CHEAKAMUS COMMUNITY FOREST VISION
The Cheakamus Community Forest is a model of regenerative forestry that mitigates the impacts of climate change, and that the CCF partnership is recognized as a model of reconciliation, supporting the prosperity of the RMOW, Lil’wat and Squamish Nations through a thriving local economy.
CHEAKAMUS COMMUNITY FOREST MISSION
Prioritize the ecological health of local forests while respecting their cultural significance to the Lil’wat and Squamish peoples and generating direct economic benefits for the two First Nations and the citizens of Whistler.
2025 Logging Plans Postponed
/in NewsDue to circumstances out of CCF control, we were unable to secure cutting permits for the harvesting and wildfire risk reduction projects planned for this fall. The projects affected are: BW100, BW101, BW102 and BW 103 in the Brandywine area R10 along the Callaghan Creek FSR Wildfire Risk Reduction Project in 16 Mile Valley (in […]
2024 Cheakamus Community Forest Annual Report
/in NewsAt long last! The 2024 Cheakamus Community Forest annual report has been released. The report shares information on how the CCF is delivering on 18 environmental, social and economic objectives. 2024 CCF Annual Report Have a read and send in your questions and comments to info@cheakamuscommunityforest.com. We love to hear from you!
Cheakamus Lake Road Surfacing Project
/in NewsThe surfacing project on the Cheakamus River FSR Br. 01 (Cheakamus Lake) is starting today – Sept. 9, 2025 – and will take about three weeks to complete. Whistler Excavations Ltd is the contractor carrying out the work. This work will be a huge improvement to the road conditions. They will be putting down 25mm […]
Climate Change Risk Assessment
/in NewsIn autumn 2024, the CCF contracted Frontera Forest Solutions to complete a climate change risk assessment for the CCF tenure focused on wildfire and drought risk, the biggest direct climate change risks. The risk assessment answers the following questions: How will climate change impact the CCF? What are the risks of these impacts? Where on […]
Wildfire Resilience Workshop – May 6 & 7 @ SLCC
/in NewsThe University of British Columbia Okanagan and the Cheakamus Community Forest present a scholar-practitioner workshop on the theme of Wildfire Resilience in Times of Uncertainty. This is a two-day workshop hosted at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre that seeks to bring together the public, municipal officials, academic researchers, practitioners and Indigenous land stewards to discuss […]
Dr. Suzanne Simard at the Audain Art Museum – NEW DATE
/in NewsWe have rescheduled Dr. Suzanne Simard’s talk to July 15 – same time, same place. Unfortunately, she was sidelined with illness and couldn’t make the original date. If you bought a ticket through the AWARE website and can still attend, you don’t have to do anything. The tickets are automatically moved to the new date […]
Wildfire Mitigation Collaboration
/in NewsDr. Rhonda Millikin has been researching the effects of thinning second growth forests on wildfire behaviour and published a paper with her results. In her article, which is published online by MDPI, an open-access publishing platform, Millikin and her co-authors say their research showed forested areas that undergo fuel-thinning see microclimate variables change in the direction […]
Fuel For Thought – How Fuel Treatments Tame the Flames
/in NewsCCF Information Session – December 2024
/in NewsThe Cheakamus Community Forest hosted an information session on December 3, 2024 at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre focused on the new climate resiliency planning and implementation approach, as well as how wildfire (Whistler’s biggest climate threat) mitigation projects affect Whistler forests. An engaged crowd listened to Nick Soverel of Frontera Forest Solutions discuss how […]
CCF Info Session – December 3, 2024
/in NewsThe Cheakamus Community Forest is hosting a public information session at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre, Istken Room, on December 3, 2024 from 3:00 – 5:30 p.m. The CCF is evolving to a climate resiliency land management approach built on the Ecosystem-based Management plan. The updated planning approach is a response to increasing risks from […]
Welcoming Molly Hudson to the CCF Board
/in NewsThe Cheakamus Community Forest is pleased to announce that Molly Hudson joins the Board representing the Squamish Nation along with Kathleen Edwards, Director Rights and Title. We thank Gary Muuren for his participation and insights that contributed to our success in the last year. Molly has recently joined Nch’Kay Development Corporation, the Squamish Nation’s economic […]
Red Trees at Mid-Elevation
/in NewsThis week saw coniferous trees turning red across the mid-elevations of Whistler Valley. An outbreak of western spruce budworm is showing in areas above White Gold, Function Junction and along Sproatt and Rainbow Mountains. The outbreak is happening across the coast/interior transition forests from Whistler to Hope and seems to be restricted to the band […]