Proposed Logging Watch
These are the 17 blocks proposed or approved for logging around Sooke on the province's Forest Operations Map, ranked by the public value they sit closest to. 5 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 2026-05-10. 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.
| Block | Comment period | Planned | Area | Watershed | Why it matters | FOM project |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCH41 | closed 2026-03-14 | 2026-04-15 | 10.8 ha | Helgesen Creek | near a fish record | FOM 2927 |
| WCH42 | closed 2026-03-14 | 2026-04-15 | 19.6 ha | Maidenhair Creek | near a fish record | FOM 2927 |
| WCH44 | closed 2026-03-14 | 2026-04-15 | 14.3 ha | Maidenhair Creek | near a fish record | FOM 2927 |
| WCH43 | closed 2026-03-14 | 2026-04-15 | 6.8 ha | Maidenhair Creek | near a fish record | FOM 2927 |
| SJsj5P4 | closed 2024-05-06 | 2025-07-03 | 15.0 ha | Garbage Creek | near a fish record | FOM 1220 |
| WCH36 | closed 2024-10-13 | 2024-10-15 | 44.4 ha | McVicar Creek | no mapped old growth, deferral, fish, or recreation value within range | FOM 1808 |
| WCH30 | closed 2024-11-10 | 2024-12-01 | 10.8 ha | Bent Creek | no mapped old growth, deferral, fish, or recreation value within range | FOM 1875 |
| WCH35 | closed 2024-10-13 | 2024-10-15 | 22.4 ha | Pat Philip Creek | no mapped old growth, deferral, fish, or recreation value within range | FOM 1808 |
| WCH31 | closed 2024-11-10 | 2024-12-01 | 12.4 ha | Circo Creek | no mapped old growth, deferral, fish, or recreation value within range | FOM 1875 |
| JRW32 | closed 2024-05-11 | 2024-07-01 | 32.2 ha | Sinn Fein Creek | no mapped old growth, deferral, fish, or recreation value within range | FOM 1367 |
| JRW30 | closed 2024-05-11 | 2024-07-01 | 16.1 ha | Uglow Creek | no mapped old growth, deferral, fish, or recreation value within range | FOM 1367 |
| JRE26 | closed 2026-05-10 | 2026-06-01 | 36.7 ha | McManus Creek | no mapped old growth, deferral, fish, or recreation value within range | FOM 3079 |
| JRE19A | closed 2026-05-10 | 2026-06-01 | 5.6 ha | Desolation Creek | no mapped old growth, deferral, fish, or recreation value within range | FOM 3079 |
| JRE25 | closed 2024-10-13 | 2024-10-15 | 18.4 ha | Jordan River | no mapped old growth, deferral, fish, or recreation value within range | FOM 1808 |
| SJsj5GS | closed 2025-06-21 | 2027-07-07 | 10.8 ha | Blakeney Creek | no mapped old growth, deferral, fish, or recreation value within range | FOM 2295 |
| SJsj5GQ | closed 2025-06-21 | 2027-07-07 | 17.8 ha | Garbage Creek | no mapped old growth, deferral, fish, or recreation value within range | FOM 2295 |
| SJsj5GN | closed 2024-05-06 | 2025-07-03 | 8.5 ha | Garbage Creek | no mapped old growth, deferral, fish, or recreation value within range | FOM 1220 |
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.