CTV News Vancouver Island - The BC NDP has approved the Pacheedaht, Ditidaht and Huu-ay-aht First Nations' request to defer logging in Fairy Creek and the Central Walbran Valley for two years.
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The Narwhal - The Pacheedaht, Ditidaht, & Huu-ay-aht First Nations formally gave notice to the BC government to defer old-growth logging for two years in the Fairy Creek and the Central Walbran Valleys while they prepare resource stewardship plans for their territories.
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Here's a great article in McLean's magazine that traces the decades-long line of the War in the Woods from the 80s & 90s to today's blockades to protect the last remnant patches of BC's ancient forests and the failure of the BC government to act on the Old Growth Panel recommendations.
Capital DailyJanuary 31, 2021
Logging-dependent communities are facing an existential threat from what conservationists and First Nations say is an overdue change to forestry practices.
If there’s…
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‘Before’ images have been recently captured in an active Western Forest Products cutblock in the far upper reaches of the Walbran Valley in Pacheedaht territory. Scores of giant cedars are banded…
Cowichan Valley CitizenDecember 14, 2020
Points to clear cutting along Haddon Creek as shocking
Conservationists with the Ancient Forest Alliance are urging the province to immediately…
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The NarwhalDecember 10th, 2020
Between April and November, a grove of ancient trees was felled in the Caycuse watershed on Ditidaht Territory, pointing to the breakneck pace of clearcut logging…
https://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Caycuse-Before-After-6-1.jpg10001342TJ Watthttps://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-AFA-Logo-1000px.pngTJ Watt2020-12-10 18:42:002024-06-17 16:10:41In photos: see old-growth go from stand to stump on B.C.’s Vancouver Island
Shocking before-and-after photos reveal destruction of irreplaceable ancient redcedars in Vancouver Island’s Caycuse watershed and highlight urgent need for immediate protection of at-risk old-growth and funding to support First Nations’ protected areas and economies.
https://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Caycuse-Stump-12-Feet-Wide.jpg12001800TJ Watthttps://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-AFA-Logo-1000px.pngTJ Watt2020-11-24 17:33:272024-10-10 11:29:39Logging of massive, ancient cedars in Caycuse watershed signals urgent need for provincial action and funding for old-growth
The TyeeSeptember 11, 2020
The province matches its much-anticipated report with new protections. But some ancient forests are still at risk.
Left unprotected. Among the old-growth areas…
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Victoria, BC – Conservationists with the Ancient Forest Alliance (AFA) are renewing their calls for the BC government…
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