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Mosaic changing how it approaches recreation on Vancouver Island forest lands
The company says recreation use has outgrown its current system and plans clearer information, more consistent hours and pilot access areas.
- Mosaic Forest Management is revisiting recreation access policies across 550,000 hectares of Vancouver Island forest after receiving over 7,600 survey responses, with CEO Duncan Davies noting that recreation "has outgrown the program built to manage it."
- Survey respondents described current access as unpredictable, citing unclear explanations and inconsistent gate closures, and expressed a desire for a reliable, flexible system rather than demanding unrestricted land use.
- Mosaic intends to provide clearer website information and consistent operating hours, including access during statutory holidays, while improving agreements with clubs and organizations.
- The company will launch recreation pilots on the North and South Island regions to test designated access areas and build community and First Nations partnerships before scaling.
- Management emphasized that these changes do not guarantee unrestricted access across the land base, clarifying that limiting access is distinct from managing risk as the team builds a new foundation.
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Mosaic changing how it approaches recreation on Vancouver Island forest lands
Mosaic Forest Management, owner of 550,000 hectares of Vancouver Island’s forest, is revisiting how it will allow access to its lands for recreation. After receiving over 7,600 responses to its 2025 survey, and undergoing an internal evaluation of how the forestry company manages recreation on its lands, the Mosaic team has concluded that recreation “has outgrown the program built to manage it.” “The challenge is bigger than any single gate or p…
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