Dakota Bowl protected under deal with Squamish Nation

See Also  Elphinstone Logging Focus    Dakota Bear Sanctuary Needs Protection From: https://www.coastreporter.net/local-news/dakota-bowl-protected-under-deal-with-squamish-nation-3469610 Mar 1, 2021 5:47 PM By: Keili Bartlett 77 culturally modified trees have been identified in the area that is now part of an agreement between Squamish Nation and the province. A contentious cutblock in the Dakota Bowl area of Mount Elphinstone will be

The Dakota Bear Sanctuary Ecological Reserve Proposal

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/

A Community Struggles against Clearcutting their forest.. BC Timber Sales Calls the Shots.

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>

Update on Clack Creek Logging and Robert’s Creek Headwaters Forest

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

Ecological Reconnaissance of BCTS Blocks A93884 and A91376 near Roberts Creek and Gibsons, B.C.

Ecological Reconnaissance of BCTS Blocks A93884 and A91376 near Roberts Creek and Gibsons, B.C. for Elphinstone Logging Focus (ELF) See the complete pdf here:A_Banner_Elphinstone-Logging-Focus-July-04_2018-1-1 Field Investigation: May 10-12, 2018 Report Date: July 4th, 2018 Allen Banner MSc., RPBio, RPF (ret) Banner Consulting Smithers, B.C. Background • Elphinstone Logging Focus (ELF) requested my expertise in assessing

Forestry Policy Update on Rubus nivalis

When we were concerned about the logging policies in the Elphinstone area , the BC Timber Sales  Interim Management Protocol for Rubus nivalis was outlined. Since then there has been an update on the status of this species PDF of the Policy :tsg_rubus_nivalis_protocol_update_May_2012 May 2012 Page 1 Rubus Nivalis: Rationale for Discontinuing Protocol (May 2012)

Ecological Reserve Proposals Needing Urgent Action

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

Old Growth Strategic Review-FER Submission

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

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

Heritage status of scarred yellow cedars in TSL A87126 Block DK044.

See the original in PDF form here: Arc-Branch-Review-of-Mil.-Rep.-Block-DK-044-2-1 April 29, 2016 Distributed via Email: Adam.(gov.bc.ca) Adam Hockin Planning Forester, FLNRO Timber Operations, Pricing and First Nations Division BC Timber Sales – Strait of Georgia Dear Adam Hockin: Re: Heritage status of scarred yellow cedars in TSL A87126 Block DK044. The Archaeology Branch (the Branch) has

Block DK044 Archaeological Impact Assessment

Review of Block DK044 Archaeological Impact Assessment Interim Report (2012-0218) See the full pdf report  57 pages: : Millennia-Report-DK044-CMT-Study-ReviewDec7-final Prepared for: Elphinstone Logging Focus December 2015 Submitted to: The Squamish First Nation and The Archaeology Branch and Baseline Archaeological Services Ltd By: Phoebe Ramsay, BA Morley Eldridge, MA, RPCA Management Summary Previous conflicting reports on

BLACK BEAR DEN FIELD SURVEYS (JUNE 11, 2015) ON DAKOTA RIDGE RE PROPOSED BC TIMBER SALES (BCTS) CUTBLOCKS A87126 – DK042 & DK044

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

Elphinstone Provincial Park Expansion Proposal

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),

Mt Elphinstone Proposed Park Expansion

From the Elphinstone Logging Focus website: https://www.ancientforestalliance.org/photos/mt-elphinstone-proposed-park-expansion/ Mt. Elphinstone Proposed Park Expansion Behind the town of Roberts Creek on BC’s Sunshine Coast lies the 140 hectare Mt. Elphinstone Provincial Park. Conservationists and local eco-group Elphinstone Logging Focus are calling for a 1500 hectare expansion of the park to include the surrounding endangered old-growth and mature

FER meets with FLNRO .. December 2014 on Process for Ecological Reserve Creation

See the PDF version: lidstone From: Mike Fenger, President, Friends of Ecological Reserves511 Foul Bay Road Victoria BC V8S 4G9 To Allan Lidstone, Director, Resource Management Objectives. Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Allan.lidstone@gov.bc.ca P.O. Box 9352 Stn Provincial Govt Victoria BC V8W 9M1 Re Meeting between FER representatives and Allan Lidstone, FLNRO,