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logging industry
Coverage of logging industry in the Nexus archive.
British Columbiaplace1Vancouver Islandplace1Bill Jonesperson1Pacheedahtorganization1Sierra Club of British Columbiaorganization1old-growth rainforeststopic1Timber Warstopic1VTDiggerorganization1Shaun Robinsonperson1Glenn Russellperson1Mohsen Mahdawiperson1Orange Countyplace1Canadian tariffstopic1FRONTLINEorganization1
- British Columbia is logging its last old growth. Protesters are sleeping in the road to stop it
Protesters in British Columbia are blocking logging operations to protect remaining old-growth forests on Vancouver Island, where trees up to a millennium old are being cut for high-value timber. First Nations elder Bill Jones and forest defenders staged a nighttime roadblock, causing a logging truck to retreat. The region's old-growth rainforests, critical for carbon storage, are among the rarest ecosystems, with only 20% of productive forests remaining.
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