Stories

The grace of Interior forests: a conversation with Suzanne Simard
Join SCBC Lead Organizer, Flossie Baker, for a conversation with UBC Professor and ‘Finding the Mother Tree’ author, Suzanne Simard, on the wonders of Interior forests.

Winter Solstice Educational Packet
We are excited to celebrate the start of ĆENT̸OL̵EṈ (winter time) with a new educational packet. Learn more about this time of transformation and learn from community-based stories.

Marbled Murrelet Educational Packet
Marbled murrelets (SḰEḰOḰEȾ) are an ocean and forest-dwelling being that have much to teach us. We invite you to engage with this resource that explores the interdependence of all forest beings.

Thirty days milestone shows B.C.’s old-growth intentions require immediate funding
Thousands of hectares of at-risk forests recommended for deferrals already logged, thousands more on the chopping blocks 30 days after government announcement

Environmental Groups Demand Apology From Premier Kenney for Defamatory Statements
Environmental groups including Sierra Club BC are demanding that premier Jason Kenney retract and apologize for continued defamatory remarks

Sierra Club BC reacts to the recent and ongoing RCMP violence in Wet’suwet’en territory
Sierra Club BC Climate Justice Campaigner Anjali Appadurai offers the following statement in response to the RCMP raid on Wet’suwet’en Territory during a provincial state of emergency.

After disappointing Climate Summit, B.C. government should stop obstructing Indigenous-led climate solutions
We are calling for the B.C. government to take real action to mitigate the climate emergency that is causing widespread destruction and biodiversity loss.

Highlights from COP26
Explore our highlights from the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow! We are so grateful to our supporters who helped us bring old-growth to a global stage

Sierra Club BC media availability on last day of COP26 and what it means for B.C.
Sierra Club BC’s Senior Forest and Climate Campaigner Jens Wieting is available to comment on emerging UN agreements from COP26 and what they mean for BC

BC old-growth announcement confirms ecological emergency
New government mapping of at-risk old-growth calls for urgent action. But the pace of change on the ground remains uncertain, which could unleash a race to the bottom

Sierra Club BC media availability on COP26 pledge to end deforestation by 2030 and today's expected B.C. old-growth announcement
Senior Forest and Climate Campaigner Jens Wieting is available to comment on today’s COP26 accord and the B.C. government's expected announcement on old-growth forests

The World is Watching: COP26
Join Sierra Club BC and the Climate Emergency Unit for a live update from COP26 in Glasgow and ideas on what you can do from home to support climate action!

Sierra Club BC reacts to BC government’s ‘Roadmap to 2030’ CleanBC announcement
Sierra Club BC Climate Justice Campaigner Anjali Appadurai offers the following statement in response to today’s updated CleanBC plan announcement, ‘Roadmap to 2030’