Stories
Sierra Club BC Education Road Trip: Vancouver Island
This fall, Kirsten and I had the mission of hitting the road on two separate trips to teach across Vancouver Island. We had the pleasure of visiting School Districts 68, 69, 71, 72, 84 and 85 and working with new schools, students, and teachers.
Allowing LNG Canada construction in absence of credible climate plan irresponsible of B.C. government
LNG Canada’s final investment decision to proceed in the absence of a credible science-based provincial climate plan demonstrates the provincial government is disregarding the latest climate science, says Sierra Club BC.
Celebrating victory – and preparing for the next battle on Trans Mountain
You helped stop the Trans Mountain pipeline and tankers in the courts! The pipeline's approval has been quashed - but Trudeau is doubling down on his attempt to ram this project through.
UN climate science report shows new LNG terminals are a blueprint for climate disaster
Fossil fuel expansion and meaningful climate action cannot coexist, says Sierra Club BC in a letter to Premier John Horgan, Minister of Environment and Climate Strategy George Heyman, and Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Michelle Mungall.
Ken Farquharson: Spotlight on a founding member
Founding member Ken Farquharson has been with us from the very beginning. Elisabeth Hazell sat down with Ken to listen to some of these stories.
Site C and the mercury problem
The West Moberly and Prophet River First Nations are pursuing legal action over the Site C dam with the goal of stopping the dam completely. Adrienne Peacock has provided this guest blog shining a light on the problem of mercury contamination of fish, one of the issues raised in the court case.
Our favourite nature science books
To mark Science Literacy Week, the Sierra Club BC Education Team has come up with a list of our favourite nature science books for students, teachers and learners of all ages. Check it out and share with fellow science lovers!
Back to school: Our 20th year of nature-based learning
Welcome back to a new school year! After a fairly quiet summer, things are buzzing again here in the Education Program at Sierra Club BC.
Sierra Club BC hails Trans Mountain decision
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Sierra Club BC is turning 50 - and we want YOU to be involved!
Be a part of our history and help us celebrate 50 years! Sierra Club BC marks our 50th anniversary in 2019.
The forest action taker's guide
If you know what’s happening to Vancouver Island's ancient old-growth rainforests and you want to do more than send a letter, this blog is for you.
25 years after the Clayoquot Sound protests, Vancouver Island’s remaining old-growth rainforest is still disappearing
While many of BC’s trees are going up in flames, the most resilient provincial forests that are less prone to fire – intact old-growth rainforests – continue to be clearcut in most parts of the province.
On Clayoquot Sound anniversary, Sierra Club BC map shows more than 30 per cent of Vancouver Island’s remaining old-growth rainforest destroyed since protests
While many of BC’s trees are going up in flames, the most resilient provincial forests that are less prone to fire – intact old-growth rainforests – continue to be clearcut in most parts of the province. On the twenty-fifth anniversary of the historic Clayoquot Sound mass arrest, a new Sierra Club BC map and data show more than thirty per cent of Vancouver Island’s remaining productive old-growth rainforest in 1993 was destroyed in just the last twenty-five years.
