TJ Watt/Ancient Forest AllianceSierra Club BC extremely concerned about lack of provincial transparency on old-growth promises
Yesterday’s B.C. government old-growth announcement didn’t offer an update on progress for deferrals across the 2.6 million hectares of the most at-risk old-growth forests in B.C. The last provincial update from April 2022 showed that only about 40% of these most at-risk stands had been deferred.
BC closer to protecting critical bear den habitat
Sierra Club BC campaigner and bear biologist praise the tabling of bear den protection bill in B.C. Legislative Assembly.
Sierra Club BC and Ecojustice in court to call for accountability on climate plans from the B.C. government
Sierra Club BC, represented by Ecojustice, is suing the B.C. government for failing to report on whether its climate plans will achieve several key emissions targets.
Alex TsuiTwo years into Old-Growth Strategic Review mandate, BC is failing to deliver change
Two years after release of the Old-Growth Strategic Review panel report, environmental groups give B.C. government failing grades on its progress to protect threatened old-growth forests.
Cancellation of BC’s fossil fuel subsidies must be the first step on the path to ending fracking
Sierra Club BC reacts to the outcome of the provincial Natural Gas Royalty Review.
Troy MothNEW RESEARCH: Ancient Forest Gardens in Nuchatlaht ḥaḥuułiʔakʔi (Territory) Illuminate Hishuk’ish tsawalk (everything is one) nism̓a (land) and č̕aaʔak (water) Stewardship
New research has identified ancient orchards and forest gardens on Nootka Island, demonstrating active Indigenous cultivation on the land.
