News Archive
DRAX Still Sourcing from Old Growth Forests in BC
“UK-based Drax is still sourcing from old growth forests in BC. With Biofuelwatch, the Bulkley Valley Stewardship Coalition, we confirmed that some of the rarest old growth in northern BC is heading towards electricity plants in England and Japan.”
The Walker
The Walker: one of the last intact watersheds in the Robson Valley, yet untouched by industrial activity.
Interior Watershed Task Force Presentation
We will be doing a public presentation for the Interior Watershed Task Force on Saturday, April 13th called Primary Forests Today for Wildlife and Water Tomorrow.
Conservation North Visits Japan to Talk Pellets
Connolly and Parfitt spoke with public and business audiences in Tokyo and Sendai about what an expanding pellet industry means for primary forests.
We Can’t Manage Nature
The inventory of loss in British Columbia’s forests includes accelerating declines in stored carbon, salmon populations and irreplaceable ecosystems.
New Mapped Old Growth No-Harvest Areas
In their 2020 investigation, the Board found that biodiversity was at high risk in the Prince George Timber Supply Area.
Jewel of the Upper Fraser Protected
This week, the Simpcw First Nation declared the Raush valley an Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area (IPCA).
Pellet Logging Loopholes
The EU Environment Committee is recommending curtailing burning forest biomass for renewable energy, but appears to be making an exemption for forests affected by fire, insects and disease.
Interior Rainforest Logging is Exacerbating Global Climate Change
An international team of scientists have published a new peer-reviewed study on the importance of protecting primary forests in BC’s Interior Wetbelt (IWB) bioregion for the climate.
Pellet Company’s Anti-Competitive Practices in BC
We write today to formally request that the Competition Bureau of Canada investigate the Drax Group’s dominant position in the wood pellet industry in British Columbia, Alberta and Canada more generally.
Why is BC allowing the logging of primary forest for pellets?
A northern conservation group has confirmed that BC is currently allowing the logging of primary forest for pellets.
Backgrounder on spatial deferrals in the PGTSA
FLNRORD will defer logging in some high risk old growth in the Prince George Timber Supply Area according to a recent letter to the Forest Practices Board. Here is some background on how this came to be.