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THE FUTURE OF THE SIX MOUNTAINS IS OURS TO DECIDE
hree years ago, our community asked for a pause of logging and pubic consultation on the future of the North Cowichan Forest Reserve. Now we have been give the opportunity to tell the Municipality what we “value” about the forest reserve in an online survey. This short survey can be accessed at: https://northcowichan.ca/ forestry Background: The Municipality of North Cowichan is seeking community input about what we value in North Cowichans Forest Reserve and how these areas should be managed for future generations. The results will help shape the future of the area we have come to lovingly know as the Six Mountains — Prevost, Sicker, Richards, Maple, Stoney, and Tzouhalem. In 2018 the community came
together to call for a different way of doing things in our forests – calling for an end to clear-cutting and industrial style plantation forestry and a shift to ecosystem based management. Do you still envision forests managed primarily for their ecological values and function, climate resiliency, tourism and recreation, fire hazard? Do you still want to explore Carbon projects to generate forest revenue while restoring ecological function? If so, this is the time to engage and let the municipality know that what you said in 2018 holds true to today. The future of the Six Mountains is ours to decide. Submitted by Icel Dobell, Rob Fullerton WhereDoWeStand
Image above:2018 Municipal Clearcut on Mt. Prevost
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