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City of Vancouver to cut down 160,000 trees in Stanley Park
October 28, 2024By: Sofia Chassomeris, News Writer On October 8, the Vancouver Park Board voted to proceed with their “Hemlock Looper Response and Mitigation Plan.” This comes months after a report submitted by “Canadian forestry consultant company” B.A. Blackwell & Associates Ltd. declared “over 32% of the trees in the park” have been damaged by hemlock looper moths. With phase two now underway, the City of Vancouver has already begun removing what could be 160,000 trees. The hemlock looper moth, a native species, has been damaging and defoliating trees in Stanley Park since an outbreak was identified in 2020. The moth is…
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Conservation scientist discovers changes in BC salmon
January 30, 2024By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer By looking at past salmon populations in the Skeena Watershed in northern BC, Michael Price, SFU postdoctoral fellow, can estimate what the future holds for salmon populations in BC. Through his research, Price discovered that…
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MP Patrick Weiler proposes M-83 to end old-growth logging
June 2, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer On May 3, Liberal MP Patrick Weiler initiated a private member’s motion, or M-83, to make forestry more sustainable in BC. The motion calls for three demands: the end of old-growth logging on federal lands,…
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Zain Haq and Save Old Growth block Trans-Canada Highway to protect old growth trees
January 31, 2022By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer Activists from Save Old Growth blocked traffic on the Trans-Canada Highway on January 10, 2022. According to their press release, their sole demand is for old-growth logging to cease immediately in the province of BC.…
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SFU researchers find logging impacts on salmon populations
November 8, 2021By: Karissa Ketter, News Writer SFU researchers have found changes in saltwater and freshwater ecosystems are decreasing the survival rates for North Pacific salmon species. PhD candidate Colin Bailey, a researcher on this project, spoke with The Peak about the…
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