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Logging begins in Chilliwack River Valley near where endangered owl was spotted
Photo: Recently felled timber in area set aside for the protection of spotted owl habitat in the Chilliwack Valley...
Help stop logging in spotted owl habitat
This morning trees started coming down in a protected spotted owl Wildlife Habitat Area (WHA) near Chilliwack Lake...
UPDATE: Logging starts in spotted owl habitat
Logging has started in spotted owl habitat located near Chilliwack, sparking a "protest vigil" by angry residents....
Logging under way in spotted owl habitat
Local residents hold protest vigil CHILLIWACK – This morning, trees started falling in a protected spotted owl...
Environmentalists protest logging of spotted owl habitat in BC's Fraser Valley
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A conservation group says loggers are cutting down trees in an area of B.C.'s Fraser Valley that's...
24 hours for boreal caribou
Last week we encouraged you to write letters about the federal government’s path for caribou. We have only 24 hours...
BC budget alarmingly short‑sighted in the age of climate change
“This budget is alarmingly short-sighted and irresponsible,” said Ben West, Healthy Communities Campaigner for the...
Logging Imminent in Spotted Owl Habitat
Photo: Tree marked for future logging road location in Chilliwack Valley spotted owl wildlife habitat area BC...
TV News Story ‑ Logging Spotted Owl Habitat
A TV news story about the Wilderness Committee's efforts to save important spotted owl habitat near Chilliwack Lake...
Time to Speak Up for the Woodland Caribou
To Canadians, caribou are iconic, akin to the maple leaf and the beaver. For 75 years, when a Canadian reached into...
Auditor General’s report raises red flags about BC forests
The Wilderness Committee is available for comment today in response to a report from British Columbia’s Auditor...
Too Swamped to Think of a Wetlands Pun
World Wetlands Day this year fell on an unseasonably warm Thursday, February 2nd. A celebration was hosted by the...
Would our government put fracking before healthy communities?
We are learning more about the dangers of 'fracking' all the time. Public policy in BC, however, seems to be slow to...
TV News Story ‑ Logging road construction in spotted owl habitat near Chilliwack Lake
Local residents and environmental watchdogs are alarmed that road construction began over the weekend in a Wildlife...
If you love killer whales…
Today’s the day to spread the love, so it is with great pleasure that I write to share the good news about a wild...
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