Central Chilcotin Rehabilitation Ltd (CCR) has released their third video for the rehabilitation work in Pressy Lake.
The pilot project was aimed to replant and regrow the area with trees to have a healthy forest grow once again, after the 2017 Elephant Hill wildfire.
Forest Superintendent, Daniel Persson says some challenges faced were how dense the area was, and the amount of fine fuels.
“Our thoughts were ‘ok, why would we go in and plant this? It’s fairly likely it’ll burn again.'” says Persson.
“So, our thoughts were to maybe utilize some of that fibre that’s there as biomass. We started playing with that idea, and all the sudden, it got traction.’
Persson says the traction came from secondary manufacturers screaming for fibre, and then went ahead with the plan to bridge the supply.
He hopes similar projects follow this strategy, as it can help the province overcome a lot of challenges the forestry industry faces.
Persson added it would be awesome if they can get people to see the benefits of this project.
The full video can be found on Central Chilcotin Rehabilitation Ltd’s YouTube page here, and more information can be found on their website here.
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