Forestry Land Use

Conservation Initiatives to Watch in 2026

As 2026 gets underway and we begin to settle into the work ahead, it becomes clear that this is not a year to sit back or rush in, but a year to pay close attention and engage meaningfully when the Read More “Conservation Initiatives to Watch in 2026”

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Your Support Matters: Protecting the Sunshine Coast for Generations to Come

If you love the Sunshine Coast — its forests, watersheds, shorelines, wildlife, and wild places — this is your invitation to help protect what makes this region extraordinary.

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At a time when ecosystems face … Read More “Your Support Matters: Protecting the Sunshine Coast for Generations to Come”

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GIVING TUESDAY 2025

Conservation Matters, More Than Ever

This Giving Tuesday, Tuesday, December 2nd, we’re inviting the Sunshine Coast community to join our mission to protect the forests, shorelines, and wildlife that make the Sunshine Coast so special.

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Stop the Auction of Block TA0159 — Protect Community Drinking Water

An urgent update on BCTS’s planned sale on Mount Elphinstone, why it puts Aquifer 560 at risk, and how a Water Sustainability Plan can fix the system.

Status update (as of Sept 4, 2025) 

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Trouble in the Headwaters Film Screening & Panel Discussion

On Wednesday, September 17th, the Sunshine Coast Conservation Association and RhizomeUp!Media will host a community screening of Trouble in the Headwaters at Roberts Creek Hall.

This hard-hitting, 25-minute documentary by filmmaker Daniel J. Pierce examines the disastrous 2018 flood … Read More “Trouble in the Headwaters Film Screening & Panel Discussion”

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Sunshine Coast Forests: Question to 2024 Provincial Candidates

Introduction

Since 2011, the SCCA has provided all candidates engagement opportunities for Sunshine Coast voters to hear from candidates on environmental issues with written Q&A. This year we framed the Q&A in terms of how BC government ministries and mandates … Read More “Sunshine Coast Forests: Question to 2024 Provincial Candidates”

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Reed Road Forest in Elphinstone Not on the Chopping Block this Year

"As of June 2023, and for the first time in almost a decade, the Elphinstone parcel known as District Lot 1313 is NOT slated for logging in BC Timber Sales’ five year operating plan. This is good news, but we have yet to secure permanent protection for this valuable and biodiverse forest." Donna McMahon, SCRD Director, Elphinstone

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