Stories

Introducing our new farmland campaign!
Sierra Club BC and the National Farmers Union (NFU) are joining forces to protect B.C.’s farmland and ensure local, sustainable food is put on our tables.

BC Coastal Forests a Big Source of Uncounted Carbon Emissions
Logging in B.C.’s coastal rainforests is a significant and hidden source of provincial greenhouse gas emissions and must be included in B.C.’s official carbon emissions inventory, Sierra Club BC said today in a report.

Restoring the balance
Logging practices in B.C.’s coastal rainforests are a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions and must be included in B.C.’s official annual carbon emissions tally, Sierra Club BC said today in a report.

Vancouver Island rainforest species at high risk of extinction
Decades of old growth logging have left an alarming 50 percent of all forest ecosystems on Vancouver Island and the South Coast at a high risk for species extinction and loss of carbon storage, according to a new Sierra Club BC report.

Key tool to fight climate change at risk: report
The old-growth forests of Vancouver Island and the B.C. coast are Canada's most valuable weapon in the battle against climate change, but they are being systematically destroyed, says a new report from Sierra Club B.C.

Coastal Rainforest at Risk
Decades of old growth logging have left an alarming 50 percent of all forest ecosystems on Vancouver Island and the South Coast at a high risk for species extinction and loss of carbon storage, according to a new Sierra Club BC report.