We recently investigated a potential petroleum spill in a small seep area at one of our skid trails. I had traveled though this saturated area with my ATV repeatedly to action a small wildfire by the lookout below. You can see the track in the picture. At the time there was no contamination visible in the …
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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 …
KDCFS Forestry Crew -Training and Employment
*Application Deadline Extended to May 31st, 2021
2021 Wildfire Risk Reduction (WRR) funding released
2021 AGM April 14: Resolution Results
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 …
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; …
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 …
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2021 Kaslo Wildfire Corridor Operations Preview
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 …
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 recreation and the maintenance of plant species diversity. We thank all participants …
2021 Kaslo/Shutty Wildfire Corridor
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.
KDCFS 2020 Landscape Level Wildfire Plan
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 …