Healthy forests survive wildfires. Our forest are overcrowded and starving, so we need to reduce the amount of trees. The trees are fighting for limited resources. We remove low grade trees, dying trees, and crowded areas. We increase spacing with all the good strong healthy trees.
Grasses, flowers, animals, birds, bugs, carnivores, rabbits, deer and all other wildlife would flourish in a healthy forest. Healthy forests don’t have pests like pine beetles. Healthy forests are designed to survive wildfire.
Forestry Goals 2025:
- nourish and revitalize the forest
- transform burned logs into firewood and building materials
- fire safe our homes & surrounding areas
- implement sustainable forest practices and industry
Our valley has been identified as a “wildfire high risk zone” by the ministry of forests. There is too much standing carbon in our forests. The trees have shut down growth and are awaiting fire. No tree canopies should be touching. Canopy fires scarifies the duff layer and top-soil. The fungal component of the soil gets damaged which is 80-90% of the moisture holding capacity of the soil. When the fungal matrix is damaged, catastrophic water events can occur.
Created by Vedic Eco Village, Venables Valley, Nlaka’pamux unceded territory.
