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Journalism: The over-exploitation of BC forests
Library: Destruction of wildlife habitat and loss of biodiversity
Journalism: Loss of forest-related employment
Journalism: The need to expedite final treaties with First Nations
Journalism: Loss of primary forest
Journalism: Loss of carbon sequestration capacity
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Library: The over-exploitation of BC forests
Library: Loss of primary forest
Library: Loss of the hydrological functions of forests
Make conservation of the hydrological function of forests a higher priority than timber extraction
Library: Loss of forest-related employment
Library: The need to expedite final treaties with First Nations
Transition from clearcut logging to selection logging
Library: Increase in forest fire hazard
Journalism: End public subsidization of BC's forest industry
Library: End public subsidization of BC's forest industry
Library: The need to reform BC forest legislation
Journalism: The need to reform BC forest legislation
Library: Creating a new vision for BC forests
Forest industry public subsidy calculator
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Forest Trends
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Community Forest Mapping Projects
Area-based calculations of carbon released from clearcut logging
Journalism: The increase in forest carbon emissions
Library: Increase in forest carbon emissions
To protect biodiversity, transition away from clearcut logging
Peachland Watershed Protection Alliance
Library: Loss of future employment resulting from exporting raw logs
Mapping old forest on Vancouver Island
Mapping old forest in Omineca Natural Resource Region
Mapping old forest in Skeena Natural Resource Region
Mapping old forest in Northeastern Natural Resource Region
Mapping old forest in Cariboo Natural Resource Region
Mapping old forest in South Coast Natural Resource Region
Mapping old forest in Thompson-Okanagan Natural Resource Region
Mapping old forest in Kootenay-Boundary Natural Resource Region
Forest Conservation Organizations
Mapping old forest on Haida Gwaii
Mapping old forest on the central coast
Library: Ecologically damaging practices
Journalism: Ecologically damaging practices
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Listed species: 100 Mile House Natural Resource District
Listed species: Campbell River Natural Resource District
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Listed species: Fort Nelson Natural Resource District
Listed species: Haida Gwaii Natural Resource District
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Listed species: Prince George Natural Resource District
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Listed species: Thompson Rivers Natural Resource District
Listed species: Coast Mountains Natural Resource District
Action Group: Divestment from forest-removal companies
Fact-checking mindustry myths
First Nations Agreements
Monitor: BC Timber Sales Auctions
BC Timber Sales auction of old-growth forests on Vancouver Island
Monitoring of forest fires in clearcuts and plantations: 2021
Library: End public subsidization of forest industry
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Portal: The over-exploitation of BC forests
Portal: The need to reform BC forest legislation
Portal: The need to expedite treaties with First Nations
Portal: The need to get more organized, informed and inspired for change
Portal: Develop a new relationship with forests
Portal: Destruction of wildlife habitat and loss of biodiversity
Portal: Loss of the hydrological functions of forests
Portal: Increase in forest fire hazard
Portal: Loss of carbon sequestration capacity
Portal: Increase in forest carbon emissions
Portal: Ecologically damaging forestry practices
Portal: Loss of forest-related employment
Portal: Loss of future employment resulting from raw log exports
Portal: Costs of floods, fires and clearcutting of watersheds
Portal: The economic impact on communities of boom and bust cycles
Portal: Loss of economic development by other forest-based sectors
Portal: The true cost of subsidies provided to the logging industry
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Loss of trust in institutions
Portal: The instability of communities dependent on forest extraction
Portal: The psychological unease caused by forest destruction
Portal: Loss of trust in institutions caused by over-exploitation of BC forests
Portal: Social division caused by over-exploitation of BC forests
Journalism: The instability of communities dependent on forest extraction
Journalism: Psychological unease caused by forest destruction
Journalism: Loss in trust of institutions as a result of over-exploitation of BC forests
Journalism: Social division caused by over-exploitation of BC forests
Library: The instability of communities dependent on forest extraction
Library: Psychological unease caused by forest destruction
Library: Loss of trust in institutions as a result of over-exploitation of BC forests
