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Speaking for the Old Growth
Speaking for the Old Growth Famed tree botanist Diana Beresford-Kroeger has a tough message for BC Premier John Horgan. ‘These giants of the universe with their unique DNA represent a living library of medicine for the citizens of the world,’ says biochemist Diana Beresford-Kroeger. Photo for The Tyee by Colin Rowe. The world recognized tree botanist, biochemist […]
The Climate Disaster Hidden in BC’s Forests
The Climate Disaster Hidden in BC’s Forests The province doesn’t count forest emissions in its global warming plan. That’s a big, dangerous mistake, say advocates. Burning slash — the wood left unused during logging — produces more carbon emissions than BC’s entire agricultural sector. Photo by Torrance Coste. Here are two key words that have been […]
‘Monumental Steps’ on Protecting Old Growth Says Horgan. Critics Aren’t Convinced
‘Monumental Steps’ on Protecting Old Growth Says Horgan. Critics Aren’t Convinced BC defers logging of southern Vancouver Island old growth after months of protests and blockades. Premier John Horgan announced a pause in old-growth logging on southern Vancouver Island Wednesday. Photo: BC government. The British Columbia cabinet has agreed to defer the logging of 2,000 hectares […]
‘A Garage Sale for the Last Old Growth’
‘A Garage Sale for the Last Old Growth’ As BC’s watchdog slams the province’s own logging agency for wrecking ecosystems, advocates demand action. A special report. Brenda Sayers on the stump of one of BC’s once-largest Douglas firs, felled as part of a BC Timber Sales-auctioned clearcut. The tree was three metres in diameter and […]
Old-Growth Forest Logging Approvals Are Soaring in BC
Old-Growth Forest Logging Approvals Are Soaring in BC Companies are rushing to get permits before protection comes for critical areas, advocates say. In the year since the government received a report recommending increased old-growth protection, approvals jumped 43 per cent. Photo by TJ Watt, Ancient Forest Alliance. New mapping released today by the Wilderness Committee indicates […]
The Blockaders
The Blockaders As logging resisters near month eight in Fairy Creek, a judge may order their surrender. Inside their last stand for old growth. A Tyee special report. Members of the Fairy Creek Blockade occupy a logging road, preventing loggers for Teal-Jones timber company from moving into one of Vancouver Island’s last old-growth watersheds. Photo by […]
BC Promised to Protect Old Growth. How Is It Doing?
BC Promised to Protect Old Growth. How Is It Doing? Greens and environmental groups criticize lack of progress, but others defend efforts to make big changes. Logged old-growth red cedar in Kwagu’ł First Nation territory in northern Vancouver Island. Photo by TJ Watt, Ancient Forest Alliance. Six months after releasing a major report on managing and […]
Changing Climate, Vanishing Old Growth Bring Increase Fire Risk for Coastal Forests
Changing Climate, Vanishing Old Growth Bring Increase Fire Risk for Coastal Forests ‘It’s getting worse,’ expert warns. ‘As the climate is shifting, these factors are becoming more extreme.’ It rains in Zeballos. A lot. The village, perched at the end of a long inlet on the west coast of Vancouver Island, is surrounded by mountains […]
