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Be FireSmart: Protecting Your Home and Family from Wildfire

On Haida Gwaii wildfires have become a threat to our forests as we experience a rise in temperatures and an increase of droughts or dry spells. During the summer season unattended beach fires or campfires can impose a large risk to our forests. To address these issues, numerous approaches, including improved forest management, prevention measures, early warning systems, and firefighting capabilities, are used. Taan Forest collaborates with local authorities and the British Columbia Wildfire Service to provide support in fire suppression efforts and promote coordinated responses.

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Haida Citizen Info Sessions - POSTPONED

Taan Forest is postponing the Taan Information sessions to allow time for our videographer to complete the visuals for the information session and to provide space for Haidas attending the Dr. Gabor Maté Trauma Workshop. Please watch our social media for new dates. Háw’aa/haawa

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Logging with Responsibility: How Sustainable Practices Can Shape the Future of Forests

Logging when done sustainably and responsibly, can play a role in the future of forests by promoting healthy ecosystems and supporting long-term conservation. In this article we share how creating bear dens on Haida Gwaii holds significant importance for the conservation of bear populations on the islands. Included is recent footage of a bear den constructed by Taan Forest and Artemis Wildlife, being utilized.

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Public Review and Comments

Taan Forest LP (Taan) is certified under the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) BC-Regional Forest Management Standard (FSC Trademark License: FSC® C104355).


As part of the FSC® commitments, Taan has recently completed the 2021 Annual Monitoring Report.

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Announcement: Resource Access Road Gate Installation Notice

This is a public announcement to inform our community that Taan Forest will be installing a road gate as a traffic control device on the Jungle South Resource Road. The gate will be installed approximately 285 metres from the highway entrance allowing access to spur JUN1600. The Council of the Haida Nation and the Province of BC have authorized this gate installation.

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Protecting and Managing Haida Gwaii Goshawk

The Taan Management Strategy focuses on a proactive approach to goshawk management within Taan tenures to manage for Goshawk habitat and forage needs based on past and current conditions of individual known and potential Goshawk territories.  The strategy follows current legislated requirements but at an individual territory level of forage use, habitat enhancement techniques and prey management.

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Protecting Haida Gwaii’s Working Forest

Taan Forest is committed to creating a successful forest business and economy on Haida Gwaii based on the management objectives of the Haida Gwaii Land Use Objectives Order (HGLUOO). Unique to this order is the management of cultural heritage and forest features, culturally significant wildlife, significant protection of fish-bearing waters in addition to principles of Ecosystem-Based Management.

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