The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 When will the B.C. government prove whether it really intends to save the last old-growth? https://thenarwhal.ca/opinion-bc-prove-old-growth-protections/ Wed, 22 Dec 2021 18:40:04 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=41560 Despite a flurry of recent announcements about intentions to defer old-growth logging, little progress has been made to protect the province’s last ancient forests Jens Wieting Opinion B.C. climate change forestry Indigenous Rights logging old-growth forest Photo: David Moskowitz A skidder pulls an ancient cedar tree out of the forest in a wet snowstorm in B.C.'s Columbia Mountains. It’s decision time for B.C.’s last remaining old-growth forests. Will the government step up? https://thenarwhal.ca/opinion-bc-old-growth-forests-decision-time/ Fri, 14 Aug 2020 19:36:28 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=21310 More than 500 soccer fields of massive trees are clearcut in the province every day as we wait for the NDP government’s response to a report on our old-growth crisis Jens Wieting Opinion B.C. environmental law forestry logging old-growth forest old growth forest prince george bc B.C.’s climate action must address three elephants in the room https://thenarwhal.ca/b-c-s-climate-action-must-address-three-elephants-in-the-room/ Tue, 18 Sep 2018 17:40:13 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=7970 The road to climate hell is paved with good intentions Jens Wieting Opinion B.C. Climate Action Plan climate change forestry LNG Paris Accord