‘Removing the evidence of our existence’: logging of culturally important trees rampant in B.C.
Culturally modified trees are an important marker of Indigenous Peoples’ presence on and stewardship of...
Canada’s reputation as a nation of “hewers of wood and drawers of water” is at least half correct, historically. Forestry has always been one of the biggest industries in the country, economically, by reputation and by environmental impact. About 94 per cent of forests in Canada are publicly owned and about 70 per cent of Canada’s Indigenous population lives in forested areas.
Over half of the world’s boreal region is in Canada, which boasts a staggering 270 million hectares of boreal forest.
Increasing privatization of forest lands, however, combined with the threats of climate change, industrial activity, pine beetle infestations and wildfires, has put Canada’s forests at risk.
For weekly updates on our reporting, sign up for The Narwhal’s newsletter.
Culturally modified trees are an important marker of Indigenous Peoples’ presence on and stewardship of...
Ottawa’s offer to fund the protection of B.C.’s vanishing old-growth forests is a ‘game-changer,’ but...
The NDP government is touting efforts to save the critically endangered bird. But it continues...
Tla-o-qui-aht Elder Joe Martin has been an advocate for old-growth since the 1980s, when he...
Lawsuit follows in the footsteps of B.C. Supreme Court’s precedent-setting Blueberry River decision, which could...
Three years into Winnipeg’s One Million Tree Challenge, the city is still cutting down more...
In our latest newsletter, we share photojournalist Louis Bockner’s very personal experience covering a logging...
Arrests of 17 people in B.C.'s Kootenay region raise questions about peaceful protest and show...
Woodlot owners in B.C.’s Boundary region say redistributing tenure from major logging companies to smaller...
Get the inside scoop on The Narwhal’s environment and climate reporting by signing up for our free newsletter. Six years ago, Rocky Bay First Nation —...
Continue reading