Who are we?
Conservation North is 100% volunteer-run, donation-supported and science-based. We are in Lheidli T’enneh territory and advocate on behalf of nature in central and northern BC.
What is primary forest?
Natural forest of any age is called ‘primary forest’. Primary forest includes forest disturbed naturally, for example, by wildfire, wind or insects, but excludes forest that has been disturbed by logging, roads, or other industrial human activities. Not all primary forest is old, but all old growth is primary forest.
Only 18% of Earth’s primary forests remain intact. In 2021 we mapped how much primary forest is left in BC. Click here for Seeing Red.
What do we want?
1. Full legal protection for remaining primary forests in the Inland and Boreal Rainforests, particularly the accessible areas currently targeted by industrial logging.
2. Recognition of the values of primary forest beyond timber, including carbon storage, climate change resilience, cultural values, biodiversity, food, medicine and clean water.
3. A just transition away from the industrial harvest of primary forest and towards second-growth forestry.
How can you donate?
Your money will go towards public outreach, field work and research. We cannot issue a tax receipt because we are not a registered charity. We accept donations in two ways:
1. Interac e-Transfer to Conservation North Society (info@conservationnorth.org) at RBC Royal Bank OR
2. Cheque mailed to: Conservation North Society, 1800 Catherine Drive, Prince George, BC, V2M 7B5, Canada
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Pellet logging loopholes
From Justin Castanoso's latest article in Mongabay: "In a surprising and unprecedented vote this week, the European Parliament’s Environment Committee recommended the scaling back of the EU’s existing subsidies incentivizing the burning of wood pellets, replacing coal...
Interior rainforest logging is exacerbating global climate change
https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecs2.4020https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecs2.4020 Prince George, BC – An international team of scientists have published a new peer-reviewed study on the importance of protecting primary...
Pellet company’s anti-competitive practices in BC
February 16, 2022 Matthew Boswell Commissioner of Competition Competition Bureau of Canada Place du Portage I50 Victoria Street, Room C-114 Gatineau,QC K1A0C9 Subject: Drax Group’s anti-competitive practices in British Columbia’s and Canada’s wood pellet...
Why is BC allowing the logging of primary forest for pellets?
Watch the video here. Send an email to decision-makers here. Prince George, BC - A northern conservation group has confirmed that BC is currently allowing the logging of primary forest for pellets. Conservation North is calling on the BC government to stop this...