Latest page update: July 1, 2026

Timeline and Hours of Work:

For Thursday July 2

Auri and Dimo to carpool from Nelson - travel status from Kaslo - submit fuel receipts.
Jake travelling in chipper rig
BCWS crews travelling from base

From Kaslo, drive north on Hwy 31 for approximately 40km until you reach the village of Meadow Creek. Look for Meadow creek Road on your left. Drive for approximately 350m and find Jewett School on your right.

Worksite Radio Channel: LD-1

The complexity of this project will require the integration of phases.

BC Wildfire Service Crews - July 2 + 3 - Link to Work Plan

Loki Tree Service Crew - July 2 + 3 - Link to Work Plan

Firewood

One of the higher value products we have the opportunity to produce from this project is firewood.
We wish to prioritize the forwarding and decking of logs from the back end, as much as possible.
Crews will work highest density areas first.
Crew activities will involve processing logs and windthrow, prioritizing the production of firewood, and prioritizing longer lengths.

Mulch

Windthrow events and pre-existing material on the ground has necessitated the use of a commercial wood chipper on site.
As firewood is being processed, limbs, tops, skidded material, and forest debris will be piled as feed-piles for chipping.
Staged feed piles will be chipped by hand into the 4x4 dump truck.
Mulch deliveries will leave the site throughout the day.

Waste

As crews work their general areas, they will encounter upturned roots, cut stumps, and other forest debris classified as waste.
Material fitting this description will be piled by crews among the existing clumps of root-wads for transport to a burn-pile off site.

Forwarding

Excavator and UTV forwarding root wads, odd shaped stumps, random chunks to areas where the dump trailer can access.
Tractor/self-loader trailer forwarding logs and good firewood to the landings which the log truck can access. (See Map)
Chainsaw crews will process, rig, and yard smaller material to forward locations for chipping and for log hauling.
loading and sort locations - map

Hauling

Forwarded material will ensure enough bunk logs to build loads and haul various lengths. As much as possible, good wood from the back 40 will be forwarded to areas the log truck can access.
The large diameter cut cedar stumps, uprooted stumps, and root wads will be hauled using the dump trailer
Branches and smaller material that is dragged and winched to the access points will be chipped by hand into a 4x4 dump truck and chips will be hauled off site.
Firewood which cannot meet length requirements of log truck will be hauled in 16” lengths using the dump trailer.

Site Rehab

Loading and landing areas will require some blade work.
Landing and winching areas will require some raking of small material damaged by earlier skidder operations.
Heavy mulch areas (skid trails) will require raking and possibly some loading and hauling.
Consideration for maintenance and proliferation of mossy areas, lichens, native grasses.
Discussion about future of site / wind-firmness will be required.