Conservation North is a volunteer collective comprising academics, resource professionals, Indigenous People, forest industry workers, artists, and public concerned with wildlife and biodiversity loss in central and northern BC. We are based in Dakelh lands.
We recognise that communities of native species and their habitats have a right to coexist with humans, so we promote habitat protection, employing both science and advocacy to change government policies on land management.
What is primary forest?
Primary forest is natural forest of any age that has never been industrially logged. It includes natural forests recently disturbed by wildfire, wind or insects.
All old growth in BC is primary forest, but not all primary forest is old.
Click on the icon to the right for Seeing Red 2.0, launched in 2024, with the latest publicly-available data showing where primary forests remain in BC.
Please be patient as it loads; there are a lot of data!
Vision
A future where the variety and abundance of BC’s native species, and the natural communities they comprise, are healthy and secure, and valued by all.
Mission
To advocate for the maintenance and protection of critical natural habitats capable of, and necessary for, maintaining long term regional biological diversity. To recognize and promote the fundamental importance of natural landscapes as living sources of adaptation to climatic and other environmental change.
Life After Disturbance
All primary forests evolve with natural disturbances like fire, outbreaking insects, and other events that kill trees.
The Life after Disturbance series highlights the importance of natural cycles of death and life in primary forests, and cultivates an appreciation for their beauty and ecological value. This series of illustrations showcases landscapes in the wake of four common natural disturbances in Interior BC – fire, spruce beetle, looper moth, and pine beetle.
Proceeds from this artwork will support our public education, field work and research. Together we can conserve these vital ecosystems.
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Donate
Your money will go towards public education, field work and research.
We accept donations in two ways:
- Interac e-Transfer to Conservation North Society (info@conservationnorth.org) at RBC Royal Bank
- Cheque mailed to: Conservation North Society, 1800 Catherine Drive, Prince George, BC, V2M 7B5, Canada
We are not a registered charity. If you would like a tax receipt for your donation, please email info@conservationnorth.org.