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BC's ninth widest Douglas-fir cut down by BC Timber Sales (BCTS) in the Nahmint Valley in 2018.

Media Release: BC Timber Sales Review Protects Destructive Status Quo Over Old-Growth Forests

Conservation groups criticize BC Timber Sales' latest report for neglecting old-growth forest protections, highlighting concerns over expanded logging and policy backsliding by the BC NDP.
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BC's ninth widest Douglas-fir cut down by BC Timber Sales (BCTS) in the Nahmint Valley in 2018.

BC Timber Sales (BCTS) Review Submission – AFA & EEA

AFA & EEA's BC Timber Sales review submission: Protect old-growth, fund Indigenous stewardship, and build BC’s sustainable forest future.
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An immense redcedar measuring roughly 9 ft (3 m) wide recently felled in a BC Timber Sales cutblock in the Nahmint Valley.

Global News: BC advocates raising alarm due to recent clear-cut on Vancouver Island

See this Global News video coverage featuring Ancient Forest Alliance's recent documentation of old-growth logging in the Nahmint Valley.
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A giant old-growth redcedar tree cut down in the Namhint Valley

Massive Old-Growth Trees Cut in the Nahmint Valley via BC Timber Sales

Shocking photos and drone footage reveal carnage as old-growth trees upwards of 9 feet wide and over 500 years old are logged under the management of BC Timber Sales in the famed Nahmint Valley on Vancouver Island, BC.
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B.C. timber agency didn’t adequately protect old forest on Vancouver Island: watchdog

CTV News Vancouver Island - An investigation by British Columbia's forest practices watchdog has found the provincial agency responsible for auctioning timber sale licenses did not adequately protect old forest in an area of Vancouver Island.
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Forestry Watchdog finds BC Timber Sales failing to protect old-growth, biodiversity in Nahmint Valley

An investigation by the Forest Practices Board - sparked by a complaint lodged by the AFA - has found that BC Timber Sales’s logging plans for the Nahmint Valley have consistently failed to comply with legally-binding land-use objectives for biodiversity protection.
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