Read Joe Foy's Wild Times Column in the Watershed Sentinel to see how those who fight to save Canada's spotted owl keep their hopes up against all odds.
Campaign Publications: Spotted Owl
11/15/2008 (All day)
Read Joe Foy's Wild Times column in the Watershed Sentinel. Joe reminds us that positive change can happen in the short time it takes to mark your X on a ballot.
08/14/2008 (All day)
This short document provides some context to, and the major findings of, an important study conducted by researchers at Simon Fraser University. The study assesses the economic value of old-growth forests inhabited by the endangered spotted owl. It looks not just at the value of the timber or trees on such lands, but at the recreational value of those forests, the value of their “non-timber” forest products, and the value such forests have as storehouses of carbon.
01/14/2006 (All day)
This 2006 paper is designed specifically for Grade 4-7 students, but is a good read for anyone. It highlights three animals that depend upon intact old-growth rainforests in BC: the marbled murrelet (an elusive seabird), the mountain caribou, and the spotted owl. You will learn interesting facts about the biology of these three animals, and will be encouraged to do further research on what you can do to help protect endangered species. Original artwork by Haida artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas...Read this educational report
11/30/2005 (All day)
In 2004, during an icy-cold winter, a single government biologist repeatedly hiked out into the old growth forests near Lillooet, British Columbia. The reason for his solitary journeys was to feed two juvenile northern spotted owls so they would not starve to death over the lean winter months. The need to augment the diets of the young owls was beyond compassion – it was critical to the continued survival of the species in Canada.
05/31/2004 - 17:00
The Northern Spotted Owl has been designated "endangered" in Canada since 1986 by the "Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada" (COSEWIC). The owl is on BC's most endangered list, the "red List" with a ranking of "S1" meaning it is critically imperiled. In the US the owl has been listed as threatened since 1990. This report covers all the details regarding the status of the owl with biological factors, habitat requirements, threats to the owl and an intensive strategy to bring the owl back from being almost extinct.
03/31/2003 (All day)
For over eight centuries the giant fir trees of Elk Creek have been steadily growing taller, nourished by the lush rainforest that surrounds them. For the first seven centuries of their lives the landscape of the lower Fraser Valley changed little, ebbing and flowing with the natural processes of the occasional dry spell, wind storm, river flood or forest fire. Sto:lo Nation people living nearby harvested plants and animals for food, medicine and materials - but respectfully left the ancient rainforest intact. Read about conservationists and First Nations working together in 2003 to protect the Elk Creek rainforest from industrial logging...Read this educational report
09/30/2002 - 17:00
For over 20 years the Wilderness Committee has worked to protect the habitat of critically endangered species like Canada's Northern spotted owl. Due to ongoing logging in the ancient forests of southwestern British Columbia, the only place in Canada the spotted owl lives, scientists estimate that less than 25 pairs of owls remain. How did the spotted owl reach this stage of crisis in Canada - order the ground-breaking report "Logging to Extinction" to find out more.
04/30/1996 - 17:00
It is estimated that there are only about 3,600 pairs of northern Spotted Owls left in the world. They live in the oldgrowth forests along the west coast of North America, from California to southwestern B.C. In the U.S.A., where the Spotted Owl is listed as endangered and an "indicator species" for the overall health of the forest ecosystem, lengthy lawsuits and bitter public campaigns have ensued over how much Spotted Owl habitat to protect...Read this educational report
