Recovering Residual Fibre from Run Glading

This project aimed to remove about 30 per cent of standing dead and damaged trees within in a treed skiing area in the Red Mountain Resort Controlled Recreation Area (CRA). The 10 hectare project area is located in the Topping Creek drainage on the north slope of Granite Mountain and has year-round recreation use, ecological and watershed values. FESBC funding allowed for selective cutting of the stand to remove fuel in form of standing dead and diseased trees, decreasing crown connectivity and retaining healthy tree cover. The project resulted in the rehabilitation of low-value stands, reduced the risk of wildfire, allowed the low-value wood to be transported for use at a local pulp mill, improved recreational values and reduced greenhouse gas emissions by eliminating the burning of low value fibre.