Save the Walbran Valley: Ancient Forests Forever
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- Published on Tuesday, 16 June 2015 17:15
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The Walbran Valley needs your help!
Hi PAOV,
Globally important old-growth rainforest in the Walbran Valley is at risk, and we need urgent action to protect it!
Last fall, after finding new surveying tape in the unprotected central Walbran Valley, we contacted logging company Teal Jones to ask what its plans were. We stressed the ecological importance and scarcity of old-growth forests, and we asked that the company select another location in its large forest tenure.
Then a couple weeks ago, Teal Jones sent us a map that showed eight new cutblocks on the north side of the Walbran River – the most extensive valley-bottom old-growth stand in the entire Walbran Valley. The company has completely disregarded our request and is now targeting one of the last contiguous intact old-growth forests on southern Vancouver Island.
Click here to read more in this news story from the Globe and Mail.
Cutting down 1,000-year-old trees and destroying the intact ecosystems that support them is an archaic practice that must end. Our provincial government has a duty to step up and protect what little remains, in a way that works for ecosystems and ensures First Nations’ access to traditional resources.
Teal Jones is choosing to re-ignite the War in the Woods, but the provincial government has the power to stop this. And it’s up to us to pressure them to do so.
Please write your letter now and demand that Premier Christy Clark deny permits for old-growth logging in the Walbran Valley.
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Grassroots campaigning and public pressure have a history of success when it comes to protecting old-growth forests. The Carmanah Valley and a portion of the Walbran were protected in 1993, after a fierce Wilderness Committee campaign and support from concerned citizens like you.
We can do this again, and protect what’s left of the Walbran Valley’s ancient forest. Please take action today, and help us spread the word!
For the old-growth,
Torrance Coste | Vancouver Island Campaigner
Wilderness Committee
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