Fire and Drought Resources

Open Letter on Forests and Forestry

March 30, 2021

On behalf of the board of directors of Transition Salt Spring, we write to all Salt Springers in response to the direct mail recently mailed to all islanders from the stoptheislandstrust.com initiative regarding forestry and forest protection on Salt Spring. We are concerned about its misleading statements, and would like to offer alternative approaches that if acted…

Environmentally Friendly Ways to Deal with Woody Debris

March 14, 2019

As published in the Gulf Islands Driftwood, January 23, 2019, p. 7- also from https://saltspringconservancy.ca/environmentally-friendly-ways-to-deal-with-woody-debris/ With so many branches and trees down from the big storm, it’s important to be Fire-Smart and remove woody debris from areas within 10 metres of our homes before fire season begins. And since a cigarette butt tossed from a car…