Map released showing dwindling old-growth forest on Vancouver Island

By the Sierra Club of BC
The Canadian Press in CTV News
March 6, 2018
Category: Forestry
Region: Canada, Canada West

The Sierra Club of B.C. has released a new map showing that endangered old-growth rainforests on Vancouver Island are becoming – in its words – “as rare as white rhinos.” The environmental group says the map shows the most endangered old-growth rainforest with the biggest trees and highest carbon storage per hectare now only covers 6.5 per cent of the island. Senior forest and climate campaigner Jens Wieting says the group shared its maps and recommendations with the new B.C. government, which failed to provide any meaningful funding to protect old-growth in last month’s budget.

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