Stories
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.
7 myths about forests, carbon and climate change
Retired government forest ecologist Jim Pojar and Skeena Wild have just released a report on forestry and carbon. The report refutes some common myths and shows why the protection of old-growth forests is critical in addressing climate change.
Event: Voices from the Sacrifice Zone: Fracking in BC’s North
Join us to hear candid, first-person perspectives from a diverse range of northern BC residents on their experiences with fracking and the LNG industry—and the promise of a renewable alternative.
Sierra Club BC statement on National Energy Board recommendation to approve Trans Mountain
Today’s decision is the unfortunate outcome of a flawed, rushed and improperly scoped review process. In many respects it was doomed to fail from the beginning.
Winter greetings from our Education Team
We are now hosting monthly after-school gatherings for teachers in the Capital Region as well as our Get Outside and Learn! workshops for Pro-D events on Vancouver Island and in the lower mainland.
Oldest living trees in Canada placed on the chopping block by B.C. government agency
Environmental groups Elphinstone Logging Focus (ELF) and Sierra Club BC are calling on the B.C. government to direct its logging agency, B.C. Timber Sales (BCTS), to cancel a proposed cut block on the Sunshine Coast. The cut block contains stands of ancient trees, one of which has been found to be 1,036 years old.
Strong support for sustainable land use and economy in BC
In January, the Real Estate Foundation of B.C. released the results of public opinion research it conducted into British Columbians’ attitudes and priorities about sustainable land use. The results were extremely interesting and offer a number of causes for optimism in these often discouraging times.
20,000+ send a message to MLAs across BC: Save old-growth forests!
On February 6, sixteen MLAs across the province received a visit from concerned constituents. More than a hundred people showed up to their constituency offices to deliver a letter signed by 20,000+ BC residents calling for the protection of the last intact stands of unprotected old-growth on Vancouver Island and endangered old-growth forests across the province.
Logging BC’s endangered ancient forests speeds up the sixth mass extinction
Here in “Super, Natural B.C.,” we often celebrate our biological richness and spectacular landscapes. Many of us hang on to the belief that things are not so bad in our neck of the woods, despite the fact that 1,900 B.C. species are at risk of disappearing.
Sierra Club BC Vancouver Gala with Mother Mother
Please join Sierra Club BC for an intimate evening of entertainment with Juno-nominated Canadian indie rock band Mother Mother.
20,000-strong demand for old-growth forest protection delivered to MLA offices across B.C.
Together with concerned local residents, representatives of Sierra Club BC and Leadnow today delivered a letter signed by more than 20,000 B.C. residents to government MLA offices across B.C.
Hidden, uncounted forest emissions will be more than three times B.C.’s total official emissions
B.C.’s hidden and uncounted forest emissions in 2017 and 2018 will be three times higher than the province’s total officially reported emissions, warns Sierra Club BC.
Open letter urges federal and provincial governments to suspend construction of Site C dam
A new statement from the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UNCERD) has underlined the urgency of immediately suspending construction of the Site C dam.
