by German Ocampo | Jun 20, 2021 | Ancient Rainforest Protection, First Nations, General News, Indigenous Solidarity
Last fall, prior to the election, the BC Government announced logging would be deferred [paused] for over 350,000 hectares of forests provincially, including 260,000 hectares in Clayoquot Sound. The logging deferral, a first in colonial history, signaled that the BC...
by German Ocampo | Jun 20, 2021 | Ancient Rainforest Protection, First Nations
Since re-election of the BC NDP in 2020, the war in the woods has reignited. What’s happening at the Fairy Creek Blockades is near deja vu of the Clayoquot Blockades that Friends of Clayoquot Sound organized in 1993, where over 900 people were arrested protecting the...
by dewolfe001 | Jun 14, 2021 | Ancient Rainforest Protection
Thanks to all the speakers, performers, and participants at the Protect Old Growth Forests solidarity rally!! Clayoquot Sound has a strong legacy and community of forest defenders! On Sunday, June 13, 2021, about 150 people came together in Tofino for a time of...
by German Ocampo | Dec 20, 2020 | Ancient Rainforest Protection, First Nations, Indigenous Solidarity
By Stephenie Charleson Home is where the heart is. Home is where we come from, where our families come from. Home is where we have a connection. I have a strong connection to my home in Hesquiaht territory. We have pressure on us to log in our territory, part of a...
by German Ocampo | Dec 20, 2020 | Ancient Rainforest Protection, First Nations, Indigenous Solidarity
Last winter, the Government of B.C. acknowledged its approach to old growth forests is broken, ordering a comprehensive Old Growth Review. On Friday, September 11th, the government of B.C. released the Old Growth Review report and announced that for the next two years...
by dewolfe001 | Dec 18, 2020 | Ancient Rainforest Protection, Climate Action Now, Defend Wild Salmon, First Nations, General News, Indigenous Solidarity, Newsletter
The Friends of Clayoquot Sound 2021 Winter Newsletter is out with an in-depth look at the major issues in Clayoquot Sound and the work we have been doing over the last several months, including updates on our campaigns. Click the following link to read the 2021 Winter...
