Nakusp and Area Community Forest

02/14/2026

NACFOR will be conducting pile burning above Alexander Road, within Woodlot License #406, on Saturday February 14th 2026. The piles may be visible from Nakusp.
For more information on NACFOR’s wildfire risk reduction projects, visit our website: https://www.nakuspcommunityforest.com/wildfire-risk-reduction/

Nakusp & Area Community Forest is a BC corporation owned by the Village of Nakusp and is volunteer governed. NACFOR has successfully operated since 2008.

02/10/2026

A great video made by the BC Community Forest Association - BCCFA about community forestry. Community forests operate to sustainably manage their local forest landbase for economic, social, cultural, and environmental values, all while returning benefits to the local community in many different formats.

01/12/2026

The Nakusp and Area Community Forest (NACFOR) is pleased to announce the addition of 3,434 hectares to Community Forest Agreement (CFA) K2S. This amendment increases the total CFA area from 9,192 hectares to 12,626 hectares.

The additional area will help to diversify NACFOR’s landbase and ensure the long-term sustainability of its annual allowable cut of 20,000 cubic metres. The new areas, previously part of Interfor Corporation’s Forest License, include a parcel adjacent to NACFOR’s Wensley Creek operating area and NACFOR’s Woodlot 406, the north face of Box Mountain, and a large area over Allshouse Peak, from the Summit Lake Forest Service Road to Slewiskin Forest Service Road (See attached map).

https://www.nakuspcommunityforest.com/nacfor-expands-community-forest-agreement-area/

01/10/2026

The Wensley Creek Trails are closed to motorized traffic between December 1 - April 1. Volunteers of the Arrow Lakes Cross Country Ski Club work hard to maintain the trails for skiers. Please respect and stay off the track set trails with vehicles, snowshoes and dogs during their season.

01/08/2026

New kiosk signs at both of the Jackrabbit trailheads have been installed.

Thanks to .venture.creative for the printing!

We’ve also updated our Jackrabbit trail brochure. The trail is ready for your winter snowshoeing!

Thanks to the Arrow Lakes Cross Country Ski Club for all their work up at Wensley Creek, and keeping the track set for skiers!

When using the Jackrabbit trail, please stay off the track set for skiers.

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Nakusp and Area Community Forest (NACFOR)!

11/15/2025

At the Monday, November 10th Village of Nakusp Council Meeting, the NACFOR board presented a $250,000 dividend for 2025 to the Village. The Village of Nakusp is the sole owner and shareholder of NACFOR. Dividend funds are put into community projects, as per the Legacy Fund Bylaw 653. 25% of funds goes toward projects in Area K.

11/13/2025

1,000,000th tree planted in the community forest! 🌲

This year, we planted 54,000 seedlings in last year's harvested areas on the community forest. Among those 54,000 trees was the 1 millionth tree planted on the community forest since it was established!

NACFOR also has 2 new "Free Growing" blocks in our CFA, and 2 new "Free Growing" blocks in our Woodlot, number 406.

📌 "Free Growing" is the terminology for a block or stand that has achieved or met the legal requirements of a specific stocking standard in that unit. If the stand has met the height criteria, is healthy, and is not impeded by competition from shrubs and other trees, it is deemed free growing. A field survey is done every few years on certain blocks to determine if the trees are growing well and if they have met free growing criteria.

For more information about our Silviculture activities, visit our website: https://www.nakuspcommunityforest.com/silviculture/

11/05/2025

Another great cause that NACFOR is proud to support!

10/30/2025

The Nakusp and Area Community Forest (NACFOR) harvesting plans for Summit Lake tenure area have been designed to follow western toad best management practices to reduce impacts, maintain terrestrial habitat, and hibernacula.

Harvesting will be completed during the winter months, with frozen ground and a snowpack to reduce impacts, and outside of the western toad migration and breeding season. The planned blocks will be partial cuts with varying levels of tree retention zones, riparian area buffers, and wildlife tree retention. No clearcuts are being proposed.

Western toad best management practices were developed in 2015 for harvesting in the Summit Lake area. These practices were informed by field studies conducted at Summit Lake from 2014 – 2017. NACFOR is committed to responsibly and sustainably managing the community forest tenure for the economic, social, and environmental benefit of the Nakusp and area community. For more information about western toad management, visit the NACFOR website: https://www.nakuspcommunityforest.com/western-toads.

10/27/2025

Wildfire risk reduction work is ongoing in the Wensley Creek area. Crews are working on Phase 2 of Unit 5, using hand treatment and mechanical treatment techniques.

Wildfire risk reduction work is done to increase public safety and reduce the risk of a catastrophic fire, especially near communities.
This WRR work in Unit 5 was funded by the Forest Enhancement Society of BC.

NACFOR has led WRR treatment in many different areas around Nakusp. Since 2020, about 160 hectares in the wildland urban interface and within the Village of Nakusp have been treated.

📷Sign installed in Unit 10 (Nakusp-Slocan Rail Trail) after treatment

10/24/2025

This summer, NACFOR donated funds for prizes at the Dave Coates Memorial Golf Tournament. Looks like a fun time was had by everyone!

If your organization has an event or project, it can apply for a NACFOR donation! https://www.nakuspcommunityforest.com/nacfor-donation-program/