From my now deleted Tiktok.
Memories of our camp #LandBack crew of #Indigenous & #POC women & #TwoSpirit comrades. #Activist family 
#stopclearcuts
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#ThrowbackThursday
2021.
I still am unable to go back here physically because it would break my heart too much. I spent almost 9 months, on/off, in the forest - trying to save the old growth trees here. The trees you see on the mountain slopes here are all gone. They were clearcut since this photo was taken from a resistance camp, higher up in the valley. I have seen aerial photos of what this spot looked like in 2023 - so many damn #ecocidal clearcuts into #AncientForest groves. This backs into #Carmannah #Walbran Park - which was also under threat of logging for awhile. It had to be blockaded before protection was granted. Avatar Grove & a few other #OldGrowth areas on Southern #VancouverIsland were given protection because activists fought hard to gain it.
This is not progress.
This is not civilized.
We need to protect remaining #OldGrowth #AncientForests. They're our 2nd largest #CarbonSinks - after the giant kelp forests in the oceans. #Clearcutting forests should be banned.
My nature & ancient trees loving heart breaks, every time I see more clearcut deforestation. With the rapid acceleration of climate change, our foolish, greedy, short-sighted government continues to accept dirty deals with ecocidal corporations - going against public interests. They greenwash & whitewash while still allowing mass clearcuts to happen in disappearing ancient forests on the island.
Please - don't stop fighting to #ProtectOldGrowth #forests 
#AncientTrees need #ForestDefenders in times of increased, rampant #CorporateGreed & sellout #ecocide enabling governments 
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They keep killing the ancients.
Men who kill elder trees, are men who kill their children's futures.
Souls must be disconnected from nature & their spirits desperate for money, for them to be OK destroying #OldGrowth forests, for a temporary paycheque.
There are more ethical ways to earn a living.
Stop believing industrial & government #greenwashing lies.
#ClearcutLogging kills #ecosystems & throws #ecological balance out of whack.
Government tells us to not fret, that they're managing #forestry better - they're #greedy, #sellout #LIARS. You can go see for yourself, how many clearcuts are still happening on big scales, at several places across Vancouver Island & some parts of BC interior where greedy corporations are decimating the last inland #TemperateRainforest in the world. Our #neoliberal BC NDP government is OK with ongoing mass ecocide - they get money from industry lobbyists 
Don't stop, fighting to #ProtectOldGrowth #forests #AncientTrees need #ForestDefenders in times of increased, rampant #CorporateGreed & sellout #ecocide enabling governments ️
Me & fellow #Latina #environmental #activist Raven. We were both gifted sage smudge sticks & sweetgrass braids. Raven is now going down to support a few #Indigenous #ecojustice #ResistanceCamps in Amazon area ️
#Industrial #logging is one of the country's biggest #climate #polluters with more than 10 per cent of #Canada ’s total planet-heating #emissions .
This is according to an #analysis of the #NationalInventoryReport produced by both #NatureCanada & #NaturalResourcesDefenseCouncil #NRDC - #American #environmental #advocacy group.
https://www.pentictonherald.ca/spare_news/article_b70fe9af-6f70-511e-80a1-90f171fd207a.html
Penticton HeraldSmoke and mirrors in logging emissions report, says conservancy groupsIndustrial logging is one of the country's biggest climate polluters with more than 10 per cent of Canada’s total planet-heating emissions.
Belated #ThickTrunkTuesday entry.
This #ancient red #cedar is close to 500 yrs old. It's one of the last remaining #OldGrowth cedars within #CRD areas on South #VancouverIsland & we need rest of unprotected #AncientForests protected for perpetuity.
#SilentSunday
Stop the #CorporateGreed fueled assaults on #MotherEarth 
#Treeplanting — the main so-called #NatureBased solution intended to help #DrawDown #CarbonDioxide from the atmosphere has become a synonym for #ClimateAction . #Governments & #companies make #forestry #promises that spring up like eager saplings. That’s become a convenient way to assuage #consumer & #corporate #guilt ..
#Trees are wonderful, but they’re not a #QuickSolution to the #ClimateCrisis
The Washington PostTree-Planting Is No Solution Without Animals
A series of ancient #landslides have been "reawakened" in #BritishColumbia #Cariboo region, according to the #BCgovernment costing hundreds of millions in federal #disaster #AssistanceFunds .
While the #BCNDP links the reactivation of the slides to #ClimateChange - #experts #warn the problem is #connected to #logging in the area.
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6788316
CBCLogging, forest loss may have set ancient B.C. landslides back in motion, experts say
The world is #losing 10 million hectares of #forest each year due to #deforestation – about the size of #Iceland , Europe´s second biggest island. In addition, insects damage around 35 million hectares of forest annually. This is extremely serious, not least given the fact that forests are key to combating #ClimateXhange . 21 March is the #InternationalDayOfForests.
https://unric.org/en/world-losing-forests-the-size-of-iceland-every-year
United Nations Western EuropeWorld losing forests the size of Iceland - every yearThe world is losing 10 million hectares of forest each year due to deforestation - about the size of Iceland- and insects damage around 35 million hectares of forest annually. This is extremely serious, not least given the fact that forests are key to combating climate change. 21 March is the International Day of Forests.
I'm a proud longtime #treehugger - I love trees more than most humans.
There's incredible #magical #pure #natural #energy in #forests - especially #AncientForests w/many #OldGrowth #trees still standing. It should be criminal to cut down #ElderTrees
The #BCgovernment has been roundly applauded for removing a key word from the #provincial #regulations governing #forest planning.
For two decades the word “#unduly ” has #limited the #protection of so-called “#NonTimber ” values in #BCForests . #Wildlife #habitat , #soil , #biodiversity & even drinking #water could only be protected if it did not “unduly reduce the supply of timber from #BritishColumbia .”
The TyeeWe Need to Talk about Private Forest Lands | The Tyee
#GlobalStudy led by #UniversityOfBristol revealed #CarbonSink #vulnerability of #recovering forests. #Tropical #forests are #vital in the fight against #ClimateChange & have great #potential as a carbon sink. However, new #data shows that new tropical #deforestation & forest #degradation are #outstripping rates of forest #regrowth .
Thanks to #GoogleEarth Engine, people are able to see the #effects of #humans on our #ecosystems happen in a flash.
On #VancouverIsland specifically, it’s easy to see the #deforestation of #FairyCreek near #PortRenfrew as well as several other locations.
Victoria BuzzTimelapse shows significant deforestation on Vancouver Island over 39 years (VIDEO)Thanks to Google Earth Engine, people are able to see the effects of humans on our ecosystems happen in a flash.
#KPMG became a #global sustainability leader while serving companies accused of #forest #destruction .
The firm vouched for an #Indonesian company with a #SupplyChain beset by #deforestation allegations and a project in #Canada that led to an #Indigenous forest’s “#death by a thousand cuts”
InvestigateWestHow auditing giant KPMG became a global sustainability leader while serving companies accused of forest destruction - InvestigateWestThe firm vouched for an Indonesian company with a supply chain beset by deforestation allegations...
Mosaic continues to log on #QuadraIsland & this #logging is in areas #recommended for #protection by TAP. #SierraQuadra has been trying, with little success, to #negotiate for #deferral of logging in these areas & for eventual protection of these #valuable #forest stands for #ecological , #environmental & #carbon #sequestration purposes.
https://cortescurrents.ca/the-quadra-project-protecting-old-forests/
#Trees being actual #treehuggers
Two separate trees becoming one.