Due to the dry conditions and extreme wildfire risk, most operations in the community forest have recently been on pause. Now that the rains have arrived, two wildfire access/mitigations projects will resume as previously announced.

The first project, the new road construction across from the MainRoad highway shed will resume this week. There will be a level one chainsaw course taking place on site this week along with road sub-grade construction and gravel capping. See the site plan map for the new road construction here. GH Mainline Road Construction Map 20220907

Once operations resume and the project is close to completion, there will be a date announced for a community firewood day along the new road. In the meantime if you or anyone you know is either a senior, or someone else in a lower income situation who is in need of a pickup load of free firewood, contact Operations Manager Mark Lombard at misterlombard@gmail.com to get your name on the list.

We will also be looking for volunteers to help load, as well as pickups to haul the loads. All the volunteers will also get a free pickup load of firewood.

The second project is the wildfire mitigation project in the area surrounding the recycling centre. This project will consist of thinning out the forest canopy and removing fuels so as to help contain any fire that could break out at the recycling centre. See the site plan map for the recycling centre thinning project here. RECYCLING FMP Prescription 2021

Both of these project are based on the recommendations from the 2020 Cortes Community Wildfire Protection Plan, which is available here. 2020_Cortes_CWPP_FINAL