Old Growth and the Marbled Murrelet

Biodiversity Law Still Missing, Five Years Later

September 11, 2025, marked the five-year anniversary of the Old Growth Strategic Review (OGSR), the landmark report that called on the Province to make ecosystem health and biodiversity the overarching priority in all land-use decisions. At the time, … Read More “Biodiversity Law Still Missing, Five Years Later”

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Sunshine Coast Forests: Question to 2024 Provincial Candidates

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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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Old Growth Forest & Marbled Murrelet Habitat Protected

The Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) is a small seabird that nests in mossy platforms on large branches of old-growth trees. The murrelet is listed as Threatened under the federal Species at Risk Act (SARA). Its nests and eggs are Read More “Old Growth Forest & Marbled Murrelet Habitat Protected”

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New day coming for the Marbled Murrelet

As many readers will recall, the SCCA has a long history with the Marbled Murrelet; we’ve been to court three times, written numerous complaints to the Forest Practices Board, challenged a logging corporation’s environmental certification, participated in various government-initiated reviews, proposed new Wildlife Habitat Areas (about fifty designated so far), and more. All these efforts were successful in certain ways but didn’t fundamentally resolve the problem of logging in the old growth nesting habitat of this small Threatened seabird, until now!

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