As we reported on Wednesday, filming on Star Trek Beyond was set to begin on June 25 at the Stawamus Chief Provincial Park, a popular site for hikers and rock climbers north of Vancouver.

There has already been an update to the posted filming schedule, as Squamish Climbing Magazine has already started seeing revised notices indicating some changes to the “Washington” film crew’s site needs over the next few days.

While the United States prepares for next weekend’s Fourth of July holiday, the crew from Centre Forward Productions looks to be taking July 1’s Canada Day holiday off as well — sure to be a popular day for park visitors at the Stawamus forest.

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As we also mentioned on Wednesday, there has been some concern about damaged rocks and trees at the Squamish Boulders filming site within Stawamus, and today we have some photos of the area in question, also courtesy of Squamish Climbing Magazine and their local climbing enthusiasts.

The site, currently set up near the Grand Wall boulders area of the park, is filled with fluorescent pink taped-off areas, artificial rock formations, and a large stage platform among the trees.

Additionally, wire rigging has been reportedly set up to allow cameras to ‘fly’ above the forest floor to film overhead shots.

In terms of the previously-reported environmental damage claims, there does appear to have been some impact on the natural formations at the park, including the removal of at least two dead trees.

At least a few of the boulders, however, has been treated a bit incorrectly, as the film crew was reportedly spotted cleaning chalk off with wire brushes — a procedure that could damage the rock surface. SCM has been in contact with the site’s coordinating team and has confirmed that any future cleaning needs will be completed with softer, nylon brushes.

Climbing holds on ‘Bulb’ boulder was sprayed what initially appeared to be some kind of resin or foam residue — later determined to be a type of natural, alcohol-soluble shellac — were also spotted, and those spots have since been successfully cleaned with the assistance of some local climbers.

We have reached out to several local Squamish climbing enthusiasts and hope to follow up on this with additional information as filming progresses over the next several days.