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The Forest Quietly Removed from BC’s Old-Growth Deferral List | The Tyee

The Forest Quietly Removed from BC’s Old-Growth Deferral List | The Tyee

Thirty years after historic logging protests on Vancouver Island, the battle to protect old growth forests is still raging | War for the Woods

Thirty years after historic logging protests on Vancouver Island, the battle to protect old growth forests is still raging | War for the Woods

The latest old-growth trends and recent news about a leaked B.C. Ministry of Forests map confirmed with grave detail how much irreplaceable old growth could be lost forever unless we take stronger action. The latest data shows that more than half of the most endangered old-growth forests recommended for deferrals remain open to logging. At the same time, old-growth logging continues at a gut-wrenching rate of about 160 soccer fields per day. How do these trends resonate with you? We recognize th

The latest old-growth trends and recent news about a leaked B.C. Ministry of Forests map confirmed with grave detail how much irreplaceable old growth could be lost forever unless we take stronger action. The latest data shows that more than half of the most endangered old-growth forests recommended for deferrals remain open to logging. At the same time, old-growth logging continues at a gut-wrenching rate of about 160 soccer fields per day. How do these trends resonate with you? We recognize th

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Shocking drone footage reveals the brutal impacts of old-growth logging in British Columbia, Canada. Scores of ancient cedars, some nearly 10 feet (3 meters) wide and many well over 500 years old, would have been alive and standing just before we arrived that day. However, in 2022, Western Forest Products clearcut 25 hectares (roughly 50 football fields) from an incredible old-growth grove on northwestern Vancouver Island, BC in Quatsino territory. It’s one of the most shocking examples of indus

Shocking drone footage reveals the brutal impacts of old-growth logging in British Columbia, Canada. Scores of ancient cedars, some nearly 10 feet (3 meters) wide and many well over 500 years old, would have been alive and standing just before we arrived that day. However, in 2022, Western Forest Products clearcut 25 hectares (roughly 50 football fields) from an incredible old-growth grove on northwestern Vancouver Island, BC in Quatsino territory. It’s one of the most shocking examples of indus

9.9K viewsMay 15, 2023

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BC’s new vision for our forests is one where Indigenous Peoples are full partners in sustainable, long-term forest management and where we take better care of our rarest and most ancient trees. We've made progress in deferring nearly 1.7 million hectares of old growth from short-term logging, while we partner with First Nations rights and titleholders to work on a new approach for managing these sensitive areas. | Government of British Columbia

BC’s new vision for our forests is one where Indigenous Peoples are full partners in sustainable, long-term forest management and where we take better care of our rarest and most ancient trees. We've made progress in deferring nearly 1.7 million hectares of old growth from short-term logging, while we partner with First Nations rights and titleholders to work on a new approach for managing these sensitive areas. | Government of British Columbia

75.2K viewsMay 9, 2022

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B.C.'s old-growth forest plays critical role in wildfire resiliency, says Valhalla Wilderness Society

B.C.'s old-growth forest plays critical role in wildfire resiliency, says Valhalla Wilderness Society

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Update on BC’s Old-Growth & Protected Areas Policies 🚨 Please SPEAK UP and help shape their outcome! Send a Message via our NEW take-action page: https://ancientforestalliance.org/ways-to-take-action-for-forests/protect-old-growth-and-ecosystems/ The newly re-elected BC NDP government released its mandate letters earlier this month and disappointingly, old-growth forest and nature protection was only mentioned in passing. So, you might be left wondering: What needs to happen now to secure lasti

Update on BC’s Old-Growth & Protected Areas Policies 🚨 Please SPEAK UP and help shape their outcome! Send a Message via our NEW take-action page: https://ancientforestalliance.org/ways-to-take-action-for-forests/protect-old-growth-and-ecosystems/ The newly re-elected BC NDP government released its mandate letters earlier this month and disappointingly, old-growth forest and nature protection was only mentioned in passing. So, you might be left wondering: What needs to happen now to secure lasti

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Video footage captured by AFA’s TJ Watt & Ian Thomas in the summer of 2023 reveals the active destruction of rare, “big-tree” old-growth forests missed for deferral on northern Vancouver Island in Quatsino territory. Western Forest Products has approval to cut 36.5 hectares (roughly 68 football fields) of endangered old-growth in this block alone. Home to scores of giant trees, some of which were more than 10 ft (3 m) wide and likely 500 years old, this particular grove — and many others like it

538 viewsOct 26, 2023

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Trail Through Old Growth Forest at Golden Ears Provincial Park, Maple Ridge, Vancouver, BC, Canada

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What’s going on with old-growth forests? Check out this update from SCBC campaigner Jens Wieting as we quickly approach the three-year anniversary of the B.C. government’s big old-growth promises. We are in another climate emergency summer but logging of some of the last old-growth areas big enough to keep temperatures cool, reduce the risk of droughts, flood, fires and landslides continues largely unchanged. Protecting these vital ecosystems is one of the best ways to help keep communities safe

