~ New trail makes Red
- Sand accessible to all

- Tomorrow sees the official opening of the
latest trail al the Red Sand demonstration
forest north of Terrace.

~ And it’s a special one: specifically designed

‘to ensure visitors in wheelchairs can also enjoy
a tour of the forest.

-, On hand for the ribbon cutting ceremony,

‘scheduled for 12:45 p.m., will be representa-

- “tives of the local branch of the B.C. Paraplegic

Association,

‘On the shores of Red Sand Lake, the

_ ‘demonstration forest was officially opened

during National Forest Week in 1991.

“ “Since then, several trails have been com-

pleted which take visitors through the different
_ types of tree stands found there.

They range from a 50-year-old stand of

-_. lodgepole pine to hemlock and cedar that have

been there for more than two centuries.

~:A series of signs along the way draw atten-

tion: to. various points of interest. and, explain .
- wildlife. in the forest,

_thesignificance of what they.are looking at. .
+: :Although -the demonstration forest. is in-
tended to be educational for’ Visitors, the Forest

Service also hopes to learn from it.

That will come from experiments being
carried out on different spacing methods,
stacking levels and logging methods.

Red Sand is located 26km north on the West
Kalum Road, That road forms the western
boundary of the forest until it reaches the Nel-
son River which then becomes the boundary to
its outfall into Kalum Lake.

The Kitsumkaium River, including Red Sand
and Tresion lakes, mark out the eastern edge of
the 349ha site which reaches as far south as the
wetlands next to Treston Lake.

The forest contains pine, spruce, cedar ‘and °

hemlock plus deciduous species such as cot-

tonweod, willow and birch.

Spring-fed ponds and the many side channels

off the river are home to juvenile coho, stick-

lebacks and sculpins while young chinook are
found along the lakeshore.

And although squirrels are the most evident
the area is also. fre-..

quented by rabbits, moose and the occasional
decr.

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