Mission Municipal Forest

The MMF comprises 10,400 hectares of land. Until 1993, it was the only municipal forest that had a Tree Farming License. The original purpose of the license was to reduce local unemployment and provide a wood source for local mills.

 

The MMF aims at creating balanced forest management policies, with long term tenure, that will provide the basis for a lasting relationship with the land. It now provides:

• steady local employment, and revenue for public capital projects
• forest resource management through controlled harvesting
• input into watershed management
• educational tours to students and members of the public
• recreation activities including lake sports, trail riding, picnicking and hiking trails.

Future management goals include:

• community stability
• increased long-range planning, public input and involvement, investigating value-added or localized manufacturing opportunities
• avoidance of slash-burning and herbicide use, and using small scattered cutblocks with prompt reforestation.

 

Category: Forest Management

Project: Mission Municipal Forest (MMF)

Address: 8645 Stave Lake Street, Box 20, Mission, BC V2L 4L9

Phone: (604) 820-3762

Fax: (604) 826-8633

Contact: Kim Allen (Director of Forest Management)