Old Growth and the Marbled Murrelet

An Implementation Planning process for Marbled Murrelets and Northern Goshawks has been initiated by the Province. The first consultations with stakeholders and the public have been completed. The purpose of this process is to protect suitable habitat for these two … Read More “BC initiates Implementation Planning for two coastal at-risk species”

On Jan 7th, 2014 the Ministry of the Environment’s proposed strategy for the recovery of this small seabird was opened to public review. This review was brought about by a legal pressure from several environmental groups which challenged the long … Read More “Marbled Murrelet Recovery Strategy Proposed”

The opportunity for public input on proposed Old Growth Management Areas within five Landscape Units in the Sunshine Coast Forest District is now closed.

Thanks to the knowledge and energy of three volunteers, the SCCA was able to make a … Read More “SCCA submits to OGMA review”

The Province of British Columbia through the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, is seeking your input on establishing Old Growth Management Areas on the Sunshine Coast in the following Landscape Units.

• The Homfray Landscape Unit (2,802 hectares)

Public concern about BC Timber Sales operations on Mount Elphinstone has reached an acute stage in recent months as logging and planned logging proceeds in second growth stands adjacent to residential areas, and in upper elevation old growth.  On February … Read More “Concerns raised over Elphinstone Logging”

A new paper released by the group ForestEthics at the Climate Change conference in Bali says that BC’s old growth forests are a hugely important source of stored carbon. For more information about Forest Ethics and a copy of the … Read More “Old Growth Forests: New Values”