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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