To our valued supporters:
Your voice matters now more than ever.
We’d like to ask you to attend the second West Fraser Cochrane Open House to voice your opinion, ask the pressing questions and help protect the world-class trails of West Bragg Creek and Moose Mountain.
The Alberta Government recently launched the Community Hazardous Fuel Reduction (CHFR) program—a wildfire risk reduction initiative under the Alberta Wildfire strategy.
The focus? A 5km buffer zone around Bragg Creek. 🤯
What does that mean for us?
The details are vague, but here’s what we do know: 👇
In Kananaskis and near communities, “fuel reduction” usually means clear-cutting.
Nearly all mature forest in the northern West Bragg area is already scheduled to be logged between 2031–2040.
Put it together, and it’s highly likely we’ll see even more massive clearcuts in the northern West Bragg trail network—soon.
This is a huge concern. If the 2026 harvest and the future-sequenced blocks are clear-cut, we’ll lose almost all natural, forested trails east of Moose Mountain Road.
We can still make a difference—but only if we show up.
There’s an Open House with West Fraser Cochrane (the logging company) and a Government representative in attendance:
Logging Open House Event Information:
⏰ Session Times: 10 AM–1 PM & 3 PM–7 PM
Location:📍Cochrane RancheHouse
101 Ranchehouse Rd, Cochrane - Hall of Vision Room and Chinook Rooms
Your voices have made a difference before.
Thanks to your engagement last year, West Fraser reduced cutblock sizes, moved clearcuts away from trails and added visual buffers.
Now we need to send a message to the Government as well.
This area is more than just forest—it’s Alberta’s most accessible, multi-use wilderness recreation zone:
- The only easily accessible wilderness trail network for 1.4 million Calgarians
- 279 km of multi-use trails for different user groups:
- Mountain Biking
- Nordic Skiing
- Hiking/Running
- Snowshoeing
- Fat Biking
- Equestrian
- Mushroom/Berry Pickers
- On average, over 1,000 visitors per day
- Over $7.5M and 100,000+ volunteer hours invested
- Contributes and estimated $10–82 million/year to Alberta’s economy
- Not to mention - our place of recreation and something dear to us!
- The only easily accessible wilderness trail network for 1.4 million Calgarians
- 279 km of multi-use trails for different user groups:
- Mountain Biking
- Nordic Skiing
- Hiking/Running
- Snowshoeing
- Fat Biking
- Equestrian
- Mushroom/Berry Pickers
- On average, over 1,000 visitors per day
- Over $7.5M and 100,000+ volunteer hours invested
- Contributes and estimated $10–82 million/year to Alberta’s economy
- Not to mention - our place of recreation and something dear to us!
🔥 Don’t let it disappear. Show up. Protect Moose Mountain and West Bragg.
#HandsOffOurTrees #StandUpForTheTrails
