
My Cowichan Valley Now: Conservationists call for BC forestry industry to be modernized
Conservationists call for BC’s forestry industry to be modernized amid ongoing US tariff threats.
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TJ Watt2025-03-24 16:23:282025-03-24 16:24:21My Cowichan Valley Now: Conservationists call for BC forestry industry to be modernizedToronto Star: The best place to go forest bathing? The ancient groves of Vancouver Island offer a meditative journey back in time
British Columbia is home to some of the most enormous trees on the planet. Credit for the rise of tall-tree tourism here goes to the Ancient Forest Alliance, a charitable organization that advocates for protecting B.C.’s endangered old-growth forests.
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TJ Watt2025-03-21 11:20:502025-03-21 11:27:17Toronto Star: The best place to go forest bathing? The ancient groves of Vancouver Island offer a meditative journey back in timeVIDEO: Inside Kanaka Bar’s Conservation Plan: Protecting Rare Ecosystems & Indigenous Culture
We're excited to share an amazing new video with you featuring the Kanaka Bar Indian Band's proposed T’eqt’aqtn Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area (IPCA).
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TJ Watt2025-02-21 14:04:192025-02-28 17:05:19VIDEO: Inside Kanaka Bar’s Conservation Plan: Protecting Rare Ecosystems & Indigenous Culture
VIDEO: Old-Growth Policy Update: February 2025
WATCH our update on BC’s Old-Growth & Protected Areas Policies as of February 2025 following the release of Premier David Eby's mandate letters.
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TJ Watt2025-02-19 16:49:402025-02-28 17:03:56VIDEO: Old-Growth Policy Update: February 2025
The Narwhal: What is a ‘private forest’ in BC? And how much logging is allowed there?
BC’s private forests aren’t subject to the same logging regulations as those on public land — putting old growth, wildlife habitat and significant ecosystems at risk.
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TJ Watt2025-02-19 14:15:052025-02-20 14:38:42The Narwhal: What is a ‘private forest’ in BC? And how much logging is allowed there?
The Narwhal: New marching orders are in for BC’s cabinet. They sideline the environment, observers warn
As economically devastating tariffs threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump loom, BC Premier David Eby has directed his cabinet to prioritize economic development and make it easier for corporate interests to feel confident investing in the province.
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TJ Watt2025-01-28 13:37:202025-01-28 13:41:34The Narwhal: New marching orders are in for BC’s cabinet. They sideline the environment, observers warn
Victoria News: Advocate makes desperate plea for Island’s old-growth at Victoria TEDx talk
TJ Watt, renowned Ancient Forest Alliance photographer, big-tree hunter, and National Geographic Explorer, took the stage at TEDxVictoria 2024 to deliver his talk titled One Last Shot to Protect Old-Growth Forests in British Columbia.
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TJ Watt2024-12-12 12:10:472024-12-19 16:42:13Victoria News: Advocate makes desperate plea for Island’s old-growth at Victoria TEDx talk
The Narwhal: BC election results: no clear winner. What could that mean for nature and climate?
Results show the BC NDP and the BC Conservatives in a neck-and-neck battle. With some ridings too close to call, British Columbia may be looking at another minority government
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TJ Watt2024-10-20 10:29:262024-12-12 12:02:46The Narwhal: BC election results: no clear winner. What could that mean for nature and climate?
The Tyee: Why Both Parties Are Wrong about BC’s Forestry Crisis
The problem isn’t red tape; it’s a lack of trees.
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TJ Watt2024-10-17 12:57:402024-10-22 14:02:14The Tyee: Why Both Parties Are Wrong about BC’s Forestry Crisis
The Narwhal: Your BC election guide to old-growth forest and other key nature issues
The decisions of the next provincial government could determine the trajectory for almost 2,000 species at risk in BC.
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TJ Watt2024-10-11 09:16:102024-10-22 10:14:09The Narwhal: Your BC election guide to old-growth forest and other key nature issuesTake Action
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