Library: Social division caused by over-exploitation of BC forests
Resources: Psychological unease caused by forest destruction
Resources: The economic impact on communities of boom-and-bust cycles
Resources: Loss of economic development potential in other forest-based sectors
Journalism: Cost of floods, fires and clearcutting of community watersheds
Journalism: The economic impact on communities of boom-and-bust cycles
Journalism: Loss of economic development potential in other forest-based sectors
Library: Cost of floods, fires and clearcutting of community watersheds
Library: The economic impact on communities of boom-and-bust cycles
Library: Loss of economic development potential in other forest-based sectors
Portal: Permanent loss of forests to logging roads
Portal: The economic costs of converting forests into sawdust and wood chips
Journalism: Permanent loss of forests to logging roads
Library: Permanent loss of forests to logging roads
Journalism: The economic costs of converting forests into sawdust and wood chips
Library: The economic costs of converting forests into sawdust and wood chips
Resources: The economic costs of converting forests into sawdust and wood chips
Resources: Ecologically damaging forestry practices
Resources: Conversion of forests to permanent logging roads
Library: Getting organized
Journalism: Getting organized
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Portal: Plantation failure
Library: Plantation failure
Journalism: Plantation failure
Library: Loss of carbon sequestration capacity
Portal: Soil loss and damage
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Library: Soil loss and damage
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Journalism: Loss of employment resulting from export of raw logs
Journalism: Destruction of wildlife habitat and loss of biodiversity
Journalism: Loss of the hydrological functions of forests
Journalism: Increase in forest fire hazard
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Nature Directed Stewardship at Glade and Laird watersheds
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References for: BC's triangle of fire: More than just climate change
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TA0272: 3 blocks, Nahmint, 102.8 hectares, 51,903 cubic metres. To be auctioned October 1 to December 31, 2021. Approximately 85,000 tonnes of CO2-e emissions will be released as a result of the loss of this carbon sink (see methodology). -
A95352: 1 block, Nahmint, 26.2 hectares, 15,570 cubic metres. To be auctioned October 1 to December 31, 2021. Approximately 26,000 tonnes of CO2-e emissions will be released as a result of the loss of this carbon sink (see methodology). -
A94429: 3 blocks, Upper Cous/Kanyon, 83.6 hectares, 56,571 cubic metres. To be auctioned October 1 to December 31, 2021. Approximately 93,000 tonnes of CO2-e emissions will be released as a result of the loss of this carbon sink (see methodology). A94429 includes all the blocks outlined in green except the one at the lower left corner of image. -
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BCTS sales schedule Kootenay 2021_2022.pdf Map of BCTS planned sales in Kootenay Natural Resource District July 2021-June 2022 (A link to a more easily read version of this Google Earth map is found in the sales schedule PDF above. You must have Google Earth installed to view.)
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BCTS sales schedule Prince George 2021-2022.pdf BCTS sales map for northern section of Prince George NRD (2022-2023 sales) (Click map to enlarge) BCTS sales map for southern section of Prince George NRD (2022-2023 sales) (Click map to enlarge)
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BCTS current map of planned auctions (keep clicking to enlarge): BCTS sales schedule for Okanagan-Columbia Business Area
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As of July 2021 BCTS Strait of Georgia Business Area sales schedule: TSG Sales Schedule Rolling 12 Month July5 2021 Start 2nd Quarter.pdf Port Alberni To be auctioned October 1 to December 31, 2021: A94429: 3 blocks, Upper Cous/Kanyon, 83.6 hectares, 56,571 cubic metres A95352: 1 block, Nahmint, 26.2 hectares, 15,570 cubic metres TA0272: 3 blocks, Nahmint, 102.8 hectares, 51,903 cubic metres Old growth blocks are marked with red dot in map below. Click map to enlarge. Campbell River To be auctioned July 1 to September 30, 2021 A94592: 2 blocks, Tsitika Main, 29 hectares, 23,928 cubic metres TA0153: 4 blocks, Fickle Lake, 81.6 hectares, 75,894 cubic metres To be auctioned October 1 to December 31, 2021 TA0911: 1 block, Elliot, 28.2 hectares, 27,682 cubic metres TA1429: 1 block, Cupcake Lake, 20.0 hectares, 42,000 cubic metres To be auctioned April 1 to June 30, 2022 TA1431: 2 blocks, Melanie, 49.7 hectares, 25,000 cubic metres TA1375: 1 block, Upper Mudge, 34 hectares, 34,448 cubic metres TA 1430: 3 blocks, Tahsish, 65.6 hectares, 41,440 cubic metres Old growth blocks are marked with red dot in map below. Click map to enlarge.