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You’ve probably heard the term ‘old growth’ thrown around a lot, but what does it actually mean? Watch this video to learn more about these ancient forests and why they’re so important! 🌲 Only a fraction of old-growth forests with big trees remain standing in B.C. and most are on the chopping block. Let’s change that. Take action today at sierraclub.bc.ca/oldgrowth | Sierra Club BC

328 viewsJun 11, 2024

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B.C. unveils plans to defer logging of old-growth forests

Global NewsBrenna Owen

Why 'mother trees' are crucial in fighting climate change

Before & After Old-Growth Maps of Vancouver Island & the South Coast BC

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Centuries-Old Hemlock Trees Inducted into the Old-Growth Forest Network

Check out the time lapse maps of logging on Vancouver Island from 1900 to 2016 showing the demise of most of the island’s old-growth forests. Thanks to Commons BC for these maps! And check out our media release today at: https://www.ancientforestalliance.org/news-item.php?ID=1113 | Ancient Forest Alliance

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What’s an old-growth forest? This is my second video from Big Reed, the largest old growth forest in New England. There are a lot of different definitions for “old growth” but most fall into one or more of these three buckets — forests that are “primary” or “virgin”; forests that are “old”; or forests that are “late-successional” I.e. that have an array of attributes that functionally describe how forests have existed on this landscape for millennia. Also note that my description of late-success

985 viewsOct 2, 2024

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BC Old-Growth Policy Overview Here the Endangered Ecosystems Alliance's Ken Wu gives a new overview on where BC's old-growth forest policies are at - which may change soon. The key progress thusfar - BC's Premier David Eby has committed to: 1. Double protected areas from 15% to 30% of BC by 2030, 2. Establish a conservation financing mechanism to fund Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas, and 3. Develop a Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health Framework that could potentially put ecosystem-integr

14.7K viewsAug 10, 2023

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The path to systematically protecting most old-growth forests in BC requires funding for First Nations' sustainable economic development linked to ecosystem-based targets for new Indigenous Protected Areas. Why? In BC, First Nations must support new protected areas if the BC government is going to move forward legally to establish any new protected areas. Most First Nations also have an economic dependency on old-growth timber jobs and revenues. Therefore there is no viable path to protect most

166 viewsAug 15, 2023

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What’s the difference between old and young forests? Watch this video to find out! You can help ensure that the last remaining ancient forests in B.C. remain standing. 🌲 Call for meaningful old-growth protection and improved forest management practices at https://sierraclub.bc.ca/send-a-letter-for-old-growth-forests/ | Sierra Club BC

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Battle of Fairy Creek: blockade launched to save Vancouver Island old-growth

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Old-Growth Forests - New River Gorge National Park & Preserve (U.S. National Park Service)

‘The public is being deceived’: Environmental group claims old-growth forest protections not working

Less than 1% of forests in British Columbia still have big old growth trees. But as you're watching this, the last standing giants are being logged. | Stand.earth

1.2M viewsNov 26, 2021

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British Columbia announces 2.6 million hectares of old-growth forest will be preserved

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These 10 hikes explore Oregon’s unique, bizarre and giant old-growth forests and trees

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Activists in British Columbia are pressuring the government to end old-growth logging and save its ancient rainforests — a practice the province’s logging industry relies on to survive. | CBC News: The National

13.6K viewsNov 16, 2018

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Our mini-documentary video on the endangered "Old-Growth Coastal Temperate Rainforests of BC", released in July, has now been seen by over 700,000 Canadians - that is, the shorter, square-screen version. Watch the widescreen, full version here! And please SPEAK UP to the elected decision-makers to ensure the protection of the remaining endangered old-growth forests in BC by going to: https://www.endangeredecosystemsalliance.org/news/ogbc | Endangered Ecosystems Alliance

338.5K viewsNov 8, 2021

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B.C. looks green and forested, but the reality is more complicated. New scientific mapping shows how little old-growth forest remains as of 2025. Most red on this map represents logged forests. The tiny dark-green patches are the most at-risk old growth: highly productive forests with large, ancient trees. Since 2021, the equivalent of 100 soccer fields of old growth have been logged every day in B.C. In just four years, that’s 714,000 soccer fields lost — more than 32× the size of Vancouver. Ol

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Protect the last remaining old growth forests 🌲💚. They are irreplaceable ecosystems that store carbon, regulate water, and support incredible biodiversity. Many species depend on old-growth including the threatened Marbled Murrelet and Northern Goshawk, and the nearly extirpated Northern Spotted Owl. When old-growth disappears, species that rely on it disappear too. Help protect old-growth by supporting nonprofits working on the ground and in policy reform: @ancientforestalliance @sierraclubbc

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