Comments on: Backroads - South Vancouver Island

By: matt

matt — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:30:57 +0000

My mistake,WFP manages(and destroys) the crown land in Jordan River but Timberwest owns alot of land there also.

By: matt

matt — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:23:30 +0000

Chris all the roads are already gated except maybe on weekends and Timberwest owns the land and they do not allow me to access my mineral claims or work them,if all you do is goof around in a 4X4 on some dirt roads thats what makes them install more gates,i personally hope timberwest goes bankrupt and it’s not like they create any jobs seeing all the mills are closing,i am happy to see their stock droping on a daily basis and if you think that logging paid for schools or anything else and logging doesn’t destroy our earth then you must be blind.

By: TJ Watt

TJ Watt — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:56:30 +0000

Awesome work Snorri. I was doing some driving up above Jordan River recently as well. So fun exploring those roads. Just picked up some better tires today also. Should make it a little less nerve racking driving on all the sharp rocks. Thanks for sharing the adventurous images!

By: Snorri

Snorri — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:32:49 +0000

Hi Chris

No where in this article is there a bad word about logging or clear cuts. But the best witness to the shameful practice is your comment about not taking pictures of them. So in the end it is you who are shouting out the bad publicity and creating it at the same time.

The fact is that you can log with out clear cuts, ask the Swedish and the Norwegians they have done it for decades. And they have paper, schools, roads, hospitals etc.

By: chris

chris — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:59:40 +0000

hey gye
nice pictures!!
I spend a lot of time on the dirt roads as well. You call them logging roads and yet one of your first pictures is a clear cut. If the people who owned the land that you travel on were to see the bad publicity they would gate the roads. Most of the land around Jordan river is private lands and if it wasn’t for the kindness of these loggers none of us could use the roads, so please don’t piss them off. Thank you have a good day.
Chris
p.s. that kind of logging paid for our schools, hospitals, and roads for the last 75 years. IF PEOPLE DID THEIR RESEARCH THEY WOULD FIND OUT THAT BY NOT USING PAPER, OUR MILS CLOSE AND WE LEAVE ALL THAT FINE PULP IN THE CLEAR CUT BECAUSE THEIR IS NO MARKET FOR IT.

By: Snorri Gunnarsson

Snorri Gunnarsson — Sun, 24 May 2009 00:00:09 +0000

Hi Ann

The road up to Bear Creek and Diversion Reservoirs is pretty easy, it´s mostly about visibility as the turns are pretty sharp and the road narrow, it should be no problem on a bike

Cheers

Snorri

By: Ann Nightingale

Ann Nightingale — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:28:08 +0000

Great story and photos, Snorri.

I am regional coordinator for the south Island portion of the BC Breeding Bird Atlas project. Volunteers throughout the province are attempting to identify the breeding grounds of local birds.

The areas around the Bear Creek and Diversion Reservoirs haven’t been covered yet. How good are the roads? Are they passable in a “street” vehicle or is a 4×4 recommended? How about a bicycle?

If you know of any knowledgeable birders who travel these roads who might be interested in participating in the atlas project, I’d love to hear from them. motmot AT shaw.ca

More info at http://birdatlas.bc.ca .

Ann

By: Abby

Abby — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:26:44 +0000

Snorri,
We often forget what we have in our backyard. Thanks for reminding us.
Abby