Logging proposals in B.C. caribou habitat threaten endangered herd’s recent gains, conservation group warns

By Ainslie Cruickshank
The Narwhal
August 15, 2024
Category: Forestry
Region: Canada, Canada West

Plans for new logging in endangered caribou habitat threaten to undermine hard-fought population gains for a struggling herd, warns a Kootenay-based conservation group as the province considers two logging proposals. Earlier this year, wood product companies Stella-Jones and Pacific Woodtech submitted plans to log in the Seymour River watershed, northwest of Revelstoke, B.C. …a spokesperson for Stella-Jones said the company “is currently in the preliminary stages of creating a final operational plan for harvesting activity in this area.” Stella-Jones is engaging with First Nations and other stakeholders on wildlife management, and “remains committed to responsible harvesting practices,” the statement said. Pacific Woodtech their Golden, BC mill from Louisiana-Pacific two years ago [and have] applied to the B.C. government to have the forestry licenses and associated road permits transferred over. …The B.C. government also has yet to decide whether to allow the two companies’ logging proposals to proceed.

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