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| Witness to the destruction |
Contact Information
TimberWest Forest Corp.
Third Floor,
856 Homer Street
Vancouver, BC
Canada V6B 2W5
Phone: (604) 654-4600
Fax: (604) 654-4571
Third Floor,
856 Homer Street
Vancouver, BC
Canada V6B 2W5
Phone: (604) 654-4600
Fax: (604) 654-4571
Elected Officials
Members of the Legislative Assembly of B.C.
CLICK HERE to find your local MLA's contact addresses
- link to B.C. MLAs
- search legislative documents on old growth logging
- send a B.C. MLA an email directly
Even today with most of Vancouver Island's most productive old growth forests already logged, 3/4 of coastal forest logging is of ancient forests. Over 3/4 of that is done by the most destructive (but most profitable) method available - clear cut logging.
Oversight in our forests is being diminished by the very people entrusted to care for them with future generations and wilderness in mind. Because of the lack of government care for the public interest, our original forests continue to disappear.
The government's pro-industry mandate for our Crown forests is to maintain a commercial supply of 'fibre', and protect investor interests. The citizens did not approve this change in mandate, nor did the endangered species that are disappearing due to habitat destruction.
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| Lower Avatar Grove, Port Renfrew |
It is time to take back our trees and forests before they are sold off for fibre farms, whole log exports, and residential development. Contact corporate and elected officials and let them know how you feel about the ongoing profit-driven destruction and enclosure of our public forests.
Want To Do More?
- say NO to single use paper products like paper towels, cups, tissue...
- phone Yellow Pages and tell them not to deliver to your house
- develop a personal connection to the ancient forest - gently visit the trees
- do not buy old growth wood
- boycott endangered B.C. cedar which is being harvested unsustainably
- spread the word - tell others about the state of our forests
- press the government for action on endangered species and habitat destruction
- go paperless with your monthly bills
- donate to a group working to protect old growth forests
- if your community does not have a tree protection bylaw, suggest one
- consider quitting the toilet paper habit (millions of trees are cut annually to feed our habit - consider using water and reusable cloth wipes)
- use only 100% post consumer content if you use toilet paper
- speak out against helicopter logging which is taking some of the last remaining big trees from previously inaccessible areas
It would be helpful if you would add a link to a Canadian source where we can buy seedlings of the endangered trees. I'm sure there are lots of people who''d buy them and transplanted them. It might be hard to stop the cutting down of trees, but no one will stop someone from planting trees. We just need the sources of seedlings or cones identified. Thanks
ReplyDeleteThank you to the person that commented here to ask about suppliers of tree seeds. The comment got lost in moderation, but I am posting a link to some British Columbia seed suppliers.
ReplyDeleteWe CAN stop the cutting down of our ancient forests, as has been shown many times by caring activists that are willing to wage a "War In The Woods", among other activities that work.
But that does not mean that we can't also plant trees in great numbers. Why not plant trees everywhere we can?
https://npsbc.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/nativeplantnurseriesandseedsuppliersinbc.pdf
Just be sure that “everywhere we can” just means where those tree species naturally grow, meaning within their natural range and that if you plant seedlings you aren’t accidentally spreading agricultural pests. Humans are also destroying forests and whole ecosystems by planting species where they don’t belong and by spreading invasive plant pathogens....
DeleteHi Myles! I'd love to talk to you about making a short film. Can you send me an email? Love this blog.
ReplyDeleteYes, comments are moderated to eliminate spam. This may take a while, but we always get to it. Thank you for your interest in our blog, and for adding to it.
ReplyDeleteI would like to support your efforts, and will post your comment on the blog for all to see. It is definitely something I would have loved to participate in when I lived on Billing Spit in Sooke.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the best way for people to get ahold of you if they are interested in your project?
I'm hoping there is still time and possibility to stop the destruction of trees for a planned development in James Bay, and perhaps this is a good place to reach out for people to try to do something.
ReplyDeleteI am quite upset that the City gave approval for the 24-unit townhouse complex at 415-435 Michigan St. which will see the removal of three very large, perhaps old-growth, trees at the street-side of the property. They are marked with a large orange X on the side of the trees facing away from the street. Developers could work around them but this was apparently not a condition for the development approval.
I believe there is limited time to bring attention to this pending devastation. I was told by an on-site worker today that the permits for the tree removal have not been given yet by the City of Victoria.
Trees are our greatest resource! They must be protected and cared for, especially in the beautiful PNW.
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