Harvest Operations
The Spel’kúmtn Community Forest presents its 5 year Operating Plans for general public review and comment at an annual Open House. Further, detailed harvest plans are presented to the public through the Public Referral process, allowing for a 30 day feedback period on proposed blocks. The SCF also engages in ongoing discussions with specific stakeholder groups relevant to proposed harvest areas and for questions related to the tenure area as a whole. All harvest plans are reviewed by the Líl’wat Nation and any operations are contingent upon the Nation’s approval of proposed activities.
Written feedback during consultation periods is uniquely valuable in allowing us to understand and address significant public concerns, as well as periodically and objectively report on what people in the community are asking and telling us about our plans. It should be noted that we also welcome anyone interested in discussing our plans or their interests in the Community Forest to reach out to us via email at any time of the year.
2024 single-stem harvest, spring/fall - GR902, GR90
Spring 2024 Miller harvesting - MI102, MI103 blocks
Silviculture
Since 1987, all licensees in BC have been legally required to reforest the areas they harvest. All of SCF’s harvested areas are replanted within one year of harvest completion with a diversity of species appropriate to the ecosystem. With increasingly hot summers, fall planting has become more common as seedling survival rates tend to be higher.
As tenure holders are responsible for getting seedlings to a ‘free to grow’ stage, all replanted areas are monitored for survival and supplemental planting occurs promptly if seedling mortality is noted.
