Entries by TJ Watt

2021 Activity & Financial Report

2021 was a historic year in the movement to protect old-growth forests in BC thanks to all of you! View our 2021 Activity Report & Financials, and check out our priorities for 2022!  

Notes From the Field: Western Screech-Owl

The forest around us is dense with accumulated life. Big ancient cedars are almost completely obscured by towering salal, huckleberry, and hemlock saplings, and every surface is a tiny emerald garden of moss, liverworts, and lichens. Above the canopy of the forest, the sky is blue and the sun is shining with no hint of […]

BC Government Announces Additional Logging Deferrals

Earlier this month, in partnership with First Nations, the BC government announced the deferral of an additional 480,000 hectares of the most at-risk old-growth forests in BC – a big step forward in the push to save old-growth, with a ways still yet to go. Combined with the government’s earlier deferral (a temporary halt to […]

International Day of Forests

Happy International Day of Forests!

Today – and every day – is a fantastic time to celebrate the magnificent forest ecosystems in BC. These forests are home to some of the oldest, tallest, and widest trees known on Earth.

Recreational Canoeing Association of BC Signs Resolution in Support of Old-Growth Protection

We’re pleased to announce the Recreational Canoeing Association of BC (RCABC), representing 400 members, has signed a resolution in support of old-growth forest protection! By signing this resolution, RCABC is calling on the BC government to support First Nations to protect at-risk old-growth forests while ensuring sustainable economic development and enabling the shift to a […]