Campaign Publications: Stop Old Growth Logging

06/08/2010 (All day)

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.

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.

Read the full report...

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.

09/15/2007 (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.

03/14/2007 (All day)

Have you been fortunate enough to visit Vancouver Island's famed old-growth forests? If you've experienced even just a few of these special places, then you know that the old-growth forests of Vancouver Island are among the most spectacular landscapes to be found anywhere on Earth. Read this report  and get informed how you can help in protecting these wonderful wild lands...Read this educational report

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.

11/15/2005 (All day)

Read Joe Foy's Wild Times column in the Watershed Sentinel as he calls for an end to logging oldgrowth red cedar.