Roberts Creek Headwaters Ancient Forest is being considered as a new Provincial Ecological Reserve due to the significant high number of Pacific Yews growing under the Yellow-cedar canopy. Victoria-based NGO, Friends of Ecological Reserves, visited the area with ELF in early July. Further to this, BC Timber Sales has agreed Read more…
Recently Published by The Aboriginal Multi-Media Society (AMMSA) and refers to the December 2012 arrests of 79-year-old shÌsh·lh nation (Sechelt) elder Xwu’p’a’lich (Barb Higgins) and others in the Wilson Creek Forest on the Sunshine Coast near Roberts Creek and Sechelt, BC Canada (update here with pictures of Barb and the arrests Read more…
What we all saw was that a community can come together, rise up, contribute and say no to the status quo – that wholesale logging of our forests without managing for the community’s interests is unacceptable. You are part of a growing group that recognizes the value in protecting these Read more…
Our local forests: Never give up Another wonderful article by Heather Conn… As the Wilson Creek forest falls to logging, I am reminded of the simple message: “Never give up.” Otherwise, a person loses heart, a community crumbles, dreams disappear. When it seems like no one is listening and no one Read more…
CBC Television News Covers the Wilson Creek Forest Protests 11pm Tonight For coverage on the logging arrests in the Wilson Creek Forest go to: http://www.917coastfm.com/coast_news/news/Local/2012/12/04/Another-Anti-Logging-Demonstration-in-Sechelt To watch a 16min. YouTube video of the peaceful protest and eventual arrests, click on the video below: This could be the very first time Read more…
Dear SSCF chair and president Glen Bonderud – are you willing to consider the following changes Published With Permission by Heather Conn, Roberts Creek, BC – heatherconnblogs.com Dec. 9, 2012 Dear Sunshine Coast Community Forest chair and president Glen Bonderud: In light of the recent logging in Wilson Creek Forest and Read more…