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Two activists are sitting in a Douglas fir bordering the Trans-Canada Highway near Thetis Lake to draw attention to logging threats in the Walbran.
Forests act as carbon sinks, and have removed more than one-quarter of emissions from fossil fuels over the past two decades
The province is extending its deferral of old-growth logging in the Fairy Creek watershed area of Vancouver Island until 2025.
Many Canadians think old growth forests are protected from logging. Turns out, indigenous tribes and a scrappy band of activists are all that stands between Vancouver Island's last old growth and logging companies.
Putting a stop to at-risk old-growth logging is just the first step, say leaders. The real issue is jurisdiction.