Read Joe Foy's Wild Times column in the Watershed Sentinel as he wonders what is the fate of those who live under the wings of the Northern spotted owl.
Campaign Publications: Spotted Owl
04/15/2010 (All day)
Two-thirds of BC’s land base – 60 million hectares – is covered in trees. Only about 22 million hectares of this vast forest was ever suitable for logging, and much of this has already been logged.
These logged forests once harboured the biggest trees and the best wild life habitat in BC. Now big stumps mark where the great giants once stood tall.
Plantations, where second-growth trees were planted after the original wild forest was logged are now growing throughout much of BC and some areas are being logged for the second time.
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.
09/29/2008 (All day)
The spotted owl is one of British Columbia’s most endangered species and its population is dwindling as logging continues in the coastal old growth forests upon which it depends for survival. Many other species depend on this habitat, some of which are endangered as well, and old growth forests provide a host of other benefits to humans. The two major land use options at issue are logging or protection of these old growth habitats. Protection of old growth forest carries an opportunity cost in terms of the foregone surplus (producer surplus or economic rent) from timber harvesting. However, the harvesting of old growth timber carries an opportunity cost in terms of other foregone values, such as certain recreation opportunities, stored carbon and ecosystem services (e.g. watershed protection).
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.
09/15/2007 (All day)
Read Joe Foy's Wild Times column in the Watershed Sentinel as he reports from the front lines of the battle to save Canada's spotted owl.
03/15/2007 (All day)
Read Joe Foy's Wild Times column in the Watershed Sentinel as he looks at the Philippines, where oldgrowth logging has been banned - and makes the case that we need to follow suit here in BC.
01/15/2007 (All day)
Read Joe Foy's Wild Times column in the Watershed Sentinel as he honours those standing in the storm.
11/15/2006 (All day)
Read Joe Foy's Wild Times column in the Watershed Sentinel as he reports that sometimes "win win" can be "lose lose" in the fight to protect BC's endangered spotted owl and forestry jobs.
01/15/2006 (All day)
Read Joe Foy's Wild Times column in the Watershed Sentinel as he looks at what BC's wildlife need the most to survive and thrive.