Stop Cut Blocks in xwesam/Stelk’aya (Roberts Creek) Watershed – Public Comments accepted now – RESOURCES HERE!

Comments can be submitted directly through to email BCTS.SunshineCoast@gov.bc.ca.
Public Comment Period is over.
Forest Operations Map #1214 provides locations of road construction and forest harvesting operations currently planned and proposed by BCTS-Chinook Business Area within the Forest Development Units of the Sunshine Coast FSP #672. The shapes shown on this map are gross shapes that include reserve areas. TA0520 is a preliminary shape and has not had any field work done at this point.
If you have any questions regarding the submission process, contact:
Jocelyn Ciarniello, RPF Woodlands Supervisor BC Timber Sales, Chinook Business Area (Jocelyn.Ciarniello@gov.bc.ca)
If you would like any assistance or have questions, please send us an email!
Helpful resources:
BCTS 5-year Operating Plan Map of Sunshine Coast Natural Resource District
BCTS Chinook Business Area Watershed Assessment Report – Roberts Creek and Stephens Creek Watershed Assessment: Phases ! & 2 (Volume 1) – Oct. 2023
Mt. Elphinstone South Watershed Assessment April 6, 2023
Peer Review of Mt. Elphinstone South Watershed Assessment August 23, 2023 by Dr. Younes Alila – Aug 21, 2023
Reply to Polar Geoscience’s Response to Dr. Alila’s Peer Review of the Mt Elphinstone South Watershed Assessment – Nov 30, 2023
Ministry of Environment – Fisheries Sensitive Watersheds
How Crown laws and policy normalize cumulative harm to salmon watersheds in British Columbia: A Case Study
State of the Canadian Pacific salmon: Responses to changing climate and habitats
E-book: State of the Canadian Pacific salmon: Responses to changing climate and habitats
State of Canadian Pacific Salmon 2019
Changes recommended for Mt. Elphinstone watershed logging – Coast Reporter March 13, 2023
Letter: Mt Elphinstone logging recommendation not a good news story March 26, 2023
PRESSURE: Warming Temperatures Are Altering Salmon Streams
Effects of riparian forest harvest on streams: a meta-analysis
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