https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/hundreds-of-hectares-of-moonscape-b-c-spruce-beetle-infestation-used-to-accelerate-clear-cuts/ Wed, 16 Oct 2019 21:02:24 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=14525 The largest spruce beetle epidemic in decades is attacking B.C.’s rain-rich interior, intensifying logging in forests that provide habitat for imperilled species like mountain caribou. But scientists and ecologists say resilient trees will survive and the forest will recover if we only give it a chance Sarah Cox On the ground B.C. forestry inland temperate rainforest logging old-growth forest Judy Thomas BC forester Anzac Valley spruce beetle