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Area of Crown land logged in BC 1989 - 2018
Evergreen Alliance Staff posted a graph in Forest Trends
This graph, based on ministry of forests data, shows the trend in the area of BC logged each year. Data has been mapped as 5-year averages to smooth out the data so that the trend can more easily be seen. The dip shown at 2013 includes the years 2009 to 2013, during which period the world financial collapse occurred. Over the period shown here, the average cut rose from 191,000 hectares per year to 240,000 hectares per year. As less and less primary forest remains as time goes on, this figure would rise unless the volume logged (AAC) is reduced. Since negative effects caused by clearcut logging—such as increase in area burned by forest fire and magnitude of floods are related to the total area logged, those effects appear set to get worse unless the cut is reduced. -
IT'S A COMMON PERCEPTION that fires and the Mountain Pine Beetle have done most of the damage to BC forests over the past 20 years. The ministry of forests and the industry have encouraged belief in this misperception. In fact, logging has been the largest cause of forest loss. It's true that some of the logging was done to salvage beetle-killed lodgepole pine, but over the 10 years since the ministry of forests created its dead pine salvage program, that salvage amounted to only 15 percent of the total cut in BC. Logging of live trees accounted for 85 percent of the cut, as shown in the graph below. -
’Namgis traditional territory is at the north end of Vancouver Island centred around Alert Bay, extending from the Nimpkish watershed to the east and west by Port McNeil. There are approximately 1,915 ’Namgis members. The ’Namgis treaty table is in Stage 4 Agreement in Principle negotiations. 'Namgis First Nation Framework Agreement: Namgis Framework Agreement.pdf
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Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group represents five communities: Cowichan Tribes, Halalt, Lyackson, Ts'uubaa-asatx, and Penelakut. The Hul’qumi’num treaty table is in Stage 5 negotiations to conclude treaty. The group signed a Framework Agreement in 1997. Hul'qumi'num Framework Agreement: Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group Framework Agreement.pdf
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Pacheedaht First Nation negotiates at a common table with Ditidaht First Nation. The treaty table is in Stage 5 negotiations to finalize a treaty. The Framework Agreement was signed in 1996. Ditidaht/Pacheedaht Framework Agreement: Ditidaht Pacheedaht Framework Agreement.pdf Pacheedaht Forest & Range Consultation and Revenue Sharing Agreement 2021: Pacheedaht Forest & Range Consultation and Revenue Sharing Agreement 2021.pdf
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Ditidaht First Nation negotiates at a common table with Pacheedaht First Nation. The treaty table is in Stage 5 negotiations to finalize a treaty. The Framework Agreement was signed in 1996. Ditidaht/Pacheedaht Framework Agreement: Ditidaht Pacheedaht Framework Agreement.pdf Ditidaht Forest & Range Consultation and Revenue Sharing Agreement 2021: Ditidaht_first_nation_fcrsa 2021.pdf
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Tla'amin Nation signed a Final Agreement in 2014: Tla'amin-Final-Agreement.pdf
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Canada was one of only four countries that refused to sign UNDRIP when it was adopted by the UN in 2007. The government of Canada introduced legislation to adopt UNDRIP in December 2020, and the bill received Royal Assent in mid 2021. BC had adopted UNDRIP in November 2019. United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: UNDRIP_E_web.pdf
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The Maa-nulth First Nations signed a final agreement in 2009. It was implemented in 2011. The treaty covered five First Nations: Huu-ay-aht First Nations, Ka:’yu:’k’t’h’/Che:k’tles7et’h’ First Nations, Toquaht Nation, Uchucklesaht Tribe, Yuułu ił ath First Nation. Maa-nulth First Nations Final Agreement: Maanulth First Nations Final Agreement.pdf
