZOOM AGM Housekeeping: Advance AGM pre-registration is appreciated. Please email us: manager@kaslocommunityforest.org If several members zoom/call in from the same household, please use separate devices, so …

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Schroeder Creek

Schroeder Creek Wildfire Project

March 21, 2021

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; …

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Wildfire Corridor Operations

2021 Kaslo Wildfire Corridor Operations – the End in Sight

March 20, 2021

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 …

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Wildfire

2021 Kaslo Wildfire Corridor Operations Preview

February 26, 2021

Our wildfire risk reduction winter project in Schroeder Creek is nearing completion and we are preparing our return to Branch 7 for the spring to finish the remainder of the blocks. Here is an outlook where the action will be, with approximate timeline. We will be starting at 0.3km on Branch 7 near the highway …

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Wildfire Corridor BLK 5 Post Harvest Field Review

Wildfire Corridor BLK 5 Post Harvest Field Review

February 19, 2021

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 recreation and the maintenance of plant species diversity. We thank all participants …

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2021 Kaslo/Shutty Wildfire Corridor

2021 Kaslo/Shutty Wildfire Corridor

January 17, 2021

We moved operations to our Schroeder Creek Wildfire Risk Reduction project for the winter months and will return to the Kaslo/Shutty project sometime in March to continue the CP43 Blocks. Crown separation in Blocks 1, 4 and 7 awaits completion and those blocks, including Block 2 require post treatment clean-up.

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KDCFS 2020 Landscape Level Wildfire Plan

KDCFS 2020 Landscape Level Wildfire Plan

December 10, 2020

Our Landscape Level Wildfire Plan is complete and 4 year recommendations are presently implemented with the support from the provincial Wildfire Risk Reduction (WRR) and FES funding streams. 2020/2021 projects adjacent to the Kaslo/Shutty and the Schroeder neighbourhoods are underway. We have applied for additional funding for 2021/2022 work mostly spanning high risk fire interface …

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AGM

2021 AGM Date set: April 14

October 17, 2020

It feels like the last one was just yesterday. Now that we have all become avid ZOOM-ists, we are confident that we can return to our spring AGM schedule. Please keep your eyes open for regular updates on Social Media and in the Pennywise. For orientation: see below information from the 2020 AGM. We have …

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