Our members have backgrounds and expertise in forestry. They are regularly checking forestry activity in the Boundary watershed to ensure that ecosystems are being protected as much as possible and that forestry practices are done to high standards. BFWSS is in contact with the BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development to regularly report concerns. Below are some of the videos, letters, and photos we have generated. Our forests are in crisis and we aim to do everything possible to restore and protect them.
May 2019 – Hornet Creek cutblocks were put up for auction by BC Timber Sales. We want to ensure that when logging occurs, the damage to bat habitat is minimized and riparian zones are protected. Unfortunately, BC legislation allows for clearcutting which means the riparian zones will be negatively affected and bat habitat and bat food sources will disappear.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS DUE TO CLEAR CUT LOGGING PRACTICES IN THE BOUNDARY REGION
Slash piles left in riparian zoneLogging in a riparian zone, Glover Creek, Boundary watershed, BCSlash pile at Glover Creek, Boundary Watershed, BCSlash pile 3x as high as a manVast clear cuts near Dry Creek. Landslide at West Boundary. Clear cuts at: Grano Creek, Williamson Lake, Pass Creek.
Explore the link between the 2018 Grand Forks flood and clear cut forestry practices. What’s left after clear cuts provides no habitat or food for wildlife. Steep slopes are logged causing erosion. Corporate profits are being prioritized over ecosystem health.Cut blocks are being logged closer and closer together as timber companies log out the watershed leaving little behind.
