An illusion of protection in the Rockies
In this week’s newsletter, we chat with Prairies reporter Drew Anderson about two stories from...
Tourists’ cars line these Rocky Mountain roads. Soon logging trucks will haul the trees away
It was supposed to be a place where competing interests could coexist. Now pressures on...
‘The money that’s needed’: B.C. announces $300-million Indigenous conservation fund to protect old-growth forests
The new funding is welcomed by conservation groups that say the province has voiced support...
Restoring the flow: Tsleil-Waututh’s race to save salmon habitat in drought stricken southwest B.C.
When tens of thousands of pink salmon became stranded in the Indian River during September’s...
‘Frustrating as hell’: advocates say old-growth still being cut years after B.C. promised protections
The province promised to implement more than a dozen recommendations made by an independent review....
B.C. has tools to protect at-risk species from logging. Why isn’t it using them?
B.C. hasn’t updated its legal list of at-risk species in 17 years — which is...
Two reasons to celebrate
This week, we give thanks to all our newest members. Plus, northwest B.C. reporter Matt...
A company was forced to reduce logging in Haida Gwaii’s old-growth forests. Now they’re suing for $75M
The Haida Gwaii Management Council’s decision to protect ancient trees meant Teal-Jones could no longer...
What causes wildfires? Lightning, people, climate change … and obsessively putting them out
Decades of fire suppression have made forests more flammable. Add lightning, human error and climate...
