Wildfire Risk Reduction (WRR) 2026
The Fort Nelson Community Forest’s Wildfire Risk Reduction program is focused on reducing wildfire risk in areas surrounding the community through strategic fuel management treatments. Guided by the Fort Nelson Community Wildfire Protection Plan and other forest stewardship objectives, these treatments are designed to lower wildfire intensity, slow fire spread, and support safer wildfire response and community protection.
Treatments are carefully planned to balance wildfire mitigation with environmental, recreational, cultural, and community values. This includes protecting trails and access areas, considering wildlife habitat and First Nation values, and minimizing impacts to existing community features where possible.
Fuel management blocks identified in this program have been prioritized based on their proximity and potential risk to the Town of Fort Nelson. More detailed information, maps, and treatment strategies can be found in the full information sharing letter below.
Treatments are carefully planned to balance wildfire mitigation with environmental, recreational, cultural, and community values. This includes protecting trails and access areas, considering wildlife habitat and First Nation values, and minimizing impacts to existing community features where possible.
Fuel management blocks identified in this program have been prioritized based on their proximity and potential risk to the Town of Fort Nelson. More detailed information, maps, and treatment strategies can be found in the full information sharing letter below.
| fncf_wildfireriskreductionblocks_informationsharingmap.pdf |
| fort_nelson_community_forest_infoshare_package_wrr_blocks_2026_05_13.pdf |
FESBC Project
Thanks to funding from the Forest Enhancement Society of BC (FESBC) the FNFN/NRRM Community Forest LP was able to create a wildfire risk reduction area close to the town of Fort Nelson in Winter of 2023-2024.
The goal of this project is to create a shaded fuel break and reduce the amount of conifer stems within the project area. Aspen and small diameter spruce trees were left in place to provide a natural fuel break in the event of a wildfire in close proximity to the town of Fort Nelson. Wood cut from this project was utilized by local sawmills as well.
The goal of this project is to create a shaded fuel break and reduce the amount of conifer stems within the project area. Aspen and small diameter spruce trees were left in place to provide a natural fuel break in the event of a wildfire in close proximity to the town of Fort Nelson. Wood cut from this project was utilized by local sawmills as well.
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Want more detail on the project or to learn more about FESBC? Check out the links below:
www.woodbusiness.ca/how-b-c-s-largest-community-forest-is-building-resilience-to-wildfire/
www.fesbc.ca/
www.woodbusiness.ca/how-b-c-s-largest-community-forest-is-building-resilience-to-wildfire/
www.fesbc.ca/
Silviculture
The FNFN/NRRM Community Forest LP completed our first year of replanting in 2023 on the first blocks we harvested in 2022. We planted a total of 226,440 seedlings; Spruce (Hybrid Spruce, Sx) 156,960 and Lodgepole Pine (Pli) 69,480.
