In northern British Columbia, an Indigenous community is trying to revive the ancient practice of cultural burns, prescribed fires which aim to prevent large destructive fires. After more than 100 years of banning this practice, this is a small revolution. It’s...
The Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs (GHC) stand resolute, ready to contest any attempts to transfer FLA16882 to a non-Gitanyow entity. This forestry license, deeply intertwined with Gitanyow’s traditional lands, presents an unmistakable and high potential for substantial...
Three years after the Old Growth Strategic Review, the province has made three big recent announcements. A Tyee explainer. At the northern edge of the province, along the Rocky Mountain Trench, the Mackenzie timber supply area, which covers 6.4 million hectares, has...
The Province is accelerating protection of B.C.’s oldest and rarest trees while benefiting communities and wildlife by launching a new $300-million Conservation Financing Mechanism – $150 million from the Province, matched by a commitment to raise an additional $150...
Project led by Gitanyow Nation in collaboration with UBC researchers explores how cultural burning, planting practices protect against catastrophic wildfire. Climate change, forestry and fire suppression practices have all worsened wildfire seasons in British...
