British Columbia markets itself as “supernatural BC” and yet we are one of the last jurisdictions in the world still logging irreplaceable old growth forests on public lands. As citizens across BC put their bodies on the line to protect old growth forests, we have to collectively ask ourselves: how did we get to this … Continued
On a bright and hot summer afternoon, on a dusty logging road near ancient giants, Splatsin First Nation Kukpi7 (Chief) Wayne Christian is conducting a ceremony to protect a group of Revelstoke locals putting their bodies on the line to protect old growth. The group is known as Old Growth Revylution and they’ve set up … Continued
Deep in the heart of BC’s Inland Temperate Rainforest, chainsaws are cutting irreplaceable and globally unique stands of ancient cedar-hemlock forests. The trees, which are hundreds and hundreds of years old and many one to two metres in diameter, are being auctioned off and logged by BC’s own provincial timber agency, BC Timber Sales (BCTS). … Continued
Have you ever walked in a forest, dappled sunlight filtering in, and had the feeling of being dwarfed by a giant, towering tree? For me, there is nothing quite like standing at the base of an ancient tree and tracing my eyes all the way to the top, imagining the years and history that it … Continued
Dr. Rob Serrouya has spent his career studying caribou and the ecosystems which have supported caribou for millenia. But things are rapidly changing for caribou and the ecosystems that support these elusive critters. We caught up with the Revelstoke-based researcher to talk about the future of caribou, old growth, and his teams’ latest findings which … Continued
Ben Collison was born and raised in the Kootenays, and is currently a masters student at Dalhousie University. As part of his masters degree, Ben opted to study private land logging and its impacts on this place where he spent his formative years. His research focuses on the Elk Valley and the impact of private … Continued
A grassroots effort made provincial news recently, when a successful crowdfunding campaign garnered $400,000 to buy a 40-hectare piece of privately-owned land near Nelson under threat of logging. This huge win in Cottonwood Lake, a locally cherished recreation area, brings to light a problem in our province: why do we as British Columbians need to … Continued
The numbers are staggering; 500 square kilometres of old growth forests are logged every year in BC. Many of these forests in places like the Coastal or Inland Temperate Rainforests are irreplaceable because they have taken hundreds, if not thousands of years to develop. Job numbers are equally staggering; 47,000 forestry jobs were lost between … Continued
Save Argonaut Creek from old growth logging
A step in the right direction In January, we asked you to take action to support proposed changes to hunting and trapping in BC. The provincial government recently posted new hunting and trapping regulations for 2020-2022 for the Kootenay region and the province. The regulations are a small step in the right direction towards helping … Continued
