There are small Cedar logs from 3″ – 11″ in diameter and 8′ up to 26′ long available for sale in the community forest. Ideal for a large pole barns, woodsheds, or fencing projects, there is a fairly a large selection to choose from. Contact Mark Lombard for details at misterlombard@gmail.com.

Wildfire risk reduction (WRR) work will be getting under way in the Coulter Bay and Squirrel Cove areas of the community forest starting in October. See the previous post on this web page for details. There will be woodchips and firewood available over the winder from both projects and details will be posted once the projects are nearing completion.

There will be public tours of both sites of the risk reduction projects in October, as well as in areas where plans are being developed for shelterwood (selective) harvests in the Coulter Bay and Larsens Meadow Areas.

9:30am Sunday October 6, Coulter Bay Logging Road – 2024 Wildfire Risk Reduction and 2025 shelterwood harvest plans

9:30am Saturday October 12, Squirrel Cove Logging Road at Yellow Gate – 2024 wildfire risk reduction project

9:30am Saturday October 19, Larsens Meadow Road – 2025 Shelterwood Harvest Plans and Future wildfire risk reduction project.

No plans harvest plans have been finalized or laid out as of yet and are still open to ongoing public input, and no time frame has been established but will be based on weather and log market conditions.

The Cortes Community Forest Cooperative (CCFC) will host its annual general meeting on October 9 at 7pm at Mansons Hall. The CCFC is a 50 percent partner in the Cortes Forestry General Partnership which along with the Klaboose First Nation holds the license for the Cortes Island Community Forest.