In late June, British Columbia and the federal government announced that they’ve helped non-profit foundations and trusts buy eight parcels of land from private owners for old-growth conservation, largely on and around Vancouver Island. But all but one of the forests included in this purchase announcement do not contain old-growth trees defined by the B.C. government. …Instead, seven of the eight purchased properties contain what’s called “recruitment” old-growth — that is, forests that have been logged. For Torrance Coste (Wilderness Committee) buying these lands to protect them from future threats of logging and development is important, both ecologically and for reconciliation. But it’s dishonest to announce this as a win, particularly as old-growth logging continues. A spokesperson for the B.C. Ministry said… “These recruitment old growth trees are technically second growth [are] important because “they are expected to develop old forest characteristics sooner than other second growth forests.”