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Community forest 2013 planting program underway

A total of 220,000 seedlings are being planted (150 person-days)
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Jason Flear plants trees for Wells Gray Community Forest on Saturday

The Wells Gray Community Forest spring planting program is in full gear. A silviculture company, Jason Flear Consulting from Dunster, is carrying out the planting program.

The program is targeting pine salvaged openings with a mixture of fir, spruce and pine seedlings. A total of 220,000 seedlings are being planted (150 person-days), with a target end date of June 15.

So far, the weather has been favorable and ideal for seedling survival and crop establishment.

These planted openings will be quality assessed this season and will be followed with a survival assessment next year. With the completion of this work the community forest will have fulfilled its stewardship obligations.

 

WGCF believes that successful reforestation activities will improve the sustainability and multiple resource values of the community forest land-base.