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.
Western Spruce Budworm Spray Program Update
/in NewsThe Western spruce budworm spray program is scheduled for the week of June 22 and expected to last five days. Further information can be found on the CCF’s original post with links to the Province’s webpage. Western Spruce Budworm Spray Program
Community Benefit Program Funding Announcement
/in NewsThe Cheakamus Community Forest (CCF) is pleased to announce the successful applicants for the inaugural funding round of its Community Benefit Program (CBP). The program is designed to provide funding for community projects that have the potential to offer lasting benefits in the partner communities of the Lil’wat Nation, Squamish Nation and Resort Municipality of […]
Spring 2026 Information Session
/in NewsThe CCF will be holding its spring 2026 information session on Thursday, May 28 at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre Istken Room from 5-7 p.m. Come and learn about how we’ve turned our climate change risk assessment into harvesting/management plans. Also, our mission statement says the CCF will be a model of regenerative forestry that […]
Western Spruce Budworm Spray Program
/in NewsThe Ministry of Forests, South Coast Region, is planning to aerially treat areas of Crown forests to reduce populations of the Western spruce budworm moth (Choristoneura occidentallis). The biological insecticide Foray 48B containing the bacteria B.t.k. (Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki) will be applied by helicopter once at each site on or about June 1st to […]
Community Benefit Program Application Window Open
/in NewsThe Community Benefit Fund was established by the CCF to provide funding for community projects that have the potential to offer lasting benefits in the partner communities of the Lil’wat Nation, Squamish Nation and Resort Municipality of Whistler. Funding for the Benefit Fund will be paid from a portion of the carbon income to a […]
Alta Lake Road Fuel Management Project
/in NewsThe Cheakamus Community Forest (CCF) and RMOW are partnering on two more wildfire fuel management projects this year. The projects are along the north end of Alta Lake Road from 21 Mile Creek to Alpine Meadows, and in the 16 Mile Valley above The Adventure Group (TAG) base area. The project areas are identified in […]
Cheakamus Community Forest Info Session – Highlights
/in NewsA keen crowd attended the November 19 Cheakamus Community Forest Information Session at the SLCC Long House. Nick Soverel, RPF with Frontera Forest Solutions and Abe Litz, RPF with Chartwell Resource Group gave presentations on the Climate Resiliency Plan and how it is being used to develop the CCF’s strategic operations plan. The plan identifies […]
Information Session – November 19, 2025
/in NewsJoin the CCF at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre Long House on Wednesday, November 19 from 4 – 6 p.m. to learn how we are evolving our forest management approach. Last year we described how we were undertaking a climate risk assessment of the entire CCF tenure area to see where it was most at […]
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 [email protected]. 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 […]