Mastodawn

By increasing “wildfire salvage” of forests, B.C.’s forests minister Ravi Parmar is travelling down the same road that has seen the province’s logging rates plummet by more than half since the heyday of the 1980s. #bclab #OldGrowth

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2026/03/17/Harvesting-Burned-Trees/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

Harvesting Burned Trees May Seem a No-Brainer. But It Poses Big Risks | The Tyee

How aggressive salvage logging after fires may harm BC’s future forest industry.

The Tyee

Global News Canada 6d ago

B.C. appointed them to map old-growth. Now they say province is failing to save it
Instead, the B.C. government continues to approve logging in forests the panel identified, while long-term plans have yet to be finalized.
#Canada #Politics #BCpolitics
https://globalnews.ca/news/11729344/b-c-appointed-them-to-map-old-growth-now-they-say-province-is-failing-to-save-it/

Global News BC 6d ago

B.C. appointed them to map old-growth. Now they say province is failing to save it
Instead, the B.C. government continues to approve logging in forests the panel identified, while long-term plans have yet to be finalized.
#Canada #Politics #BCpolitics
https://globalnews.ca/news/11729344/b-c-appointed-them-to-map-old-growth-now-they-say-province-is-failing-to-save-it/

Global News Okanagan 6d ago

B.C. appointed them to map old-growth. Now they say province is failing to save it
Instead, the B.C. government continues to approve logging in forests the panel identified, while long-term plans have yet to be finalized.
#Canada #Politics #BCpolitics
https://globalnews.ca/news/11729344/b-c-appointed-them-to-map-old-growth-now-they-say-province-is-failing-to-save-it/

The Tyee Mar 6

Forests Minister Ravi Parmar on the years-long efforts to complete forest landscape plans, ongoing logging in #OldGrowth forests and whether he is confident about the future of forestry in B.C. 🪵

Tyler Olsen interviews. #bcpoli

https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/03/06/Ravi-Parmar-Interview/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial

BC’s Forests Minister on ‘Tough Days,’ Wildfire, Mill Closures and More | The Tyee

A Tyee Q&A with Ravi Parmar on the state of BC’s forests and the industry.

The Tyee

Dad Feb 27

Trump Admin Announces Old-Growth Clearcutting Plan for Western Oregon - Oregon Wild https://oregonwild.org/trump-admin-announces-old-growth-clearcutting-plan-for-western-oregon/

Public comment period until March 23rd.

#oregon #oldgrowth #conservation #pdx

Trump Admin Announces Old-Growth Clearcutting Plan for Western Oregon - Oregon Wild

Conservationists say proposal to “maximize” logging across nearly 2 million acres of Western Oregon BLM lands would devastate fish, wildlife, and threaten communities

Oregon Wild

Seppo Feb 25

If you want to see epic photos of the #unprotected Finnish #Sápmi #OldGrowth #Forests, please #follow @[email protected] ! The group surveys & maps valuable natural forest, that are still threatened by commercial loggings of the Finnish state owned #Metsähallitus.

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Moya Moya Shashin Feb 17

That’s a View

#photography #film #forest #oldgrowth

Moya Moya Shashin Feb 5

Who Needs a Hug?

#photography #nature #forest #oldgrowth #film #Kodak #Pentax

Mike Feb 5

Experts say a new BC Forestry Advisory Council report doesn't mention the paradigm shift called for by the Old Growth Strategic Review. Without legal changes and measures to keep old growth standing, it's another “talk and log” situation.

#forest #environment #oldgrowth

https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/02/04/BC-Must-Overhaul-Forestry-Industry/

BC Must Overhaul the Province’s Forestry Industry, Report Says | The Tyee

A council created as part of the Greens’ decision to back the NDP says the government can’t ‘keep kicking this can down the road.’

The Tyee