Nunumus Management Ltd. staff members are leading the way in the Bella Coola Valley
Wildfire risk reduction work is underway in the Bella Coola Valley led by young members of the Nuxalk Nation working for Nunumus Management Ltd.
Owned by the Nuxalk Nation, Nunumus has interests in forestry management, specialty wood products, tourism, labour contracting, commercial fishing and non-timber forest products.
Ezra Mecham and Remy Henry spoked with Coast Mountain News at the end of March – the second week of the project
In 2021, Nunumus was approached by the Nuxalk Nation and Ministry of Forests to do wildfire risk reduction work in the area, they said.
Together Mecham and Remy have developed a prescription for the 4 Mile Tonquin Road area they are calling Snxlhh, which is the traditional name of the Nuxalk village that was located there.
“It’s right close to the reserve land and near the hydro power generating station,” said Mecham. “We outlined an area that had different values going on around it and in close proximity to the community.”
Previously Henry worked for the Ministry of Forests developing wildfire risk development plans in the community.
“We started off with very…
