A Quadra Island community is increasingly frustrated by its inability to protect vital watersheds from being clear-cut despite the increasing risks of climate change. Many residents in the Copper Bluffs community and elsewhere on the island have been urging Mosaic Forest Management to reconsider logging remnants of mature forests, particularly in stream sheds and wetlands. Despite long-standing opposition from residents, Mosaic has harvested six parcels totalling five hectares… [and the] residents believe this puts the community at greater risk from drought and wildfire. Mosaic originally planned to log the parcels adjacent to Swan Lake in fall 2023 but delayed operations to allow for further community engagement, the email said. The company also contracted an independent report to see if logging on the cutblocks would endanger drinking water quality for residents.