After watching the Briggs Creek wildfire burn down the Nashton Face last summer it reinforces thataccess is critical to enable crews to combat fires and the need for us to proactively manage for wildfirerisk reduction and plan for future forest fires. KDCFS has received funding for multiple wildfire riskreduction projects through the Forest …
Wildfire Planning News
BRIGGS CREEK WILDFIRE – Update
KDCFS has developed several blocks on the Nashton Face behind the Kaslo dump and in Keen Creek to harvest timber damaged from the Briggs Creek wildfire. The block locations can be seen on the overview map. The Briggs Creek fire burnt area as well as our fuel mitigation projects can be seen on the Briggs - Fuel Mitigation Projects …
B.C. community forests get funding for wildfire risk reduction projects
Read the article here: https://www.canadianbiomassmagazine.ca/b-c-community-forests-get-funding-for-wildfire-risk-reduction-projects/ …
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UBC wildfire research in the KDCF
Dr. Lori Daniels (Tree Ring Lab) and her research team are collaborating with community forests around BC to assess the efficacy of treatments toreduce wildfire risk and hazards. Their research approach is to measure and compare fuels treated and untreated areas and use stand-level models to assess probability of fire and potential fire …
Fire weather shut down – August 2021
We now are well into fire season and conditions are still challenging. Fire Danger ratings temporarily settled down after a week of steady rain, but have already climbed back to extreme risk, and causing restrictions to high risk activities. Rain is forecast, but overall much more is needed to be finally on the safe side. In the Wildfire …
Campfire Prohibitions are in Effect
Effective at noon (Pacific time) on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, Campfires, Category 2 and Category 3 open fires will be prohibited throughout the province of British Columbia. This prohibition will remain in effect until noon on Oct. 15, 2021, or until the order is rescinded. https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2021FLNRO0051-001261 People can …
Careful with Campfires !
A word of caution: think twice before lighting a fire in the forest. We spent most of Saturday May 15 extinguishing a smoldering camp fire with the help of BC Wildfire Service and volunteers from our recreation clubs. The hot spot was reported near the Wardner viewpoint above Kaslo. This forested area is on a south-east facing, hot and steep slope …
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
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 …
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 …
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