Wilderness Committee back in court to fight injunction
Logging company is seeking to bar public access to BC’s Walbran Valley. Continue reading Wilderness Committee back in court to fight injunction
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City of Victoria passes motion opposing logging in the Walbran Valley
Environmentalists commend City of Victoria for standing against contentious cutblocks in a nearby old-growth area. Continue reading City of Victoria passes motion opposing logging in the Walbran Valley
Video: A conservation gathering at BC’s Quamichan wetlands
Shared by: Nature Conservancy of Canada – A group of over 30 Conservation Volunteers and staff from Habitat Acquisition Trust, Cowichan Land … Continue reading Video: A conservation gathering at BC’s Quamichan wetlands
BC government in court over endangered Coastal Douglas-fir forest
Hearings will determine whether the BC government is bound by law to protect the province’s endangered old-growth Coastal Douglas-fir ecosystem. Continue reading BC government in court over endangered Coastal Douglas-fir forest
Clayoquot Summer: 20 Years After
Twenty years ago Clayoquot Sound was the site of the largest act of civil disobedience in Canadian history, yet today the region is more threatened than ever, say Dan Lewis and Bonny Glambeck of Clayoquot Action. Continue reading Clayoquot Summer: 20 Years After
BC government is challenged in court over Coastal Douglas-fir
Ecojustice lawyers are representing the Wilderness Committee and ForestEthics Solutions in a legal challenge against the BC government, arguing the province is bound by law to protect an endangered old-growth Coastal Douglas-fir ecosystem. Continue reading BC government is challenged in court over Coastal Douglas-fir
Clayoquot Sound gold mine proposal moving forward without First Nations approval
Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation is angered to learn that plans to begin gold mining work in the Tranquil Valley in Clayoquot Sound took a significant step forward last week. Continue reading Clayoquot Sound gold mine proposal moving forward without First Nations approval
West Coast Trail
Discover the hike of a lifetime! The West Coast Trail is a 5 to 7 day backpacking route that winds through temperate rainforests along beaches, cliffs and sandstone. Continue reading West Coast Trail
Conservation groups use the law to protect coastal Douglas fir forests in BC
Environmental groups — Wilderness Committee, ForestEthics Solutions and Ecojustice — are seeking a court order stating that the province has violated its own laws to protect these forests from extinction. The case is expected to be heard this year. Continue reading Conservation groups use the law to protect coastal Douglas fir forests in BC
BC residents flock to Comox for Northern Gateway pipeline hearings
People from every corner of Vancouver Island and southern BC are converging in Comox, as the National Energy Board Joint Review Panel for the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project holds public hearings. Continue reading BC residents flock to Comox for Northern Gateway pipeline hearings
Video retrospective: Merve and Anne Wilkinson – Wildwood Forest
Merve and Anne Wilkinson, who spent their lives managing forested areas sustainably on Vancouver Island, have both passed away — Merve recently and Anne a few years ago. Continue reading Video retrospective: Merve and Anne Wilkinson – Wildwood Forest
Film: The Whale
THE WHALE tells the true story of a young, wild killer whale – an orca – nicknamed Luna, who lost contact with his family on the coast of British Columbia and turned up alone in a narrow stretch of sea between mountains, a place called Nootka Sound. Continue reading Film: The Whale