Forestry Land Use

Sunshine Coast Forests: Question to 2024 Provincial Candidates

Introduction

Since 2011, the SCCA has provided all candidates engagement opportunities for Sunshine Coast voters to hear from candidates on environmental issues with written Q&A. This year we framed the Q&A in terms of how BC government ministries and mandates … Read More “Sunshine Coast Forests: Question to 2024 Provincial Candidates”

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Reed Road Forest in Elphinstone Not on the Chopping Block this Year

"As of June 2023, and for the first time in almost a decade, the Elphinstone parcel known as District Lot 1313 is NOT slated for logging in BC Timber Sales’ five year operating plan. This is good news, but we have yet to secure permanent protection for this valuable and biodiverse forest." Donna McMahon, SCRD Director, Elphinstone

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SCCA and ECA Respond to BCTS Mt. Elphinstone South Hydrology Study

A large portion of BC Timber Sales (BCTS) tenure area on Mt. Elphinstone is in the Mountain Block recharge area of two prolific aquifers (560 & 552)

These aquifers supplement Sunshine Coast’s primary drinking water system. As climate Read More “SCCA and ECA Respond to BCTS Mt. Elphinstone South Hydrology Study”

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Sunshine Coast Timber Supply Review – Old Paradigm. No Shift.

BC’s Chief Forester will soon decide an Annual Allowable Cut (AAC) for the Sunshine Coast Natural Resource District (SCNRD). The AAC determines how much logging can occur in the Timber Harvest Land Base (THLB) on the Sunshine Coast over the Read More “Sunshine Coast Timber Supply Review – Old Paradigm. No Shift.”

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