Read in the Coast Reporter Readers may recall an article in early December 2023 regarding the Sunshine Coast Community Forest’s (a logging company owned by the District of Sechelt) five-year logging plan indicating that the public had just up to Dec. 20 to provide feedback. They expected people to wade Read more…
Read in the Coast Reporter A gap in responsibilities between provincial ministries has locals concerned that logging of the Joe Smith Creek cutblock (TA0521) will heighten washout risks along Highway 101. And resolving that gap is reaching a critical point as TA0521 is listed on BC Timber Sales (BCTS) sales Read more…
Read in the Coast Reporter Another ad by Sunshine Coast Community Forest (SCCF) appeared in the Nov. 24 Coast Reporter paper this time about its 2023-2028 logging plan. The plan was first revealed at a Nov. 20 meeting and SCCF is now asking community members for feedback by December 20 Read more…
Read in the Coast Reporter ..Hansen and Zielman fielded crowd questions about climate change and old-growth recommendations on maintaining preserving forests, highlighting that 41 per cent of their tenure area is outside of operational consideration. Several crowd members including Elphinstone Logging Focus spokesperson Ross Muirhead, disagreed with their assertion that Read more…
The Sunshine Coast Community Forest (SCCF), a logging company owned by the Dis- trict of Sechelt, has proceeded with yet more ecologically devastating clearcut logging of some of the best remaining mature forest in their Gray Creek Watershed tenure area – blocks AN15, AN03 and AN3A. SCCF claims to be Read more…
The B.C. government’s elk recovery program on the Sunshine Coast is largely a success story after elk were extirpated from the B.C. mainland in the early 1900s, however more needs to be done to protect this still vulnerable species. Studies by the B.C. Wildlife Branch show that elk and deer on Vancouver Read more…