Forest ecologist gives old-growth forest talk in Whistler
Andy MacKinnon spoke about the inherent value of old-growth forests—and why they should be protected
Source: piquenewsmagazine.com
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Peachland group protests clear-cutting of old growth forests
‘We don’t have another 500 years for that ecosystem to regenerate’
British Columbia Garry Merkel Al Gorley Alex Morrison Taryn Skalbania Peachland Watershed Protection Alliance
Source: kelownacapnews.com
B.C. government hasn't fulfilled promise to revise forestry practices, conservationists say
While the government says it is making good on its promise to overhaul forestry management, critics say the deadline has passed — and not enough has been done.
Source: cbc.ca
British Columbia delays promised protections as old growth keeps falling
Critics say that “the white rhinos of old-growth forests” in British Columbia are rapidly being felled by timber companies, even as the provincial government largely postpones its 2020 pledge to protect the remaining ancient forests.
Source: mongabay.com
Old growth hunger striker refuses liquids until B.C. forests minister agrees to a public meeting
Howard Breen, a 68-year-old Nanaimo climate activist stopped taking fluids at midnight Thursday and said he faces life-threatening seizures.
Source: vancouversun.com
Nelson ecologist questions B.C.'s roll-out of old growth strategy – Agassiz Harrison Observer
Rachel Holt was part of a technical panel that mapped old growth
Source: agassizharrisonobserver.com
Nelson ecologist questions B.C.'s roll-out of old growth strategy – Mission City Record
Rachel Holt was part of a technical panel that mapped old growth
Source: missioncityrecord.com
BC Unveils Plans to Defer Logging of Old-Growth Forests
Green Leader Furstenau calls it ‘an essential and overdue first step.’ And more reaction on the announcement.
Source: thetyee.ca
Fairy Creek blockades set to be Canada's largest act of civil disobedience
As RCMP arrests at Fairy Creek blockades approach Clayoquot Sound record, experts say legacy will be B.C.’s old-growth forest response
Source: thenarwhal.ca
Coastal logging needs old-growth for at least next decade, forester says
Forestry companies on the coast are dependent on old-growth logging for at least the next decade because second-growth trees aren’t yet big enough to be harvested, says the co-author of an . . .
Source: timescolonist.com