The Old-Growth Coastal Temperate Rainforests of British Columbia (Closed Captioned)
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- čas přidán 21. 07. 2021
- The core issues are explained in this video surrounding the controversy over the logging of old-growth coastal temperate rainforests in BC, in a video produced by the Endangered Ecosystems Alliance. Be sure to SEND a MESSAGE to the BC and federal governments to protect old-growth forests at: www.endangeredecosystemsallia...
And please donate at: www.endangeredecosystemsallia...
Old-growth forests are vital to sustain endangered species, First Nations cultures (whose unceded lands these are), clean water, wild salmon, carbon storage, and for tourism and recreation.
Well over 90% of the grandest old-growth forests in BC with the largest trees have been logged and time is running out fast as the industrial logging of these last old-growth stands occurs at a breakneck speed, spanning an area over 5 times the size of the city of Vancouver each year.
Most forests in BC are second-growth now, and if the BC government fostered a value-added, sustainable second-growth forest industry they could sustain forestry employment levels in BC while protecting the remaining old-growth forests.
Find out more at www.EndangeredEcosystemsAllia...
Produced by the Endangered Ecosystems Alliance
Directed by Darryl Augustine
Written and Narrated by Ken Wu
Main Camera Crew - Jay Shushtoff and Kimberley Drury
Graphics by Colton Hash
Interviewed:
Bill Jones, Pacheedaht Elder
Dr. Andy MacKinnon, Forest Ecologist
Erika Heyrman, Forest Activist
Gisele Maria Martin, Tla-o-qui-aht Tribal Parks Guardian, 2018
Vicky Husband, BC Conservationists and Order of Canada recipient
Full credits at the end of the film
I live in Siberia and here it's very easy to tell the difference between old-growth and new-growth forest. There are just entirely different conifer species.
It is not just species of tree... The animal diversity, the health of the groundwater, insects, birds, mammals, fish are all affected in unhealthy forests.
To see the spotted owl was by the thousands is now down to 3 just 3 owls isn't just sad it's absolutely embarrassing and despicable of humans and how they only care about money more people want the financial results in their pockets not the nature in their forests .. I shared this and I continue to support the fight to keep the old growth forests alive. Tyvm for that incredible video
Protect not just forests but every type of ecosystems in the world
Lol... you are 70 years late for that good advice... its gone now!
I am standing with you in this cause from Ontario!🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳
Thanks for your hard work in trying to protect these amazing trees!
I absolutely love this mini docementary 👍🥰
Wow. I lived in the Humboldt County region and worked on some of the restoration project in various areas that were loged in the 60s and '70s. I did not know that the same processes that were basically abolished in the US are being allowed to continue in Canada.
We must protect old-growth in productive forest zones. Government is lying, seeing only short-term value, not long-term climate and eco-system protection.
protect those forests at all costs!
Thank you so much for all you do to preserve this crucial ecosystem
Fantastic video! If only our governments would consider the true threats of the global catastrophe and act.
Wonderful informative view of these magnificent old-growth forests and heart breaking to see such continued destruction.
Great wisdom here. Thank you.
This is such a great informative video! Thank you for creating !!
the elder is very correct ! here! the states! south America the jungles !
Amazing film
Yall are amazing!
FIGHT. PLEASE.
If you've ever been in a truly ancient forest you know the difference. Second growth is so different, it's like a fancy tree farm in comparison. There is so little left of productive old growth, I don't understand why they can't stick to logging second growth.
I don't understand how people who look at forests like these and want to destroy them for profit have any love or friends in their life. How do such heartless monsters trick others into thinking they have souls?
Its a human nature... we are space Parasites, travelling on asteroids from our last unfortunate planet... its almost time to get back to our primitive form (DNA and acid etc) to find and other one. that's what we are...
Crazy how different old growth looks on the west coast compared to the east
Well its long gone now... not even sure this gentleman seen very many of them standing... what a shame
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Wow! The Luna tree sit happened from 1997 to 1999. And here we are in 2023 doing the same stupid stuff.
OLD GROWTH like IVORY. This is how I view it. from my sailboat in SE Alaska
The big problem facing the environmentalists is the exclusion of "Joe Citizen" from the equation. We are all British Columbians we all succeed with healthy old growth forests. Burt excluding non natives is a mistake! I can not tell you how many times I have been told where to go by my brothers and sisters of our indigenous peoples. It is there land - Period "that is the mistake they make" It belongs to all of us! Let the elders and the indigenous manage it - but make no mistake we ALL own the land!
Losing integrity for short-term Forestry, not very sustainable as demonstrated by the major Stand replacing fires, often Arson caused, racing through such degraded Foorest stands after Modern Forest practices, do not have the thick barked, large tree bole, higher fuel ladders, and Site resilient features of more mature Forest groves and stands. Structurally much less complex, even-aged stands have not been effective in scenarios of hotter, more severe Fires upsetting vast areas that have been clearcut, managed for short term exploitation.
The forests will come back 1000 years from now when these companies get their way and there aren’t any more people to cut them down.
man kind wants progress. once olf growth trees are cut they are gone and regrowth is different. they have a long life like californis redwoods and look at the mess in the amazon rain forests.
Logging Old Growth forests is a sin, and God is coming for the sinners. Run, sinners, run!