Speak Up on BCTS Logging Plans
Hundreds of hectares of Sunshine Coast forests - some above your drinking water - are about to be auctioned for logging. Speak out by Friday May 16, 2025!
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Forestry Land Use
shíshálh nation and BC Government Land Use Planning Process, Phase 2
Members of the public are invited to participate in Phase 2 of the shishalh-BC Land Use Planning process during Spring of 2025. Input is being accepted until to 5:00 pm June 23rd, 2025. Here we share information on the project, why it is important to biodiversity on the Sunshine Coast, and how you can participate.
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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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Sunshine Coast Forest Landscape Planning
The BC Ministry of Forests is hosting a series of public engagement events on the Forest Landscape Plan (FLP) Pilot project for the Sunshine Coast Timber Supply Area (TSA).
There are three upcoming events to participate in:
Campbell River – … Read More “Sunshine Coast Forest Landscape Planning”
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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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Premier Commits BC to 30×30
Breaking News!
The Government of BC has just taken major action on conservation by protecting 30% of lands by 2030 and advancing Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs).
This crucial direction was set through the mandate letter from the Premier … Read More “Premier Commits BC to 30×30”
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