News and Events
Marbled Murrelet Recovery Strategy Proposed
On Jan 7th, 2014 the Ministry of the Environment’s proposed strategy for the recovery of this small seabird was opened to public review. This review was brought about by a legal pressure from several environmental groups which challenged the long delays that have occurred in bringing forth these strategies for several species according to the requirements […]
SCCA submits to OGMA review
The opportunity for public input on proposed Old Growth Management Areas within five Landscape Units in the Sunshine Coast Forest District is now closed. Thanks to the knowledge and energy of three volunteers, the SCCA was able to make a submission in the hopes of creating better representations of, and protection for, the biodiversity found […]
Chapman and Gray Creek Watershed Assessment
The SCCA has just discovered that the Community Forest is hosting a presentation by Ms. Glynnis Horel, P.Eng on March 10, 2014 at 6:30 pm at the Seaside Centre. The presentation will detail the findings of a comprehensive coastal watershed assessment conducted in the Chapman Creek and Gray Creek watersheds. An assessment report will be […]
See the video of Glass Sponge Reefs presentation
If you missed the presentation on Glass Sponge Reefs delivered to SCCA members in October, you can now see the video which was shot by Sarama. Dr. Manfred Krautter, paleobiologist, and professor at the University of Stuttgart, Germany, delivered this talk in Sechelt. Glass sponge reefs were thought to be extinct until, in 1987, living […]
Input sought on Old Growth Management Areas
The Province of British Columbia through the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, is seeking your input on establishing Old Growth Management Areas on the Sunshine Coast in the following Landscape Units. The Homfray Landscape Unit (2,802 hectares) is on the east side of Homfray Channel and the southeast side of Toba Inlet. […]
Petition opposes logging on Gambier
The Ministry of Forests is proposing to log two woodlots in the heart of Howe Sound, a combined area three times the size of Stanley Park. The woodlots are located in a pristine Wilderness Conservation Zone which includes Gambier Lake, a designated Provincial Recreation Site. The Forest ministry (FLNRO) did not consult with the community […]
Kayak Winner Announced
Congratulations to Phillip Spour of Langley, who won a Seaward Halo Kayak at the annual Friends of Sunshine Coast Conservation Association recognition event on Oct. 18. Spour won this year’s first prize, while second prize (two Helley Hansen jackets) went to Garnette and Michael McCue of Sechelt, and 3rd prize (an Inlets Tour for 4, […]
ELF Scores a Win
Elphinstone Logging Focus has been successful in lobbying BC Timber Sales (BCTS) to take 17.6 Ha Cutblock DK045 off the table for being logged. Part of a larger block (TFL A79517 Dakota Bowl, lower Sunshine Coast), this includes yellow cedar and hemlock trees ranging in age from 800-1,800 years old. It is an important headwaters […]
SCCA Signs Covenant to Protect Gambier Reserves
The Islands Trust Fund, owner of three nature reserves on Gambier Island, recently signed conservation covenants with the Gambier Island Conservancy and Sunshine Coast Conservation Association. The covenants legally commit all three organizations to share responsibility for safeguarding the reserves. The three reserves, spanning 150 hectares, provide a wildlife corridor stretching from the bluffs of […]