These images expose some of the destructive old-growth logging taking place throughout the unprotected Walbran Valley by logging companies Teal-Jones and Western Forest Products.
The Upper Walbran Valley, located two hours west of Lake Cowichan in Pacheedaht territory, was left out of the parks deal when the BC government protected the Carmanah Valley and Lower Walbran in the 1990s. Since then, much of the central and upper valley has been turned into a virtual Swiss cheese by logging, fragmenting the area’s spectacular old-growth forests.
Stumps up to 15 feet (4.5 metres) in diameter have been found in the sprawling clearcuts. The Upper Walbran has been a focal point of environmental battles for more than three decades, and time is running out to save what is left of this incredible valley.
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