British Columbia’s use of glyphosate has drastically declined in recent years. Yet, the landscape of monoculture forests left after decades of chemical herbicide spraying could still spell a widespread ecological disaster for the province. …Convenient and cost-effective, Roundup has been vehemently opposed by First Nations and other groups and its use has declined. However, the monoculture forests it produced are still being maintained by other means. UBC Professor of Forest and Conservation Sciences, Cindy Prescott and her colleagues agree that it is far more “ecologically intelligent” to have diverse species that include non-conifers, for both the above and below-ground health of the forest. …the focus on rapid regrowth of conifer crops is an outdated and problematic perspective, according to Prescott. …Fortunately, in recent years the has been a paradigm shift in the forestry sector, at least partly due to the work of Gary Merkel.