Wildfire Risk Reduction Site Visit

The Cheakamus Community Forest met with staff from the Crown Land Wildfire Risk Reduction (WRR) team at our project above Wedgewoods on May 28. Jonathan Murkin, Land & Resource Specialist from the Kelowna MOF office made the trip to the Coast to visit a few projects in the Sea to Sky corridor. The tour was organized by Sara Barker, Stewardship Officer, from the Squamish Ministry office with Ryan Tate, Land & Resource Coordinator WRR, and joined by Colette Fauchon, First Nations Relations Advisor, Klay Tindall of Lil’wat Forestry Ventures and Heather Beresford, Executive Director of the CCF.

We had a discussion about the Wedgewoods project specifically but also explored ideas for improving planning, funding and delivery of these important projects. As the risk and intensity of wildfires in BC increases, we are focused on managing our forest tenure to reduce that risk…but not at the expense of the environmental, cultural, and recreational values.