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This Family Day long weekend we wanted to share what we are reading. Insightful and diverse in topics, it's the winter edition of the BC Forest Professionals magazine. Each edition of Forest Professionals BC  magazine covers timely forest management issues together with news and information of relevance to BC's forest professionals. BC Forest Professional is published four times per year by Forest Professionals British Columbia. We would like to give a respectful shout out to Creston Community Forest's very own Forest Planning and Development Supervisor, Angela French, RFT. Angela sits on the editorial advisory panel for the magazine and has been reading the magazine since her days as a student in the Forestry Program at Selkirk College. Here are just a few stories to read from this edition: Cover Story Page 10, ‘Namgis First Nation and Western Forest Products – Embracing a New Paradigm in Forestry Opinion Page 26, Responding to the Climate Crisis in BC’s Forests Features Page 12, Evaluating Ecosystem Integrity on a Managed Forest Landscape Professional Interest Page 21, Introducing the Affiliated Forest Professional To read the full magazine or to simply browse a few topics, click this link: https://www.fpbc.ca/.../uploads/2024/01/2024-BCFP-Winter.pdf

We are collecting and writing our articles for the next Creston Community Forest Newsletter. We decided to make it a quarterly release to keep in touch and share information that will be engaging for you. If you haven't signed up yet, here is your link: http://eepurl.com/iwjUgk The newsletter will be sent out Thursday, February 1st. Have a great Sunday everyone!

On February 1, Creston Community Forest staff met with other members of the Creston Valley FireSmart Resiliency Committee (CVFRC). The committee was formed in early 2023 to talk about the importance of Fire Smarting properties and wildfire reduction projects needing to occur in the valley. The CVFRC is made up of: Yaqan Nukiy, Town of Creston, RDCK, First Nations Emergency Services Society, BC Wildfire Service, Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area, JH Huscroft, Creston Community Forest and Canfor. An open house is scheduled for spring 2024 to provide information and answer questions on the FireSmart program. Watch our social media, website and newsletter for more information on our spring Open House. You can sign up here for our Quarterly Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/iwjUgk Pictured here are CVFRC members looking at a wildfire reduction project recently completed by Yaqan Nukiy.

Our quarterly Creston Community Forest Newsletter was released on Thursday February 1st and we received some great feedback. Our next Newsletter is scheduled for May 1st, 2024. If you would like to begin receiving our Newsletter, sign up here: http://eepurl.com/iwjUgk IN THIS MONTH’S NEWSLETTER: A Message from our Forest Manager Changes to the Creston Community Forest Board Wildfire Risk Reduction Project on Goat Mountain The BC Community Forest 2023 Insights The Douglas-Fir Bark Beetle Questions or Comments Community Upcoming Events

A very big THANK YOU to Gary. Pictured in the photo is Gary Sommerfeld accepting his retirement gifts after serving on the CCF board from June 2000 to September 2024.

The Creston Community Forest is a member of the BC Community Forest Association (BCCFA). The BCCFA is a voice for 60+ community forests throughout the province advocating for sustainable forest management. The annual Community Forest Indicators report (pictured in the photo) showcases the benefits that community forests provide. If you're interested in receiving a copy, contact the Creston Community Forest office or you can go online at bccfa.ca. It's also a great read along with a pint and a pretzel!

A reminder about safety in logging areas: The Creston Community Forest has resumed logging operations on Goat Mountain as part of the wildfire risk reduction work for the valley. Starting January 2, our contractors will be working Monday - Friday for the next three to four weeks. * Please be extra cautious if driving up the Goat Mountain Forest Service Road as there will be logging trucks using this road system. Also, please do not enter the project site where our logging contractor is operating. We ask that you call the community forest office for more information if you are looking to access the Goat Mountain area. You can call our office at: 250-402-0070. (The photo is from one of our recently completed wildfire risk reduction blocks. A stunning view of the valley.)

We are proud to share this moment captured by the Creston Valley Advance. Our chair, Brian Churchill, and vice-chair, Tom Olenczuck, presented Creston Gleaners Society with funding towards the food bank. Wishing our Community a wonderful New Year.

Just another one of the many fun things we get to do at the community forest. We spent part of Friday morning collecting trees boughs to help decorate Santa's sleigh for Creston's Christmas parade. Here we see a mix of cedar, Douglas-fir, hemlock and grand fir boughs.

Although hiking has drawn to a close on our trails, our gratitude to all our outdoor enthusiasts continues. We enjoy reading all the comments.

A great photo of the BC Community Forest Association (BCCFA) board of directors on the steps of the legislature in Victoria last Tuesday, prior to their meeting with the Forest Minister, Bruce Ralston. Our Forest Manager, Daniel Gratton seen in the photo, has served on the BCCFA since 2018. Over the course of two and a half days the board members attended meetings with the BC Wildfire Service, the Forest Tenures Branch, the Forest Minister and many other government staff to discuss the important work that Community Forests are providing. One critical topic included the wildfire risk reduction projects that Community Forests have been developing in their respective communities and who have been instrumental in providing this incredibly important work.