The Cheakamus Community Forest (CCF) is adapting its approach to managing community-based forestry assets. Shifting from an ecosystem-based management (EBM) approach to a climate resiliency plan for the coming years, the new approach will incorporate wildfire and climate change risks that increasingly threaten CCF’s forests… CCF, which consists of three stakeholders, the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW), Squamish Nation and Lil’wat Nation, held an information session Dec. 3. In attendance were representatives from the Nations, the RMOW and members of the public. …three professionals presenting three pieces of planning and research included: Nick Soverel from Frontera Forest Solutions spoke about the first step, creating a risk assessment. Dr. Lori Daniels, UBC Koerner Chair of Wildfire Coexistence, spoke about how her research in in B.C. and Whistler on tree-thinning young and mature second-growth forests can reduce devastating crown fires. Lastly, Andy Kwan from Chartwell Resource Group touched on 2025 thinning and logging projects.