From Elphinstone Logging Focus: The latest (April 1st, 2021) BCTS Planning Map shows that the series of A87126 blocks that make up the Dakota Bear Sanctuary no longer appear. This eraser of their polygons from the map is a thing of beauty. With the block shading removed the topo for the area reveals how steep
Our thanks to the Ross Muirhead of (ELF) Elphinstone Logging Focus for sending us this link to a new film that takes the viewer into the Dakota Bear Sanctuary, Squamish Nation, Sunshine Coast, B.C.The Dakota Bear Sanctuary. This link will provide all the posts on this website about the Dakota Bowl Ecological Reserve proposal. https://ecoreserves.bc.ca/category/er/156/
The following set of emails was sent to me at the beginning of June 2020. It seems that British Columbia is still determined to log old growth forests even though community interests for conservation would suggest that it may be time for governments to consider heeding a different set of values. From: Elphinstone Logging Focus <loggingfocus@gmail.com>
May 26: Update from Elphinstone Logging Focus Please note that Roberts Creek Headwaters Forest has been removed from the BCTS Planning Schedule. For a few years it appeared as an OGMA, but they don’t want that designation. The BCTS Forest Planner at the time (Norm Kempe in Campbell River) urged us to contact FoER and have you folks submit it as an ER
The following is a letter written by the Elphistone Loggin Focus group. It is a good indication of the frustration of a local community group in the attempt to protect a local ecosystem service. Dear Minister Heyman, I ask you to immediately call your counterpart in government, Minister Donaldson and stop the logging in The Clack
Link to posts on Ecological Reserve Proposals on this website Description and purpose of Candidate Ecological Reserves (ER) made known to Friends of Ecological Reserves 2014 Proposed New Ecological Reserves in B.C. Proposed ER Name (Location) Bio-, Eco-, or Geo-logical Rationale for Conservation Size Status and Current Threats Roberts Creek Ancient Forest Headwaters (Sunshine Coast
See the complete PDF : Old Growth Strategic Review-FER Submission Submission to the Old Growth Strategic Review January 31, 2020 Prepared for the Old Growth Strategic Review on Behalf of the Friends of Ecological Reserves by FER Board Members Mike Fenger and Jenny Feick, Ph.D. The Friends of Ecological Reserves (FER) (https://ecoreserves.bc.ca/ ) is a
Sunshine Coast group rallies to save Forest with 1,000 Hearts from loggers: Vancouver Sun Randy Shore Publishing date: October 24, 2019 ROBERTS CREEK (Oct. 24, 2019) — Ross Muirhead and Elphinstone Logging Focus are trying to stop the emerging old growth inside a proposed provincial park expansion from being logged. Randy Shore/Postmedia News [PNG Merlin
BLACK BEAR DEN FIELD SURVEYS (JUNE 11, 2015) ON DAKOTA RIDGE RE PROPOSED BC TIMBER SALES (BCTS) CUTBLOCKS A87126 – DK042 & DK044 & COMMENTS ON IMPACTS, INCLUDING ON OTHER CAVITY-USING VERTEBRATES RESULTS OF GIS MAP MODEL OF HIGH VALUE BLACK BEAR DEN HABITATS FOR CHAPMAN-HOWE LANDSCAPE UNITS (LUs), BC SUNSHINE COAST See the 14
High-res Elphinstone Master Rep final 5 June 2015 PART 1 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS This preliminary report examines the conservation values of the Elphinstone area located on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia and known locally as the “Elphinstone park expansion proposal,” the “Mount Elphinstone park proposal,” “Elphinstone 1500” (referring to the assumed 1500 hectare size),
A pdf copy of the letter is here: ADM-Lori Halls Letter Victoria BC V8S 4G9 From Mike Fenger September 30th, 2014 Lori Halls, Assistant Deputy Minister Lori.D.Halls@gov.bc.ca BC Parks and Conservation Officer Service Division 5th floor – 2975 Jutland Road, Victoria PO Box 9398 Stn Prov Govt. Victoria, BC V8W 9M9 Dear Lori Halls, I
Site Visit: Rubus nivalis locations, Mount Elphinstone Aug. 11, 2014. Rubus nivalis site visit Aug. 2014 (5) Copy final Margaret Symon, R.P.F. P.C.P. Strathcona Forestry Consulting Introduction. At the invitation from Elphinstone Logging Focus (ELF) Society*, I joined Mr. Ross Muirhead on August 11 to examine Rubus nivalis (Snow Bramble) at a proposed BCTS cutblock
See the PDF of this report here:Dakota-Bowl-tree-coring-report-July-2014-Snowline-Research Memo to: Elphinstone Logging Focus Memo from: Bob Brett, Snowline Ecological Research Date: July 31, 2014 Subject: Tree ages, Dakota Bowl proposed cutblock DK44 This memo describes the results from tree coring on DK044 cutblock proposed by BC Timber Sales (BCTS). Site: BCTS’s proposed cutblock DK044 is in
In August we reported on a trip to a special forest at Robert’s Creek where a local group , Elphinstone Logging Focus, was trying to prevent logging and promote a protected area . Today as a followup, we received this press release : ELF Press Release RC Headwaters Ancient Forest Protected Press Release October 30, 2013
On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 12:19 PM, Elphinstone Logging Focus <loggingfocus@gmail.com> wrote: Hi Norm, Last week, 5 volunteers visited DK045 – the upper parcel where I previously noted a high number of Pacific Yews. The plan was to conduct a survey of as many Yews as we could find. The community knows this forest as
Coast Reporter – Sunshine Coast August 5 Elphinstone Logging Focus (ELF) wants to extend the boundaries of Mount Elphinstone Provincial Park to 1,500 hectares from the 139 hectares currently set aside in three parcels on the lower mountain slope.- File Photo Elphinstone Logging Focus (ELF) wants to extend the boundaries of Mount Elphinstone