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Kootenay Lake area residents invited to share input
In-person opportunities will collect feedback on what people value in local forests (see below)
Residents in Creston, Nelson, Kaslo and surrounding areas are invited to share their input on the development of the Kootenay Lake Forest Landscape Plan (FLP) to guide forest-management decisions in the area.
The Kootenay Lake FLP initiative focuses on improving forest management for the 1.2-million-hectare Kootenay Lake Timber Supply Area.
People can share their thoughts through a survey from June 22 until Aug. 21.
The Kootenay Lake FLP team will be present at local events so people can learn more about forest landscape planning and ask questions.
FLPs are being developed through collaborative planning with First Nations and engagement with forest licensees, local communities and other stakeholders in each local area.
The partnering First Nations in the Kootenay Lake FLP are yaqan nuʔkiy, Shuswap Band, Adams Lake Band, Skwlāx te Secwepemcúl̓ecw and Ktunaxa Nation Council.
Engagement with other First Nations in the area continues to ensure there are ongoing opportunities for dialogue and input.
Engagement with forest licensees, subject-matter experts and the public is a key part of every FLP. The engagement ensures that operational expertise from forest licensees is incorporated into plan development alongside First Nations’ interests and community-identified values, a Ministry of Forests media release explained.
Developing FLPs is a new approach to forest stewardship that establishes clear direction for the management of forest-related values, such as old forests, biodiversity, ecosystem health, climate change, watershed health and wildfire risk.
Through collaborative planning and improved stewardship tools, FLPs ultimately increase the stability and predictability of a sustainable timber supply to support communities and the forest industry.
B.C. has 15 forest landscape planning tables that are at various phases of planning, representing 42% of the area intended for FLPs.
FLP design is guided by five key objectives:
* manage the values placed on forest ecosystems by First Nations;
* support the protection and conservation of the environment;
* support production and supply of timber in the forest landscape area;
* manage the values placed on ecosystems by local communities;
* prevent, mitigate and adapt to effects caused by significant disturbances to forests and forest health.
Creston event details
Date: July 18, 2026
Time: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Location: Creston Valley Farmer’s Market
ʔak̓uǂni Park (behind the Visitor Centre) (1103 Cook St.)
e-KNOW file photo
