Historical archive
Articles
All 85 published posts from the original BFWSS website are listed by year.
2026
- BFWSS is closing: the future of the New Forest Act
- Help Advance the New Forest Act: A Training Workshop
- Are we destroying our future? Ethics, nature, and progress.
- Changing the Map Doesn’t Change the System: BC Government’s New Forest Plan Is Not Reform
- New Forest Act Tour Media Coverage
- Volunteer Opportunity: Campaign Operations Support for the New Forest Act
- Private Land Logging on Vancouver Island — A Structural Fix
- We Mapped a New Forestry System for BC
2025
- CBC Interview: What’s Actually Behind BC’s Mill Closures - and the Path Forward
- How do forestry companies keep making money while mills across BC shut down?
- New video: BC counted trees that aren’t there – leaked report
- You Can’t Export What You Don’t Have: Why B.C.’s Forestry Strategy Is Already Failing
- The Best Way to Save Forests in BC: Why the New Forest Act Changes Everything
- After the Mill Shuts Down: Building a Real Future for Grand Forks
- Launching the New Forest Act Fundraising Campaign: Powered by People
- The Forest–Climate Link: The Missing Piece in BC’s Climate Plan
- Be the Link Between Your MLA and the New Forest Act: How to Become a Constituent Liaison
- Live Event: Trouble in the Headwaters Film Screening & Expert Discussion
- Forests Are Infrastructure: The New Forest Act Is a Return on Investment
- Join the BC Forest Reform Strike Team: Tactical Help Needed Now
- BFWSS’s Water Sampling Project for Kettle and Granby Rivers
- Sector report to KRWAC, June 24
- Welcome New Board Member - Marcus Peters
- BFWSS 2025 AGM, Wed, Mar 12, 6-8pm
- How much logging is too much? Tsable River Watershed Assessment with Dave Weaver
- What Happened to Vancouver Island? The Story of a Vanishing Forest
- Video: Fighting for BC’s Last Wild Forests with Michelle Connolly
- Video: The Time for Change is Now: A New Forest Act for BC
- Humans can’t make this - why natural forests are important
- I studied disasters - this is why forestry is failing
- Voodoo Hydrology: Hidden Causes of the Chilcotin Landslide | Dr. Younes Alila’s Bold Challenge to BC Forestry Science
2024
- Video: The New Forest Act - BC’s Forests Deserve Better...And So Do We
- Saving forests starts here - Forest Ecologist's lessons | Herb Hammond
- BC’s Forestry Crisis: Dr. Rachel Holt Reveals Shocking Truths About Logging, Carbon, and the Future
- BC Timber Sales Is Failing BC: Joe Karthein’s Push for Radical Change
- New Insights into the Chilcotin Landslide: Watch Dr. Younes Alila's Eye-Opening Presentation
- Power of Forests Update Oct 7 - recordings availability date
- Power of Forests Update Sept 26/24
- BLAMING CHILCOTIN LANDSLIDE SOLELY ON CLIMATE OR FIRE IS THE WRONG APPROACH: UBC FOREST HYDROLOGIST
- Briefing Note, New Forest Act Proposal, and Backgrounder
- The Power of Forests Events - Register now!
- Press Release: The Power of Forests Aug 29
- Project Update & A Potluck in Grand Forks
- The minister must refuse to issue cutting permits that would compromise a government objective
- We're Hiring
- Delay in Boundary TSA Reassessment "perfect storm"
- BC government drought meetings being held in the Boundary in April
- BFWSS Urges KRWAC to Report Facts
- Protect Our Forests Twice as Much in March! Find Out How.
- Radio: Grand Forks organization working to change forestry legislation in BC
- PRESENTATION: Grassroots groups recommend new Forest Act to protect communities from floods, fires, and drought
- Michelle Connolly & Jennifer Houghton: Protecting Primary Forests - Conservation North's methods & A Campaign to Protect Forests by Law
- Comment: Forest Service needs to include ecological stewardship
- Official Launch! Campaign to Protect Forests by Law
- Meet the BFWSS Board of Directors 2024
- Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health Framework Submission
- News coverage: grassroots campaign to preserve what is left of primary mature forests in B.C. is taking shape
2021
2020
- John Horgan MLA, We Need Trees to Climb!
- Who has more influence on the BC government? Citizens or paid forestry lobbyists?
- Dear Sirs and Madams, Ban Old Growth Logging!
- The Kettle Watershed Needs a Rest
- When Too Many Forests are Cut Down
- Rail Operator Plans to Discontinue Grand Forks Laurier Section of Rail Line
- BFWSS Submission for Interfor TFL#8
- Boundary Geocaching Fun Coming Soon!
- RDKB declares State of Local Emergency for entire Boundary area
- Flood Risk for the Boundary 2020 & Virtual Garage Sale Temporarily Postponed
- BFWSS Meets with Interfor to Discuss TFL#8
- BFWSS submission on Woodlot License #1769 Plan
- Minister Donaldson Describes Forests as "Feedstock"
- Interview: Erik Piikkila - ecoforestry, value-added, benefits of old growth
- Harvesting Map 1971-2017
- The Link Between Flooding & Deforestation
- Earth Day Message
- Be a Friend to the Forest
- INVITATION TO GROUPS - JOIN THE ECO EXPO
- Wahoo! Exciting BFWSS Update & Call for Volunteers
- BFWSS Meets with Old Growth Panel