Concerns Raised About Logging Near Langley Lake Watershed

environment · Langley Lake watershed, Union Bay area

Daniel Arbour expressed concern about logging activities near Langley Lake, the water source for Union Bay, which lies on private forest lands managed by Mosaic Forest Management. He supports better regulation of private timberlands and envisions community forest ownership.

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• “Langley Lake is the water source for Union Bay, but it lies in the private forest lands of TimberWest and Island Timberlands, managed by Mosaic Forest Management, who recently logged just up from the lake... all the municipal bodies and the KFN in the Comox Valley have lobbied for better regulation of the private timberlands.” — The Islands Grapevine – October 6th, 2022 (October 6th, 2022)

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