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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.

Some younger forest is protected as old growth, while much actual old growth is not protected

Some younger forest is protected as old growth, while much actual old growth is not protected

Despite record government revenues, the province faces a grim reckoning for years of mismanagement.

Rachel Holt was part of a technical panel that mapped old growth

Rachel Holt was part of a technical panel that mapped old growth

PORT RENFREW, B.C. — In the year since the first camp was set up to prevent old-growth logging around the Fairy Creek watershed on southern Vancouver Island, an expert in Canadian environmental movements says the protests have made a mark on politics and public discourse. Advocates have been calling for an end to old-growth logging […]

PORT RENFREW, B.C. - In the year since the first camp was set up to prevent old-growth logging aroun...

PORT RENFREW, B.C. - In the year since the first camp was set up to prevent old-growth logging around the Fairy Creek watershed on southern Vancouver Island, an expert in Canadian environmental movements says the protests have made a mark on politics and public discourse.

Protest around the Fairy Creek watershed has spurred some changes but whether it has a lasting impact — like the War in the Woods over old-growth logging in…