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INSTRUCTIONS:

HOW TO MAKE A F.O.M.S COMMENT TO BC Timber Sales (BCTS) OPPOSING FORESTRY PROPOSALS AT GLEN LAKE BLOCKS GL 007.008.009

IN BCTS FILE # 18046-30/BCTS FSP 771

To view the proposed old growth clear cutting and road making activities using BCTS web application, 3 ways to chose from:

1. Visit  this hyperlink.

2. Or, manually type in the link to the web application:   https://arcg.is/1ryWim2

3. Or, use your phone camera to scan the QR code :

Sign in using “ArcGIS login”:

Username*: PX.SIGG.V

Password*: SIGGagoV@BCTS25  *exactly as written and with no spaces

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Use the Search Bar at the top-left side to search for specific blocks or roads.

*Refer to the Development Summary Table for block and road names that may affect your interests.

Development summary tables Number of Blocks: 3 Total Area: 80.2 ha

Field Team	Operating Area	Licence ID	Block ID	Gross Area	Associated Roads
Okanagan South Zone	Glen Lake	!Planning South	GL-007	7.6
Okanagan South Zone	Glen Lake	!Planning South	GL-008	34.3	S GL-008.01
Okanagan South Zone	Glen Lake	!Planning South	GL-009	38.3	S GL-009.ECE1, S GL-009.ECE2

Use the Tenure Search at the middle-right side to search your Tenure ID #: Community Watershed: Peachland Community Watershed

*Note: This portal holds many tenure types. Search times may lag or take a while to populate results.

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SCROLL DOWN TO MAKE A COMMENT, SUBMISSION.

The three  blocks proposed for clear cutting fall in, around, near or overlap the 6 polygons of old growth forest the Technical Advisory Panel mapped and chose to defer for permanent protections in 2021 by this very same governing body, BCTS.

* Critical habitat for Species at Risk, at Risk Ecological Communities, FRPA Identified Wildlife, Wildlife Trees, Stick Nests and other protected Wildlife values. Habitat for rare and threatened norther Pygmy owls, Okanagan already has highest number of specie s at risk in BC, are we trying to go for a record?

*Old-growth forests store globally significant amounts of carbon and hold major cultural, social, tourism, and climate value for residents of BC and beyond. 

*The area qualifies as ancient forest (400+ years old), with signs of over a millennium of ecological continuity. Scientists have recommended that ancient forests be prioritized for protection, especially climate-resilient yellow cedar.

* Climate Change resiliencies connected to Drought, Flood/turbidity, Fire.  Old forests store 83% more carbon than fake forests, or tree farms or monoculture pine plantations.

*Fishing, hunting, trapping, guiding, foraging, firewood salvage,  and outdoor recreation area ( is it a legally designated recreation area by the very same Ministry of Forests, and if so, this should be identified and the source of that designation identified e.g. Land Resource Mgt Plan) Why would BCTS now chose to log in and around this area?

* Wildfire protection , a well-known benefit of old trees is that they are resilient can withstand centuries of wildfires, especially in the fire dependant ecosystems of the Okanagan.  It is a remarkable achievement to have old trees, primary forests and ancient ecosystems in this valley, these pockets around Glen Lake are the only ones left, why would we log the  Theya re far more valuable for fire mitigation, water storage  and biodiversity The risk mitigation of Old Growth and the heightened risk from logging operations and the associated accumulation of fuels

• Community drinking water lake, dam and reservoir, Glen Lake
• Old forest biodiversity, the 3 proposed areas overlap and include the 6 remaining polygons of old growth mapped by the BC Technical Advisory Panel for old growth deferrals
• Norther Pygmy Owl rare, threatened species habitat, Okanagan is already home to more species at risk  than anywhere else in Canada.
• Drought protections these forested slopes provide
• Glen Lake fishing, hunting, trapping, guiding recreation area
• Flood protection and sediment controls for Glen Lake, Greata Creek, Peachland Creek
• Wildfire protections from extant primary forest
• Excessive roading, the Peachland watershed exceeds maximum road density for wildlife habitat at +3kms/sq km
• Carbon storage
• Local tourism ventures
• Visual qualities
• Historic and Cultural benefits
• Climate controls and cooling breezes from shade providing canopy cover

Tips for commenting:

• Provide your full name and address.
• Comment in your own words is best. Only copy and paste if necessary
• Provide your qualifications.
  – Are you a forester or have you worked in forestry?
  – Are you a biologist? Have you studied forest ecology?
  – Do you have a professional designation?
• Clearly state if you support or oppose the cutblock.
  – e.g. “I do not support the GL 007,8,9,-3 cutblocks”
  – e.g. “I strongly object to the cutblocks in Glen Lake, Peachland Creek Watershed – no support”
• Use the BC Timber Sales cutblock number 18046-30/BCTS FSP 771
• Focus only on the cutblock(s), the specific logging plans, and this location. Reference other areas if you think it provides helpful context.
• Share how you’ve experienced Glen Lake & the watershed .
  – Have you hiked to lookouts, fished? How many times have you snowshoed?
  – Do you use the ATV trail? Do you hunt in Glen  Creek?
  – Tell BC Timber Sales how the Glen Lake logging will impact you and why you object to the logging plans.
  – Will the logging impact your recreation? Your view?
  – Should BC still be logging intact watersheds?
• Tell BC Timber Sales how the logging will impact Glen Lake, Peachland Creek , your water quality, quantity, timing of flow, floods, and droughts if negatives effects do present
  – If you have been to the Glen Lake areas and know the forest, share your observations.
  – e.g. the logging will destroy established game trails and watering locations for moose.
  – Locations are important – provide GPS waypoints.
  – Print the map and write on it, take a georeferenced photo, email it

– Leanne.Jennings@gov.bc.ca