harrop-procter community forest
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Harrop-ProcterCommunity ForestCommunity-based forestry and climate change adaptation
Gyro Club meeting
Nelson, BC
January 14, 2019
Erik Leslie, RPFForest Manager, HPCC
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Harrop-Procter Community Forest 11,300 hectares
100-year old coniferous forests
Steep terrain
Domestic watersheds
600 residents
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1980’s and 90’s: The ‘War in the Woods’
Harrop-Procter Community Co-op Not-for-profit co-operative
Community Forest Agreement since 1999
Objectives: Ecosystem-based forestry, water protection
Local employment
Community wildfire protection (since 2003)
How the movement started Rami
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Forest Management
Harvest area
The business
10,000 m3 AAC (2.5 M bd.ft.)
100% in-house planning, layout, supervision
Local loggers
Strong relationships with area mills
20% of logs to HPCC mill
Annual sales ~$1.7 M
~500,000 bd.ft./ yr
Higher-value logs
Bandsaw mill, kiln, moulder
Cedar and Douglas-fir lumber; custom timbers
Primarily local retail market
Climate change adaptation project Analyze risks
Infrastructure, drinking water, biodiversity, timber
Specific strategies
Fuel breaks
Harvesting/ Silviculture
AAC
Community discussion
Outreach
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Significant changes over past 30 years
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September 4th
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Fire risk: Fuel density
2018 fire risk to water for comparison
2018
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Interface areas
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Resilience
