The Wilderness Committee is in this report launching our strategy to see 41% of Vancouver Island set aside as protected areas based on the application of Conservation Areas Design, which builds on the principles of conservation biology. The report also lays out strategies to promote more value-added manufacturing, resulting in an increase of sustainable forestry jobs so we would get much more out of each tree logged.

Vancouver Island Conservation Vision

Wilderness Committee Educational Report Vol.25 - No.05, Summer 2005

Tree of Life


400 people lay down on the Legislature lawn before the May 17, 2005 BC election to raise awarness for BC’s ancient forests. Photo credit: Jeremy Sean Williams




To get more involved in our Vancouver Island Conservation Vision campaign contact:


Wilderness Committee - Victoria Chapter 651 Johnson St., Victoria, BC V8W 1M7 Tel: 250-388-9292 Email: wc2vic@island.net


www.wildernesscommitteevictoria.org



















Take Action to Make the Vancouver Island Conservation Vision a Reality

The Western Canada Wilderness Committee firmly believes that an educated and active citizenry exerts the ultimate lobby pressure on government. It is fundamental that thousands of citizens, including YOU, get involved in conservation efforts. Political decision makers are concerned about the opinions of the electorate who can keep them in power or throw them out. Corporations are concerned about their bottom line, whether or not consumers like yourself will buy their products. By speaking up to the political decision makers and making ethical consumption choices, you can ensure that new protected areas and sustainable jobs become a reality.

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Write a letter to the BC government about whether or not you would like them to break the arbitrary, non-scientific 13% ceiling on protection for Vancouver Island and initiate a second Protected Areas Strategy here. Name some of the areas you’d like to see protected.

Write and Phone:
Premier Gordon Campbell
Legislative Buildings, Victoria, BC V8V 1X4
Phone: (250) 387-1715
Fax: (250) 387-0087

And your own Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), or provincial political representative who you can find at: www.legis.gov.bc.ca/mla/3-1-1.htm or by calling Enquiry BC at: (250) 387-6121 in Victoria; (604) 660-2421 in Vancouver; or 1-800-663-7867 elsewhere in BC.

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Get your friends, family, co-workers, classmates to do the same.

3.

Get onto our email and phone contact list to find out about news, rallies, protests, slideshows, hiking trips, and camping trips we’re organizing. Contact us to get on our lists.

4.

Make informed decisions on the wood and paper products you buy, visit www.buygoodwood.com.

5.

Volunteer with the Western Canada Wilderness Committee to staff our office, organize events, conduct public outreach, and do research.

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"Adopt" an endangered wilderness area such as those highlighted in this map, by building a campaign to protect it. Call us and we’ll give you a free tutoring on some basic steps on how to build an environmental campaign.

7.

Please give generously to our campaigns. Every donation you give allows us to print more educational reports, organize more events, meet with key stakeholders, contact more allies, and build more momentum for realizing the Vancouver Island Conservation Vision.