Community forest 2011 harvesting plans on display

After a rocky start in 2010 with a conflicting recreational tenure and concerns about old growth logging, the Cheakamus Community Forest

presented its timber harvesting plans for 2011 at the Whistler Public Library on Tuesday. The goal this year, according to forester Tom Cole, is to work slowly and tentatively – do some harvesting in the fringes using existing roads and skidder trails, and in areas where there are minimal conflicts like power line corridors.  He’s also working with Canadian Snowmobile Adventures and Blackcomb Snowmobiles to ensure that road building and harvesting plans in the Callaghan compliment their tour activities, while also addressing the needs of other stakeholders like the Whistler Off-Road Cycling Association. It’s been a learning process, said Cole, one that’s been guided by the Forests and Wildlands Advisory Committee (FWAC).
read more  Foresters working slowly on master plan for tenure Pique Newsmagazine – April 13, 2011