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Core spotted owl habitat removed from BC maps

Core habitat for spotted owl removed from maps: internal docs

Federal scientists mapped core critical habitat for the endangered spotted owl. Almost half of it, including old-growth, disappeared during negotiations with the B.C. government, internal documents reveal.

rare inland rainforest logged for wood pellets
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B.C. gives Pacific BioEnergy green light to log rare inland rainforest for wood pellets

Prince George plant will grind ancient cedar and hemlock into pellets to be burned for fuel overseas, destroying forest that's home to endangered caribou and vast stores of carbon.

Red cedar northwest indigenous culture

Red cedar: the amazing giving tree

Its future in doubt, no other tree has provided such abundance and identity for northwest peoples, or such habitat and carbon storage in the forest.

BC rainforest into wood pellets
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B.C. giving millions to transform rainforest into wood pellets for export, new report documents

A new investigation warns the little-known biofuel poses an overlooked threat to forests, endangered species habitat and the climate.

British Columbia’s 'irreplaceable' forest could disappear after decades of clear-cut logging
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British Columbia’s 'irreplaceable' forest could disappear after decades of clear-cut logging

Just 9% of the ancient, old growth forest is protected. With industry closing in, advocates are raising the alarm.
Salal’s worrisome die-off

Salal’s worrisome die-off

This ubiquitous shrub of the Pacific Northwest is dying—and the impact could be catastrophic.

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Changing climate, vanishing old growth bring increase fire risk for coastal forests

Changing climate, vanishing old growth bring increase fire risk for coastal forests

'It's getting worse,' an expert warns. 'As the climate is shifting, these factors are becoming more extreme.'

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