Robb Creek Update - good news!
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On Friday October 18 2024 we walked the highly contentious Kaslo/New Denver corridor Robb Creek cutblock TA-2348-2 again. We haven’t been there since our original July 22nd mission. New flagging tape now marks the South side of the proposed clearcut.
The new boundary spares most of the epic old growth forest that was in the original mapping polygon.
Whether this modification was due to our publicizing it or not, we may never know. Some big trees are still inside the block perimeter like the one pictured on the the left but the most important forest is saved.
Robb Creek, Kaslo 2025 BCTS Clearcuts
This Google Earth map shows some of BCTS' operating area between Kaslo and New Denver BC and the six huge clearcuts on the chopping block in BCTS' 2024-25 sales schedule. This area has been logged hard over the past 20 years of BCTS management. We've checked out all of the blocks except TA2194-4. It is all beautiful primary forest, with TA2348-2 including the biggest trees.
This amazing double tree was in the original BCTS TA2348-2 mapping polygon but fortunately it has since been excluded from the block.
This fire-scarred but healthy western red cedar measured at least 149 cm (4.9') in diameter (DBH). This magnificent tree appears to still be within the new block perimeter. It was tricky to measure as the slope was at least 55%, characteristic of this entire proposed clearcut.
This massive clearcut borders Robb Creek for about 800m with minimal buffer. That said, the small buffer now is a big improvement from the original mapping polygon where it showed BCTS logging almost right to the creek.
The forest immediately to the South (up-slope) of TA2348-2 is an extraordinary example of rare inland rainforest. It is dark, cool, lush, and full of wildlife.
This was from the original notes on this photo: "Though we think there is a high likelihood that, based on Save What's Left investigative work, BCTS will alter their plans and clearcut around the biggest trees." Perhaps this proved true a
This stark image shows the new logging road and cutblocks just before going into TA2348-2. One can only imagine what was lost here. BCTS has told Save What's Left that they consider logging roads to be an important BC asset. Ecologists refute that.
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