Taryn Skalbania
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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
Other notable forest-related writing and reports
Noteworthy writing and reports from the forest-industrial complex
Forest News
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
Manufacturing and processing facilities
Forest Trends
Investigations
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
Critical Issues
Analysis
Comment
Listed species: Cascades Natural Resource District
Listed species: 100 Mile House Natural Resource District
Listed species: Campbell River Natural Resource District
Listed species: Cariboo-Chilcotin Natural Resource District
Listed species: Chilliwack River Natural Resource District
Listed species: Fort Nelson Natural Resource District
Listed species: Haida Gwaii Natural Resource District
Listed species: Mackenzie Natural Resource District
Listed species: Nadina Natural Resource District
Listed species: North Island Natural Resource District
Listed species: Peace Natural Resource District
Listed species: Prince George Natural Resource District
Listed species: Quesnel Natural Resource District
Listed species: Rocky Mountain Natural Resource District
Listed species: Sea-to-Sky Natural Resource District
Listed species: Selkirk Natural Resource District
Listed species: Skeena Natural Resource District
Listed species: South Island Natural Resource District
Listed species: Stuart-Nechako Natural Resource District
Listed species: Sunshine Coast Natural Resource District
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
Examples of engaging the mindustry:
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
Forest politics
Forest Stewards
Portal: Plantation failure
Library: Plantation failure
Journalism: Plantation failure
Library: Loss of carbon sequestration capacity
Portal: Soil loss and damage
Journalism: Soil loss and damage
Library: Soil loss and damage
Resources: Soil loss and damage
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
Action Group: Sunlighting professional reliance
Making the case for much greater conservation of BC forests
Science Alliance for Forestry Transformation
Bearing witness:
Economic State of the BC Forest Sector
Big tree mapping and monitoring
Reported Elsewhere
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Start a forest conservation project
Get involved
Article reference pages
Physical impacts created by logging industry
Nature Directed Stewardship at Glade and Laird watersheds
References for: How did 22 TFLs in BC evade legal old-growth management areas?
References for: BC's triangle of fire: More than just climate change
References for: Teal Cedar goes after Fairy Creek leaders
References for: Is the draft framework on biodiversity and ecosystem health something new? Or just more talk and log?
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Dave Maloney-Forest Water Management Officer (Kamloops) This MFLNRORD staffer could be considered a candidate for the Hall of Shame, for not taking the 2007 report and the 2012 warning from UBC hydrologist, Dr. Younes Alila seriously, Alila foretold of the devastating floods to hit the Fraser Valley due to interior clear cut logging, in this article below, after the floods of Nov 15-17 20201, I would say Maloney weighed the risks of flooding from industry operations wrong...and he is still making these decisions for our crown land. "Dave Maloney, a forest water management officer for the province, said Alila’s findings were reviewed by the forests ministry. He did not disagree with the research – noting hydrologists have previously said runoff in beetle-infested areas is a concern – but added Alila focused on Baker Creek, a particularly flat watershed in the Quesnel area that may have amplified his results. Maloney said forest companies are responsible for weighing the risks of flooding from their operations and taking steps to mitigate it. “The chief forester came out and provided guidance to the licensees regarding hydrologic risk and where they should focus their harvesting in areas with high densities of pine.” https://www.abbynews.com/news/salvage-logging-raises-risk-of-big-fraser-flood-expert/?fbclid=IwAR0Atj3WV3hGBF87orgcefQ9B53c4trO8XQaZEkBJq0mOo_KdewQpm7LNhk -
Chief Forester Diane Nichols-A candidate for the Hall of Shame for refusing to include precautionary climate change data in her AAC determinations, this quote is from her reply to the Lakes AAC, she said since Climate Change is an unknown, we cannot put those type of predications in our calculations, if would be imprudent . See her rationale below. CF quote.docxCF quote.docxCF quote.docx change is here, has been for decades and the top clear cut logger in BC is still in denial.
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Chief Forester Diane Nichols-A candidate for the Hall of Shame for refusing to include precautionary climate change data in her AAC determinations, this quote is from her reply to the Lakes AAC, she said since Climate Change is an unknown, we cannot put those type of predications in our calculations, if would be imprudent . See her rationale below. CF quote.docxCF quote.docxCF quote.docx change is here, has been for decades and the top clear cut logger in BC is still in denial.
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Chief Forester Diane Nichols-A candidate for the Hall of Shame for refusing to include precautionary climate change data in her AAC determinations, this quote is from her reply to the Lakes AAC, she said since Climate Change is an unknown, we cannot put those type of predications in our calculations, if would be imprudent . See her rationale below. CF quote.docxCF quote.docxCF quote.docx change is here, has been for decades and the top clear cut logger in BC is still in denial.
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Chief Forester Diane Nichols-A candidate for the Hall of Shame for refusing to include precautionary climate change data in her AAC determinations, this quote is from her reply to the Lakes AAC, she said since Climate Change is an unknown, we cannot put those type of predications in our calculations, if would be imprudent . See her rationale below. CF quote.docxCF quote.docxCF quote.docx change is here, has been for decades and the top clear cut logger in BC is still in denial.
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Chief Forester Diane Nichols-A candidate for the Hall of Shame for refusing to include precautionary climate change data in her AAC determinations, this quote is from her reply to the Lakes AAC, she said since Climate Change is an unknown, we cannot put those type of predications in our calculations, if would be imprudent . See her rationale below. CF quote.docxCF quote.docxCF quote.docx change is here, has been for decades and the top clear cut logger in BC is still in denial.
