Community forest on pace to hit target

Manager urges more FireSmart thinning; carbon credit plans advancing

Pique News Magazine

The Cheakamus Community Forest (CCF) is on target to make annual allowable cut (AAC) this year for the first time in the four years since Whistler and First Nations were given tenure over 30,000 hectares of forests surrounding the Resort Municipality of Whistler. CCF manager Peter Ackhurst said the early start to spring helped, as have discussions with stakeholders such as environmental groups and tour operators over the last few years to determine what can be logged.

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