The crews working on block GH1 along the new community forest road across from the highway shed are making good progress and the project is nearly completed. Log hauling is expected to take place around mid-march, after which there will be an opportunity for people to collect firewood for personal use with free use permits.

Stand tending in the Squirrel Cove and Larsens Meadow areas of the community forest is set to get under way as soon as the snow melts. The crew will be checking on each of the planted seedlings to make sure they are growing well and straight. The deer love to rub on the stems of the new seedlings and push over the protective cones, and because of the small size of the blocks and density of leave trees, many of the seedlings are growing relatively slowly need to be protected from completing vegetation.