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Hi Dave, What a fantastic initiative to invite and unify all stewards working on saving nature in BC, "sticks in a bundle are unbreakable", we can do this, is it possible to get a stand alone sharing link for your epic video on the home page? It is shareworthy for social media, love the audible typing, facts and images chosen.
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Hi Dave, What a fantastic initiative to invite and unify all stewards working on saving nature in BC, "sticks in a bundle are unbreakable", we can do this, is it possible to get a stand alone sharing link for your epic video on the home page? It is shareworthy for social media, love the audible typing, facts and images chosen.
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Hi Dave, What a fantastic initiative to invite and unify all stewards working on saving nature in BC, "sticks in a bundle are unbreakable", we can do this, is it possible to get a stand alone sharing link for your epic video on the home page? It is shareworthy for social media, love the audible typing, facts and images chosen.
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Hi Dave, What a fantastic initiative to invite and unify all stewards working on saving nature in BC, "sticks in a bundle are unbreakable", we can do this, is it possible to get a stand alone sharing link for your epic video on the home page? It is shareworthy for social media, love the audible typing, facts and images chosen.
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Hi Dave, What a fantastic initiative to invite and unify all stewards working on saving nature in BC, "sticks in a bundle are unbreakable", we can do this, is it possible to get a stand alone sharing link for your epic video on the home page? It is shareworthy for social media, love the audible typing, facts and images chosen.
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Hi Dave, What a fantastic initiative to invite and unify all stewards working on saving nature in BC, "sticks in a bundle are unbreakable", we can do this, is it possible to get a stand alone sharing link for your epic video on the home page? It is shareworthy for social media, love the audible typing, facts and images chosen.
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This is the first article I chose to read in this monumental website; it says it all, forests are still in trouble and it is the women that are leading the protection charge! I truly enjoyed how you wove Vicky's feisty facts into the story, I swear I could hear her, what a great article Leslie, only a life long environmental journalist could tell the story of a lifer forest defender! I met Vicky in person at a forestry reform summit about 6 years ago, after a few emails, I had started to reach out for information to protect our Peachland watershed and she was one of the first allies to offer her information, contacts and resources. Without her support in the early days, the Peachland Watershed Protection Alliance would not be where is is today, thank you Vicky and Leslie! (speaking of early days, love this photo of Vicky -far right)
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The logging industry's "solution" to forest fires will make them worse The growing extent of clearcuts and plantations in BC is resulting in larger forest fires (BC Wildfire Service photo) IN ADVOCATING FASTER CLEARCUT LOGGING to deal with out-of-control wildfires, the forest industry and its advocates ignore the fundamental reasons for the Okanagan region turning into a tinderbox. The industry’s prescription of “chainsaw medicine” to remedy the situation will only make matters worse. Three key reasons that have turned the Okanagan into a tinderbox fueling the megafires of today are: fire suppression, the rate of clearcutting and global warming. Decades of fire suppression and prohibition of indigenous, traditional “cold burns” have allowed dead fuel to accumulate. The rate of clearcutting results in ever-increasing expanses of dry soil and woody debris and in vast areas of young plantations less than 25 years old. Scientists Meg Krawchuk and Steve Cumming tell us that fire ignition by lightning is more likely to occur in a clearcut than it would in the forest that the clearcut replaced. Young plantations are highly flammable and contribute to the rate of spread of recent large fires. Together, clearcuts and young plantations are the driver of recent megafires made worse by global heating. Scattered parks, a few protected areas, and remaining old-growth forests are not the problem. In fact, they are part of the solution, being relatively fire-resistant and storing large amounts of carbon when compared to the flammability of clearcuts and young plantations. The forest industry would have us increase the rate of clearcutting under its fear-mongering mantra of “cut it down or let it burn.” This reasoning is bewildering because, if true, all BC’s magnificent forests would have burned millennia ago. The forest industry uses every crisis—whether it be insect infestations, tree diseases, or wildfire—to advance its agenda of increasing the rate of clearcutting (profit) with no regard for the social, economic and environmental consequences of its self-serving actions. Those consequences include, among many others: An increase in the frequency, magnitude and duration of major floods, severe droughts and mega-fires, contaminated drinking water, biodiversity loss, destruction of property, smoke-induced health issues, and death of domestic animals—all directly or indirectly related to clearcutting, and made worse by global heating. But global heating itself is made worse by clearcutting. In fact, wildfires in BC have increased in size, frequency, duration, and intensity so dramatically that they, together with clearcut logging, now exceed fossil fuels as the province’s major source of climate-destabilizing carbon. So industrial forestry is feeding a deadly cycle: clearcut logging worsens wildfire, which in turn exacerbates global heating, which intensifies wildfire. We need to break this cycle of destruction and death. Climate change is the defining issue of our times. Within a societal context, our choice is between life and money. Within the context of BC forestry, the choice is between profit (driven by clearcutting) and community safety and health driven by a new paradigm of forest management based on ecology and conservation. Taryn Skalbania is a farmer in the Okanagan valley. Severe wildfires forced Taryn to evacuate her farm in 2017, 2018 and 2021. She spent much of the 2021 fire season providing a safe haven for animals from neighbouring farms threatened by megafire. Many farm animals were not so fortunate and had to be shot. Taryn is a co-founder of the Peachland Watershed Protection Alliance with which she is presently the director of outreach.
