Category: News
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Summer 2026 article roundup from IWTF
If you missed it, we’ve been collecting news, letters, and webinars on forests, logging, and water. Here are the highlights: Society urges pointed public comment on pending plan for forest landscape, by Timothy Schafer for Castanet “The truth about forest thinning,” a webinar with Dr. Chad Hanson and Stephen Kropp, from the Legacy Forest Defense…
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New study finds clear-cut logging can dramatically increase flood risk
This newest research, co-authored by Spencer Pearson-Atkins, Younes Alila, and Xu Jian Yu, supports longstanding claims that commercial forestry intensifies negative hydrology; it especially mentions droughts and floods in the Okanagan. Journal article via ScienceDirect. News story via The Conversation. “We studied a watershed on the west shore of Lake Okanagan near Summerland, British Columbia. Around…
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Balancing nature’s needs with fire protection: Protecting trees, dispelling myths (Creatively United for the Planet)
This webinar was published by Creatively United for the Planet on April 28, 2026. The webinar features perspectives from Herb Hammond, forest ecologist, professional forester and author; Rachel Holt, independent ecologist and professional biologist; and Dave Daust, forester and landscape analyst. Also featuring comments by Todd Carnahan, a conservation biologist and member of FireSmart Emergency…
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How forestry has changed since the 80s, problems with BC’s new Forest Landscape Plan, and protecting caribou
A roundup of resources shared by IWTF members this week.
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Eli Pivnick responds to COFI comments on CBC Radio (letter)
Dear Daybreak South (CBC Radio) team, I listened with interest to this morning’s interview (January 27, 2026) that Chris Walker did with Council of Forest Industries CEO, Kim Haakstad. I take exception with many of the remarks she made. Here are a few of my criticisms. Haakstad said that ‘3 trees planted for every one…
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BC community sounds the alarm on salvage logging – Kelowna Now
This important article, reported by Luke Faulks, focuses on the community of Gun Lake and residents’ concerns about the threat of salvage logging proposed in an area that experienced wildfire in 2023. “a meta review of research into the ecological impacts of salvage logging found the practice can hamper species that survived the fire, modify rare post-disturbance…
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Lobbying for Change – an inspiring video by Ross Reid
We love Ross Reid’s Nerdy About Nature channel! He’s a passionate and knowledgeable advocate for forests. Check out his recent video about lobbying for change. “If we didn’t have the power to make change, then these industries wouldn’t spend millions of dollars a year lobbying to try and suppress our voices and make us all…
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BC’s forest industry impacting hydrological cycle
This piece was originally published on Castanet on September 30, 2025. Do you remember the hydrological cycle that you learned about in school? Rain and snow fall from the sky. Tree leaves and branches slow the fall of rain. In the spring, snow slowly melts, the melt slowed because trees shade the snow and cool…
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Trouble in the Headwaters 2025: Call to Action
Thank you for attending ‘Trouble In the Headwaters.’ Here’s how you can help!
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The New Forest Act Proposal at a glance – tips and talking points
The new Forest Act Proposal A bold is a legislative proposal that redefines forestry in BC to serve long-term public interest—rooted in economic renewal, protection of the most biodiverse and healthy ecosystems, restoration of degraded areas, and community governance.