Residents in the Kootenay Lake region are invited to provide public feedback on the development of the Kootenay Lake Forest Landscape Plan (FLP) to guide forest-management decisions in the area.
The initiative focuses on improving forest management for the 1.2-million-hectare Kootenay Lake Timber Supply Area.
B.C. has 15 forest landscape planning tables, representing 42 per cent of the area intended for FLPs.
The Kootenay Lake FLP team will be present at local events so people can learn more about forest landscape planning and ask questions.
Event details are as follows:
Canada Day event
Date: July 1, 2026
Time: 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Location: Rotary Lakeside Park
910 Second St.
Nelson
Open house
Date: July 8, 2026
Time: 5-8 p.m.
Location: Prestige Lakeside Resort
701 Lakeside Dr.
Nelson
Date: July 15, 2026
Time: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Location: Kootenay Co-op
777 Baker St.
Nelson
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.
Creston
Date: August 15, 2026
Time: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Location: Kaslo Farmer’s Market
430 Front St.
Kaslo
The Kootenay Lake FLP is being developed in partnership with First Nations to support forest stewardship, sustainability and community priorities.
The partnering First Nations in the Kootenay Lake FLP are yaqan nuʔkiy, Shuswap Band, Adams Lake Band, Skwlāx te Secwepemcúl̓ecw and Ktunaxa Nation Council Society.
FLP design is guided by five key objectives:
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- manage the values placed on forest ecosystems by First Nations
- support the protection and conservation of the environment
- support the 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
The province says FLPs are a new approach to forest stewardship that aims to establish a clear direction for the management of forest-related values, such as old forests, biodiversity, ecosystem health, climate change, watershed health and wildfire risk.
Residents in Nelson, Creston, Kaslo, and surrounding areas can access the survey that is available until August 21 to share their thoughts.
To learn more about the Kootenay Lake FLP and provide feedback through the survey, click here.
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