Pushback needed against impending logging of popular Bragg Creek recreation area, say opponents

By Bill Kaufmann
The Calgary Herald
April 27, 2024
Category: Forestry
Region: Canada, Canada West

Clear-cut logging of a heavily-used recreational area west of Bragg Creek will happen unless a public outcry forces the province to cancel it, say opponents of the plan. Starting in the fall of 2026, West Fraser plans on clear-cutting nearly 900 hectares of forest in the West Bragg Creek and Moose Mountain areas that are laced with hiking, biking and skiing trails. Conservationists and outdoor enthusiasts say maps provided by West Fraser showing the overlapping of logging areas over numerous trails signals the final phase in the lead-up to the logging. …A PowerPoint presentation provided by the company lays out a timeline for public consultations, planning, and from October 2026 to April the following year “road and watercourse crossing construction, timber harvest, timber removal, log haul” with reforestation to follow. …An open house on the plan is being hosted by West Fraser on May 8. …Woodgate said it’s imperative for clear-cutting opponents to make their voices heard.

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