This twisted arbutus along the trail at Witty’s Lagoon is one of my all-time favourite trees! Have you seen it before?
Forests
Autumn Waterfall - Lake Cowichan
Why is a B.C. government agency violating old-growth logging rules?
Solid coverage in the October 20th Times Colonist newspaper with this article from Judith Lavoie about BC Timber Sales alledged logging violations in the Nahmint Valley near Port Alberni. See: www.timescolonist.com/islander/why-is-a-b-c-government-agency-violating-old-growth-logging-rules-1.23981779
Douglas Magazine: Old-Growth, New Ideas
See the latest old-growth article in Douglas Magazine: A Closer Look at B.C. Forestry and Tall Tree Tourism, which looks at the old-growth issue, tourism, & raw log exports, and features photos and interviews from myself and others.
Investigation Into BC Timber Sales Old-Growth Logging in the Nahmint Valley
The BC government's own logging agency, BC Timber Sales, is failing to comply with the Province's own inadequate standards for old-growth forest protection, according to a Ministry of Forests investigation into old-growth logging in the Nahmint Valley near Port Alberni.
The Narwhal: “‘Indicative of a truly corrupt system’: government investigation reveals BC Timber Sales violating old-growth logging rules”
Tahsis: McKelvie Valley Watershed at Risk
Excited to share the latest Ancient Forest Alliance video highlighting the village of Tahsis and the at-risk McKelvie Valley watershed. It was a challenge to film this while also shooting stills but stoked on the final result! Thanks goes to Tahsis locals Martin Davis, Ramsay Dyer, & Carla Haywood for giving us the grand tour, Nick Temos for the flight time, and Daniel J Pierce for the superb editing job as well.
Great Bear Rainforest - Trip 2
In September of 2018, I spent 3 weeks in the Great Bear Rainforest working as a photographer & naturalist aboard a ship called the Maple Leaf. The Great Bear stretches along BC’s central and north coast and is part of the largest temperate rainforest in the world - 85% of which is now off limits to logging thanks to conservation efforts. From whales and wolves, bears and eagles, and waterfalls and tall granite walls, the region is stunning beyond words. Here are some photos from the second of two 8-day trips we embarked on while there.
Gear: Canon 5D MKIV, 15mm f2.8, 16-35mm f4 IS, 35mm 1.4 II, 24-70mm f4 IS, 100-400 IS L II.
