Private Land Logging

https://wildsight.ca/2021/03/25/communities-are-paying-the-price-for-private-land-logging/

Perhaps it is time for us to lift up our heads and see what is happening to the privately owned forests around our beautiful community. As an arborist and silverculturist with years of experience in logging and forest management, I am at an absolute loss at the terrible logging practices used in the west kootenays. Before you decide to argue, I encourage you to take a hike up any of our mountains surrounding Rossland, and see what is happening and what techniques are being used. The very small percentage of those who temporarily benefit from these logging practices is not worth the long term damage. I urge the community to hold city council accountable to meet with the private land owners who are logging and raise these concerns. How does this logging practice affect tourism, water systems, drainage, wildlife, and fire risks. We have a voice. I am a local, who lives at the base of a mountain being logged. My voice and that of my neighbours is not being heard. This company needs to hear from the community leadership. I support selective and regulated logging...but this is ridiculous and no one in this community is standing up to fight for better logging practices! Check out wildsight.ca...we can make a difference for changing how private lands are logged.