Logging Vancouver Island’s last ancient stands into oblivion
We’ve discovered that another swath of rare old-growth rainforest is slated for imminent destruction on Vancouver Island, and this time the BC government’s own logging agency is to blame.
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Tracking Giants: Searching for the Champion Trees of British Columbia
Amanda Lewis is a big-tree tracker. Since June 2018, she has been looking for the largest trees in BC—the Champion Trees—and recording these visits on her blog.
Your 2019 member survey results are in!
We recently sent you a survey to hear how we can remain at the leading edge of environmental action in BC. Here are the major themes we heard from you.
From Acorn to Wren: The Lost Words
In 2007, when a new edition of the Oxford Junior Dictionary—widely used in schools around the world—was published, it was missing around forty common words related to nature. Sierra Club BC’s Amira Maddison reviews “The Lost Words,” a book that highlights these missing markers of the natural world.
B.C. government agency logging Vancouver Island’s last ancient stands into oblivion, say environmental groups
More than 1,300 hectares of old-growth clearcuts proposed across the island FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 4, 2019 In a review of BC Timber Sales’ (BCTS) sales schedule, environmental organizations Elphinstone Logging Focus (ELF) and Sierra Club BC have found the provincial government agency is proposing cutblocks across the last intact old-growth rainforest areas on Vancouver […]
Billions in subsidies to LNG Canada undermine B.C.’s ability to meet climate targets
Legislation introduced today by the B.C. government confirms multi-billion dollar giveaways to foreign multinationals that make it impossible to meet meaningful climate targets, said Sierra Club BC today.
