Pages tagged "forestry"
Paradigm Shift: Imagining the forestry future of North Cowichan
Posted
on Reports
by Resource Resource Works
· September 21, 2021 12:11 PM
Here's a presentation that Resource Works founder, Stewart Muir, made to the District of North Cowichan in Summer 2021 as the district undergoes an overhaul of its forestry strategy.
Read moreNew study overturns claims about scarcity of old growth forests in B.C.
Posted
on Articles
by Resource Resource Works
· September 21, 2021 9:53 AM
Resource Works asked whether tall old growth trees are really running out the way that a recent Sierra Club report claims. What we found was startling.
Read moreFairy Creek is a special spot but it's not the "last intact watershed" in B.C.
Posted
on Articles
by Resource Resource Works
· September 21, 2021 9:10 AM
Here's the list of 10 intact watersheds close to Fairy Creek.
Read moreAnother fairy tale
Posted
on Articles
by Josiah Haynes
· September 17, 2021 9:33 PM
Dear media, let's fact-check before we publish, please. Josiah Haynes gets behind the latest misinformation on Fairy Creek.
Read more"Grandfather Tree" on the chopping block? No, it is in a protected area
Posted
on Articles
by Stewart Muir
· September 10, 2021 10:34 AM
The large cedar tree, located near a major forestry road west of Victoria, B.C., was affectionately dubbed Grandfather Tree by individuals trying to block access to a large swathe of the working forest. Stewart Muir provides the facts.
Read moreFormer BC Green party leader calls out Fairy Creek blockade actions
Posted
on Articles
by Resource Resource Works
· September 08, 2021 7:09 AM
Andrew Weaver notes that the party has moved to the far left since his departure, and today's activists do not serve their own cause when all they do is criticize.
Read moreOld growth forest – cherished, abundant and growing fast
Posted
on Articles
by Stewart Muir
· August 21, 2021 2:57 PM
At Resource Works, we're always looking to uncover the facts about complex and challenging science issues. What we have discovered about the vigorously debated issue of old growth forests in British Columbia might come as a surprise. Stewart Muir provides an update.
Read moreFacts are the first casualties of BC’s new war in the woods
Posted
on Articles
by Resource Resource Works
· August 16, 2021 10:58 AM
Sitting in a downtown highrise, it's easy to say “don’t cut the trees”. But taking away logging would have a massive impact on communities and First Nations, says Nicola Dixon.
Read moreActivists seeking to protect Canada’s old-growth forest say they are aligned with First Nations. Is that really true?
Posted
on Articles
by Resource Resource Works
· June 24, 2021 3:23 PM
By protesting in places they’re not wanted, conservationists are being called out by Indigenous leaders like Huu-ay-aht Chief Dennis for exemplifying the colonial approach taken by their forebears, writes Rochelle Baker.
Read moreThe Methuselah Myth and the future of B.C. forestry
Posted
on Articles
by Stewart Muir
· June 23, 2021 3:54 PM
How did our understanding of forestry get so mangled? And how we can restore knowledge about a way of life that sustains communities and healthy ecosystems? Stewart Muir looks at the situation.
Read moreSTAY CONNECTED
Add your name below to stay in touch with Resource Works
Get involved
Get involved in the conversation on responsible resource development.