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Logging begins in Foster Creek old-growth forest

Foster Creek old-growth logging British Columbia Columbia North caribou Wildsight

Logging operations have commenced in the Foster Creek area near the Kinbasket Reservoir, despite previous recommendations for immediate deferral by the province’s Old Growth Technical Advisory Panel (TAP). The three cutblocks involved cover 120 hectares between Revelstoke and Valemount, with more than 100 hectares overlapping areas recommended for deferral.

According to the province’s Vegetation Resource Inventory, the trees in these blocks are between 350 and 367 years old, including cedars measuring up to 2 metres across. Wildsight reports that BC Timber Sales (BCTS), a division of the Ministry of Forests, had previously confirmed the blocks met old-growth deferral criteria before removing the deferrals from the provincial database.

Conservationists warn that the logging and associated road construction threaten the endangered Columbia North caribou herd by reducing habitat connectivity. The area sits within a 6 square kilometre patch of ancient forest that extends into the Foster Arm Protected Area.

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BC Timber Sales · Foster Creek · Kinbasket Reservoir · Ministry of Forests · Wildsight

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Sources

Old-growth logging of previously deferred forest in Foster Creek [trailchampion.com]
Old-growth logging of previously deferred forest in Foster Creek [rosslandtelegraph.com]
Old-growth logging of previously deferred forest in Foster Creek [castlegarsource.com]