VCF Winter 2024 – 2025 Harvest Plan

K5Q CP012 – West Canoe Operational Updates:

  • Active log hauling at KM 55 and KM 7
  • Active harvest at KM 7
  • Active grading to KM 55

K2T CP004 – Westridge Operational Updates:

  • Spur road upgrades at KMs 10.5, 11.5 and 12.5
  • New Spur road construction at KM 20.5
  • Active grading to KM 20.5

Valemount Bike Park Operational Updates:

  • Active log hauling occurring at Valemount Bike Park

*Note: Expect hauling to take place in the first week of January; which is expected to last one day.

Signage will be posted at the bottom of 5 Mile road during the day of active hauling.

Please click on below links to view maps of current logging locations:

West Canoe (1)_K5Q 012_2024-2025 Winter Harvest Areas

West Canoe (2)_K5Q 012_2024-2025 Winter Harvest Areas

Westridge_K2T 004_2024-2025 Winter Harvest Areas

If you have questions about any of these areas, please email VCF manager, Kalina Velez, at manager@valemountcommunityforest.ca

 

June 2022

Mechanical Commercial thinning will start on a 45-year-old stand.  This was planted back in the late 1970’s. This is a  system that will target the smaller trees and leave the larger and healthier trees to reach maturity.

Winter season 2021-2022

2020-2021

Harvesting in 2020 and 2021 season included the Pack Saddle, Dave Henry, East Canoe, West Canoe, Swift Creek, and West Ridge areas. VCF limits the winter harvesting in the Dave Henry and West Canoe to end in mid-December, due to high avalanche activity in these areas. Local Avalanche Technician Peter Amann was hired to provide training, monitor the high avalanche hazard conditions, and update the Avalanche Safety Plan.

 

General

Forest harvesting involves cutting trees and delivering them to sawmills, pulp mills, and other wood-processing plants. Years of planning go into deciding when and which parts of the forest will be harvested and how this will occur. The specifics of harvesting depend on the Biogeoclimatic Zone and other detailed factors.

General methods of harvesting used by the VCF are conventional and cable operations.

Planning for Harvesting

Harvesting In Action

Road Maintenance and Post Harvest activity