by msmk89 | Jan 25, 2020 | Action
We submitted our letter to the Old Growth Strategic Review Panel today: Letter to Old Growth Review Panel Send your letter to oldgrowthbc@gov.bc.ca< by January 31st at 4:00 PM. Here are some letters that we received permission to reprint: Dear Garry Merkel and Al...
by msmk89 | Jan 19, 2020 | Event
We have pulled together the best video footage of our local rainforests from the past year and will launch our newest short film at Trench on January 30th. We also have suggestions on feedback to the Province’s public engagement website on old growth in BC and...
by msmk89 | Jan 19, 2020 | Event
HERB HAMMOND is a Registered Professional Forester and forest ecologist with 40 years of experience in research, industry, teaching and consulting. Currently his work is carried out through Silva Ecosystem Consultants and the Silva Forest Foundation. Forest...
by msmk89 | Jan 19, 2020 | Action
The government-appointed Old Growth Strategic Review Panel is taking public feedback on what should happen to our endangered old growth forests. They have an online questionnaire for you to complete, so we’ve prepared a easy guide to help you fill it in. Please...
by msmk89 | Jan 11, 2020 | Action
Conservation North stands in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en people and their hereditary chiefs. We support the Wet’suwet’en’s right to govern their traditional territory following their own laws and protocols. The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of...
by msmk89 | Nov 29, 2019 | Caribou
Conservation North sent a letter to Darcy Peel, the Director of the Caribou Recovery program on November 4. Click here for letter #1. Darcy Peel responded on November 12th. His letter is here. We replied to Darcy Peel on December 14th. Letter #2 is here. ...
by msmk89 | Oct 13, 2019 | Logging
Enough is Enough Conservation North hosted Enough is Enough on Thursday at Trench Brewing. Special thanks to Peter Ewart of Stand Up for the North and James Steidle of Stop the Spray BC. Watch the video below. Our recommendations for Interior Forestry Renewal are...
by msmk89 | Oct 10, 2019 | Logging
The BC government is soliciting feedback on revitalizing the forest industry in the Interior. We believe that the policy changes suggested below can support true community and ecological sustainability. All of our suggestions pertain to northern wetbelt forests, also...
by msmk89 | Sep 5, 2019 | Caribou, Logging
This letter from the BC Government to “targeted stakeholders” was sent to Conservation North by a concerned citizen: predator reduction letter-all-final Some excerpts: “While herd planning is the preferred comprehensive method for engagement on...
by msmk89 | Aug 11, 2019 | Action, Logging
Letter in the Times Colonist As a conservation group based in Prince George, we are concerned that BC’s “Big Tree Policy” is a cynical calculation to avoid the protection of old growth at a scale that is necessary to avoid ecological collapse....
by msmk89 | Jul 11, 2019 | FRPA
Suggested answers for how to fill out the Province’s survey on FRPA (Q1 to Q9) are below. Please copy, borrow and use these points for your feedback. Q1: How should the Province identify opportunities and priorities…. Acknowledge that old forests store...
by msmk89 | May 19, 2019 | Action, Caribou
On Tuesday, April 9th, Conservation North attended a community meeting in Prince George to discuss the province’s draft recovery plans for Southern Mountain caribou. Several statements were made that were misleading at best, and outright false at worst. We would like...
by msmk89 | May 12, 2019 | Field
Step 1 You will need: a small block of wood that fits your grip sandpaper of different grits (rough to fine) a magnifying glass talcum powder (“baby powder”) a small rag or old towel a pencil a Sharpie *For keeners – invest in a cordless angle grinder and eye...
by msmk89 | May 8, 2019 | Caribou
Interested in protecting and recovering Caribou? West Coast Environmental Law (WCEL) has provided some excellent guidance for feedback to the Province’s form. See their ideas below, and when you’re ready to submit, click here:...
by msmk89 | May 8, 2019 | Bad Practices
This article was originally published in March 2014. It is republished here with permission. Overharvesting – Who is watching our forests? By Peter Ewart It is an outrageous amount. According to a document from the Ministry of Forests that was recently brought...
