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Forest Reports and Information

Clearcut Carbon – A Sierra Club BC report found that ending clearcutting of forests is as important for B.C. climate action as phasing out fossil fuels – December 2019

Old-Growth Media Backgrounder – Fall 2019

Old-Growth Forest Fact Sheet – May 2019

Joint Recommendations on Changes to FRPA – July 2019

Applying Solutions from the Great Bear Rainforest Agreements to Vancouver Island, the South Coast – Environmental Law Centre report for Sierra Club BC- July 2019

Forestry and Carbon in BC – a report by Dr. Jim Pojar debunking 7 myths about forests, carbon and climate change – March 2019

Hidden, Ignored and Growing: BC’s Forest Carbon Emissions – January 2019

Policy Recommendations for Old-Growth Forest Protection – July 2017

10 Things to Know about Forests and Climate – February 2016

Vancouver Island and South Coast Rainforest at High Ecological Risk – March 2016

BC Forest Wake-Up Call: Heavy Carbon Losses Hit 10-Year Mark – June 2015

BC Forest Carbon Meltdown – January 2014

Carbon at Risk: Old-Growth and Carbon – February 2013

Stories and Media Releases

My farewell love letter

February 12, 2021

After 13+ years with Sierra Club BC, Campaigns Director Caitlyn Vernon is moving on, but not before penning a heartfelt farewell love letter.

Media coverage of the 'Intact Forests, Safe Communities' report

February 10, 2021

The 'Intact Forests, Safe Communities' report's message is resonating across the province with over 100 mainstream media stories published since its release.

Critical report shows current BC logging practices increase climate disaster risks for BC communities

January 29, 2021

New independent report commissioned by Sierra Club BC shows that governments can mitigate climate related disasters like flooding, droughts, and fires by protecting and restoring intact forests.

A school group connects with a culturally modified tree. Photo by Mya Van Woudenberg/Sierra Club BC

Intact forests, safe communities: A report on reducing community climate risks through forestry practices reform

January 29, 2021

A new report on reducing community climate risks through forest protection and a paradigm shift in forest management.

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Mya Van Woudenberg/Sierra Club BC

10 Reasons To Save Old-Growth Forests

December 15, 2020

As we experience the climate emergency, find out why it's so important to protect old-growth forests today!

Photo by Mya Van Woudenberg/Sierra Club BC

Kwakwaka’wakw hereditary chiefs & Sierra Club BC stand in solidarity with Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nations

November 5, 2020

Sierra Club BC & Kwakwaka’wakw hereditary chiefs are standing in solidarity with Mike Maquinna, the Council of Chiefs of Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation and with affected communities of Tsaxana and Gold River.