CCF Team Members hosted the Selkirk College Forestry Diploma students
- Creston Community Forest
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On April 4th, Creston Community Team Members - Erich, Alana, and Angela hosted the Selkirk College Forestry Diploma students as part of their final class field trip with a tour of the Creston Community Forest (CCF) site program blocks.
During the visit, they delved into conventional logging practices aimed at wildfire risk reduction, focusing on our active logging site at Goat Mountain.
It was great to hear from the the CCF loggers on site and the students had an opportunity to have insightful conversations with the loggers about the development process and the shared community forest values that drive our CCF mission.
They also explored completed wildfire risk reduction projects and observed our Douglas-fir bark beetle management program sites, which uses pheromone-baited funnel traps. The tour concluded with a view of a former prescribed burn sites, where discussions turned to emerging silviculture techniques and innovation in forest stewardship.
For Angela French (RFT) and Erich Endersby (TFT)—both alumni of the Selkirk program—it was a meaningful full-circle moment, underscoring the value of fostering strong community connections in forestry, keeping forestry efforts local and building a skilled workforce with deep roots in the community.
Photo #1: Selkirk college with Rick Polzin and CCF staff April 4, 2025 on Goat Mountain block 12
Photo #2: Creston Community Forest team members - Erich, Alana and Angela on Goat Mountain WRR block April 4, 2025