Starting today (April 28th), the Creston Community Forest will be salvage logging blowdown trees in a cutblock located between 3 and 5 km on the Mt. Thompson Forest Service Road (FSR). This is in response to a wind event that occurred in December 2025. Given the impact that Douglas-fir beetles have had throughout the Kootenays, it is important that these downed trees be removed by late spring at the latest to help mitigate this forest health concern. Douglas-fir beetles

Public Announcement: This past week, community forest staff came across a fire that was smoldering unattended at 1 km on the Mt. Thompson Forest Service Road. The fire was extinguished by our staff. The BC Wildfire Branch has already attended to a few calls where fires were needing to be addressed because of the unseasonably drier conditions. This specific location and Forest Service Road was cleared of refuse and yard waste but has recently seen a growing accumulation of yar

Forest Activity Public Notice - Burning of Debris Piles - Mt. Thompson. We are planning to burn small debris piles created by our wildfire risk reduction projects starting today and continuing for a few days. * The goal is to remove the small debris piles associated with the wildfire risk reduction work the Creston Community Forest has been carrying out over the last 2 years. This will depend on the area experiencing good or fair ventilation for smoke to disperse well. If

Forest Activity Public Notice: Burning of Debris Piles The Creston Community Forest will begin burning debris piles created through our wildfire risk reduction projects, as long as venting conditions allow. These burns will take place over the next two weeks on Goat Mountain, Mount Thompson, and in the Russell Creek area. All debris piles are closely and continuously monitored during burning. These burns help remove excess forest fuels and support a safer landscape aro