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The Tsawwassen First Nation signed a final treaty in 2007, which was implemented in 2009. Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement: Tsawwassen_final_agreement.pdf
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COFI—the Council of Forest Industries—recently circulated a one-page informational paper (see link below) that stated, in the first paragraph: “BC is recognized globally for its expansive forests, natural beauty and biodiversity. Today, more than 52 % of BC’s land base—totaling [sic] 14.5 million hectares, more than 4.5 times the size of Vancouver Island—is protected or under some form of conservation measure.” The extent to which COFI’s claim is wrong is surprising. Geographers have determined that BC’s land base is 94,473,500 hectares, and 52 percent of that would be 47,236,750 hectares, not 14.5 million hectares. COFI is correct in stating that 14.5 million hectares of BC’s land base is in some form of legally protected status. That amounts to 15.3 percent of BC. But since COFI is really only interested in the forested land base, you might wonder why they are not focussing on how much of BC’s forested land base is protected. That might be because the number is a lot smaller: 6.53 million hectares. By comparison, about 22 million hectares of forested land base—over 3 times the area that’s protected—is available to logging. For its own survival, COFI needs to create a cloud of misinformation that obscures why such a small number of people employed by the forest industry are permitted to destroy so much forest for so little social benefit. It is, of course, to keep the opposition to the industry focused on the number of trees and the area protected so that no one talks about who is making the billions the industry claims it creates. When we understand that, we can understand why COFI consistently produces such wrong-headed misinformation. -
IN AN APRIL 7, 2021 INTERVIEW with CBC Victoria’s Gregor Craigie, Premier John Horgan claimed his government had already responded to the Gorley-Merkel report on old-growth forests in BC. The premier claimed that logging had been deferred on “hundreds of thousand of hectares” of old growth. Forest scientist Karen Price, one of the co-authors of BC’s Old Growth Forest: A Last Stand for Biodiversity, has pointed out that Horgan’s deferrals apply to only 3800 hectares of high-productivity old growth. FOCUS has shown that a large portion of the biggest deferral included about 100,000 hectares of already protected Strathcona Park. Other deferrals are mainly rock and ice or second-growth forest. Horgan’s grasp of forest-related issues was further clarified by his claim to Craigie that “just in the Lower Mainland, 500 million hectares of land has been set aside just to protect the Spotted Owl.” What’s wrong with that? Watch the 1-minute video below. The problem for British Columbians is that Horgan seems clueless about the environmental damage being created by the forest industry in BC, and even more unaware about how his government is responding to that. Or maybe both his claims about the logging deferrals and the area protected for Spotted Owls were a slip of the tongue, or a joke. Either way, Craigie didn’t fact-check the premier on either matter. Is British Columbia’s mainstream media unintentionally enabling the unfolding ecological catastrophe in BC forests? Neither the CBC or the premier’s office made any public correction of the misinformation Horgan provided. That’s why the Evergreen Alliance has created the Fact Checker Action Group. If you have heard something about BC’s forest industry in the media that you think is doubtful, including what you read on this website, please let us know in the Fact Checker Database and we’ll fact-check that piece of information. Thanks to Dave Cuddy for drawing to our attention John Horgan’s surprising plan to save the Northern Spotted Owl. -
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Weyerhaeuser 2020 annual report WY Q4 2020 Earnings Financials Package.pdf
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Western Forest Products 2020 annual report 2020 Western Forest Products financial statement.pdf
