An innovative project to reduce wildfire risks and future threats around the Village of Granisle has now wrapped up.
Since 2020, the Babine Lake Community Forest has been working to surround the village with a mixed-stand of coniferous and deciduous trees.
Crews planted deciduous birch trees between the village and the conifer-dominated forests, creating a long-term, low-maintenance, buffer zone.
Birch trees burn slower than the local conifers, making them less susceptible to wildfires, and a reliable choice to create a natural fuel break.
In addition, birch has proven to be economic for creating higher-value wood products, and can propagate or re-grow itself after cutting.
Over the course of the project, the BLCF harvested 36,500 cubic metres of conifer sawlog and sent 8,000 cubic metres of debris to be repurposed.
Work was made possible thanks to a $401,450 investment from the Forest Enhancement Society of BC.
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