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Western Skunk Cabbage
A sure sign of spring on the west coast is the emergence of the spectacular western skunk cabbage.
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TJ Watt2023-04-11 11:19:292023-04-11 11:32:11Western Skunk Cabbage
Earth Month Contest: Prints for Forest Protection!
To honour Earth Month, we’re hosting a PRINT GIVEAWAY to help protect endangered ancient forests in BC! All you need to do to enter is Send a Message to the BC government using our recently UPDATED take-action tool!
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TJ Watt2023-04-07 11:46:312023-04-07 11:46:31Earth Month Contest: Prints for Forest Protection!
Thank You to Our Amazing Business Supporters!
We would like to thank WildPlay Element Parks, Patagonia Victoria, Flow Motion Aerials, and West Coast Trail Bus Express for generously supporting the old-growth campaign!
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TJ Watt2023-04-06 14:14:202023-04-06 14:14:20Thank You to Our Amazing Business Supporters!
Indigenous funding model is a win-win for ecosystems and local economies in Canada
First Nations in the Great Bear Rainforest and Haida Gwaii of Canada, have successfully invested in conservation initiatives that have benefited ecosystems while also increasing communities’ well-being over the past 15 years.
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TJ Watt2023-04-04 10:29:342023-04-04 10:55:44Indigenous funding model is a win-win for ecosystems and local economies in Canada
SALMON PARKS: Inside a movement to conserve Pacific Northwest old growth
The Seattle Times covers The Nuchatlaht and Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nations' efforts to establish a number of Salmon Parks in their unceded territories that would protect hundreds of square kilometres of ancient forests, salmon watersheds, and previously logged areas in need of restoration.
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TJ Watt2023-03-21 14:46:442023-03-21 16:07:52SALMON PARKS: Inside a movement to conserve Pacific Northwest old growth
Sapsucker housing crisis: endangered woodpecker ‘condos’ are being clear cut
Almost two decades after the Williamson’s sapsucker was listed as endangered under Canada’s Species at Risk Act, the BC government continues to sanction logging in the bird’s old-growth forest critical habitat.
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TJ Watt2023-03-07 11:21:312023-03-07 11:21:31Sapsucker housing crisis: endangered woodpecker ‘condos’ are being clear cut
BC extends ban on old-growth logging for two years to assist endangered spotted owl’s recovery
On Friday, the province announced it had extended the suspension of old-growth logging activity in the Fraser Canyon's Spuzzum and Utzilus watersheds for two more years to help with the recovery of the critically endangered spotted owl.
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TJ Watt2023-03-06 16:50:212023-03-06 16:56:03BC extends ban on old-growth logging for two years to assist endangered spotted owl’s recovery
Conservationists decry lack of funding to protect old-growth forests despite major provincial budget surplus and ecological crisis in the woods
Still needed is short-term funding for First Nations to offset lost logging revenues from accepting logging deferrals as well as long-term conservation financing to develop sustainable economic alternatives to old-growth logging linked to the creation of new Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas.
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TJ Watt2023-02-28 18:08:112023-03-01 09:36:23Conservationists decry lack of funding to protect old-growth forests despite major provincial budget surplus and ecological crisis in the woods
BC moves to fast-track its overdue old growth protection commitments
Premier David Eby announced on Wednesday his plans to fast-track his government’s progress on protecting old growth, including $25-million to help First Nations participate in land-use decisions on old-growth forests, and $90-million added to the BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund to help forestry companies retool their mills to adapt to second-growth timber.
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TJ Watt2023-02-23 14:27:182023-03-10 10:11:50BC moves to fast-track its overdue old growth protection commitments
Government Signals Critical Shift Toward Greater Value-Added Wood Manufacturing and Potential Old-Growth Protection
Conservation group increasingly optimistic about old-growth protection as BC government adjusts forestry regulations, invests funding in value-added forestry, and commits to a conservation financing mechanism to help establish new Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas.
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TJ Watt2023-02-15 17:11:412024-07-30 16:34:52Government Signals Critical Shift Toward Greater Value-Added Wood Manufacturing and Potential Old-Growth ProtectionGet in Touch
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