by Michelle Connelly | Aug 6, 2026 | Action
Background to the Lakes Resiliency Project Following the Northern Conference for Wildfire Resiliency in Burns Lake in April 2019, the Ministry of Forests committed to working with First Nations, local communities, and interest groups in the Lakes planning area to...
by Michelle Connelly | Jun 25, 2024 | Event, Primary forest, Research
Is salvage logging good for nature, communities and the climate? Find out with experts from BC and the US. Join us on Monday, July 15th at 7:00 PM PST REGISTER HERE: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NU27SyBdTveh8lmMZFKCww#/registration Speakers: Seraphine Munroe...
by Michelle Connelly | Jun 25, 2024 | Logging, Pellets, Primary forest
ドラックス・グループ(ドラックス社) は、英国を拠点と する企業であり、世界最大のバイオマス発電所を運営して いるほか、エンビバ社に次いで世界第2 位の木質ペレット 生産量を有する。同社は、英国内のドラックス発電所で自 社生産の木質ペレットを燃料として使用し、また主に日本 の企業に木質ペレットを販売している。 ドラックス社は、2021 年にカナダのブリティッシュコロン ビア(BC) 州最大の木質ペレット生産企業であるピナク ル・リニューアブル・エナジー社を買収し、現在同州に7 つのペレット工場を保有している。同社のBC...
by Michelle Connelly | Jun 9, 2024 | Logging, Primary forest, Walker
Download the full report: Walker_Report_final_15Feb2024 ABSTRACT The Walker study area, in Lheidli T’enneh territory (Upper Fraser region in east-central British Columbia), corresponds to the entire Walker Creek drainage and adjacent valleys reaching to the...
by Michelle Connelly | May 13, 2024 | Primary forest
Why all primary forests need protection, not better logging “In order to have an old growth forest, you need to protect the system that created it.” – Michelle Connolly, director of Conservation North. Michelle recently spoke at the Interior Watershed Task Force...
by Michelle Connelly | May 6, 2024 | Logging, Walker
Nicole RobichaudBritish Columbia Timber Sales2000 South Ospika BoulevardPrince George, B.C.V2N 4W5 May 6, 2024 Re: Walker operating area proposed blocks Dear Ms. Robichaud, Cc: Jonathan Taylor, Planning Officer BCTS; Mike McLachlan, Operations Manager BCTS; Shawn...
by Michelle Connelly | Apr 25, 2024 | Caribou, Logging
The Walker: one of the last intact watersheds in the Robson Valley, yet untouched by industrial activity. How can someone fight to defend such a wild place that they have never visited and understand little about? The secluded nature of the Walker means that very few...