The Cranbrook Community Forest Society is excited to
announce the inclusion of the Stewardship Zone into the Cranbrook Community
Forest (CCF). The Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations
expanded the current Recreation Site designation to include certain Crown lands
to the west of the existing Community Forest boundary, informally described as
the “Stewardship Zone”. Many members of
our community assumed these lands were part of the CCF already and by applying
this protection it allows for more rigorous management to this area and ensures
that the lands are managed for public use in the same manner as the rest of the
Cranbrook Community Forest. On going
thinning projects and fire suppression efforts can now be undertaken in this
area. None of the CCF actually falls within the City of Cranbrook city limits
but we share a large common border and
most users are citizens of Cranbrook.
As well, recent contract work has been completed to the
North side of the CCF commonly known as the Eager Hills area to block
unauthorized vehicle access. The desire is to prevent environmental degradation
of the area that causes soil erosion, spreads invasive weeds, and contributes
to habitat destruction. It is all part of the CCFS’s ongoing educational goal to
make the general public aware of this amazing recreational asset. By
restricting motor vehicle access it preserves the green space as a semi-wilderness
area for all people to enjoy.
The Cranbrook Community Forest Society is a registered
Non-Profit Society which is actively involved in the enhancement &
protection of the integrity of this 2000 hectare Interpretive Forest/Recreation
Area. The CCFS works with the Province in accordance with a Management
Agreement and includes fund raising and eco-system activities as well as
raising public awareness as its primary goals. Presently we are working on creating a new map
and increasing signage in the northern portion of the CCF.
Please consider becoming a member of the Society by visiting
our website at www.cranbrookcommunityforest.com
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