Dry Gulch Forest Fuel Reduction

The goal of this project was to reduce wildfire risk in the Dry Gulch Creek area, approximately two kilometres north of the Shuswap Indian Band Reserve, as identified in the Shuswap Indian Band's Community Wildfire Protection Plan. The overall area has also been identified as a wildlife travel connector to the Columbia Wetlands wildlife area. Wildfire fuel management activities included a combination of mechanical and manual tree falling, thinning, removal of ladder fuels, and disposal of removed fibre. It is hoped that this work will reduce the wildfire threat to the local communities.