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Forestry companies on the coast are dependent on old-growth logging for at least the next decade because second-growth trees aren’t yet big enough to be harvested, says the co-author of an . . .
Posted: May 30, 2021 1:00 AM PT | Last Updated: May 30
Falling boundary tape in one of seven BC Timber Sales old-growth cutblocks near the Juan de Fuca Provincial Park on Vancouver Island in 2019.(TJ Watt/Ancient Forest Alliance)
Old growth trees â one of British Columbia s most iconic natural symbols â are once again grabbing international attention as hundreds of protesters are willing to be arrested rather than see the trees cut down for their economic value.
These massive trees have long played an important part of the province s forestry sector. But the logging of old growth trees, some of which have stood for 800 years or more, often comes with criticism that their harvest harms B.C. s biodiversity and ability to deal with climate change.