Proposed Logging Watch

These are the 37 blocks proposed or approved for logging around Lake Cowichan on the province's Forest Operations Map, ranked by the public value they sit closest to. 12 overlap mapped old growth or a deferral area, or sit near a fish record or recreation site. None are open for public comment right now; the most recent comment period closed 2026-06-12. You can still file a records request and watch for the next FOM posting.

This is forward-looking: what is coming, not past clearcuts. Overlap and proximity are reasons to look and to comment, not proof of harm. Each block's comment period is set by its Forest Operations Map project; once that window closes you can still file a records request. The map version is at the interactive map (turn on the red Proposed logging layer).

Comment windows shown as of 2026-07-08. They change as projects are posted and close, so confirm the deadline on the linked FOM project before relying on it.

Source: Forest Operations Map cutblocks (WHSE_FOREST_TENURE.FOM_CUTBLOCK_SP), screened against the province's old-growth, deferral, OGMA, recreation, and fish-passage layers by scripts/build_proposed_logging_watch.py. The licensee is not shown; this is about the public's right to see and comment.