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OUR HISTORY
The Community of Logan Lake
In the heart of Gold Country, Logan Lake is one of British Columbia’s newest towns. Incorporated in 1970 to house the families and workers at the Lornex mine (now the Highland Valley Copper Mine), the town had eighty homes, five condos and thirty trailer lots ready for residents, and a school that was complete by enrolment date. The valuable copper of the Highland Valley laid the foundation for the birth and growth of the town. Today, Logan Lake is a growing and friendly community with a big heart that invites you to Discover our Nature!
The Logan Lake Community Forest
A Community Forest Agreement (CFA) is an area-based licence on Crown land with exclusive rights to harvest timber within the CFA area. It is a long-term, 25 year renewable forest licence that is managed by a local government, community group, First Nation, or community-held corporation for the benefit of the entire community.
The 2003 Fire Safe Community initiative prompted the District of Logan Lake to seek a Community Forest Licence. In 2005, Mayor and Council were invited by the provincial government to apply for a Probationary Community Forest Agreement which would enable timber harvesting from Crown land for five years. By 2007, the Probationary Community Forest Agreement “K2E” was established, and in 2011 the Agreement was transitioned into a renewable forest licence, forming the Logan Lake Community Forest that we know today. The Logan Lake Community Forest Corporation is solely owned by the District of Logan Lake and governed by a Board of Directors comprised of current District Councilors and local residents.
The Logan Lake Community Forest is located between the District of Logan Lake and Kamloops, BC. Our tenure area is 16,723 hectares split into two parcels:
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The first is anchored by the District of Logan Lake and extending east along Highway 97D to Morrison Creek and north to Face Lake.
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The second is along the west side of Highway 5 (Coquihalla Highway) between Kamloops near Inks Lake south to the Lac Le Jeune area.
The Logan Lake Community Forest overlaps the territory of a variety of First Nations Peoples, that have stewarded these lands since time immemorial. We strive to live out what meaningful Indigenous reconciliation looks like through our activities.
The Logan Lake Community Forest Corporation operates and manages a Community Forest Agreement (CFA) on behalf of the citizens of the District of Logan Lake and surrounding communities.
The ecosystems across the Logan Lake Community Forest are quite diverse, from the pine and spruce plateau to open forests with Douglas-fir and grasslands in some areas. Due to the historic exclusion of fire on the landscape, change has occurred in the open forest and grassland ecosystems that have made them more vulnerable to disturbances. We actively explore opportunities to implement treatments that help create more resilient ecosystems, which has broad benefits to a range of species including species at risk and generally helps to reduce wildfire hazard.
Fire Safe Community initiative prompted the District of Logan Lake to seek a Community Forest license.
Invitation by the Provincial government to apply for a Probationary Community Forest Agreement (CFA)—harvest from Crown Land for five years.
Probationary Community Forest Agreement (CFA) “K2E” was established.
Community Forest Agreement transitioned to a renewable forest license, forming the Logan Lake Community Forest.