Working Together - As One
Chawathil First Nation is actively working to better understand wildfire risk to the community and the surrounding area. A new project is underway that uses airborne technology to help understand the health of the
forest. For this project, photos and elevation data will be collected for the area shown in the map below. The information will be used in the future to identify healthy and unhealthy vegetation. This will aid in sustainable
forest management and proactive wildfire prevention.
For the helicopter flights, Chawathil First Nation has engaged TerraRemote Sensing. Terra will be operating a helicopter in the area on Thursday, August 21st , weather permitting. If they are unable to operate this date due to weather, they will fly on Sunday, August 24th or Monday, August 25th. Terra is very experienced in these types of operations, having mapped over 70,000km2 in BC to date. The flights being performed will be in linear patterns at altitudes of 400m across the areas shown in Figure 1.
Should you have any questions or observe anything that concerns you, please contact Audrey George, Emergency Program/FireSmart Coordinator at 604-206-8614.
Figure 1: Areas of imagery acquisition shown in blue.