Torrance Coste
@torrancecoste.bsky.social
he/him. New here (still on the other nightmare website). Settler on Malahat and quw’utsun territories. Dad. Working for environmental justice with the @wildernews.bsky.social. Middle-millennial. Dog person. Demon on the cribbage board.
Thanks again, and I hope you have a good weekend.
December 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Thanks again, and I hope you have a good weekend.
No problem, I appreciate the discussion.
Another great and detailed resource is this recent study (commissioned by an NGO but written by a PhD and a forester) on the continued logging of the most high-value old-growth in B.C.:
scbc-qa-space-hetzner.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/content/uplo...
Another great and detailed resource is this recent study (commissioned by an NGO but written by a PhD and a forester) on the continued logging of the most high-value old-growth in B.C.:
scbc-qa-space-hetzner.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/content/uplo...
scbc-qa-space-hetzner.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
No problem, I appreciate the discussion.
Another great and detailed resource is this recent study (commissioned by an NGO but written by a PhD and a forester) on the continued logging of the most high-value old-growth in B.C.:
scbc-qa-space-hetzner.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/content/uplo...
Another great and detailed resource is this recent study (commissioned by an NGO but written by a PhD and a forester) on the continued logging of the most high-value old-growth in B.C.:
scbc-qa-space-hetzner.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/content/uplo...
We’ve followed this super closely, and published everything the government will disclose, which again, is not a lot.
If you’re interested in reading more, this blog from last year has quite a bit of this info:
www.wildernesscommittee.org/news/whats-b...
If you’re interested in reading more, this blog from last year has quite a bit of this info:
www.wildernesscommittee.org/news/whats-b...
What’s Up with big trees: Cutting through the noise on old-growth forests
“And so I wake in the morningAnd I step outsideAnd I take a deep breath and I get real highAnd I scream from the top of my lungsWhat's going on?”—What’s Up, 4 Non-blondes
www.wildernesscommittee.org
December 5, 2025 at 10:45 PM
We’ve followed this super closely, and published everything the government will disclose, which again, is not a lot.
If you’re interested in reading more, this blog from last year has quite a bit of this info:
www.wildernesscommittee.org/news/whats-b...
If you’re interested in reading more, this blog from last year has quite a bit of this info:
www.wildernesscommittee.org/news/whats-b...
It’s about 1/3rd of the remaining unprotected old-growth in B.C., so not insignificant.
The problem is the vast majority of this area is in voluntary deferrals, so they aren’t disclosed publicly —either their location, or how long they’re in place for, or their current status.
The problem is the vast majority of this area is in voluntary deferrals, so they aren’t disclosed publicly —either their location, or how long they’re in place for, or their current status.
December 5, 2025 at 10:43 PM
It’s about 1/3rd of the remaining unprotected old-growth in B.C., so not insignificant.
The problem is the vast majority of this area is in voluntary deferrals, so they aren’t disclosed publicly —either their location, or how long they’re in place for, or their current status.
The problem is the vast majority of this area is in voluntary deferrals, so they aren’t disclosed publicly —either their location, or how long they’re in place for, or their current status.
Part of the problem is transparency —the B.C. government is extremely slow at publishing rates of actual logging, which means tracking whether OG logging is falling is extremely difficult.
Given one of the OGSR recommendations was to improve transparency and public info, this is a failure too.
Given one of the OGSR recommendations was to improve transparency and public info, this is a failure too.
December 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Part of the problem is transparency —the B.C. government is extremely slow at publishing rates of actual logging, which means tracking whether OG logging is falling is extremely difficult.
Given one of the OGSR recommendations was to improve transparency and public info, this is a failure too.
Given one of the OGSR recommendations was to improve transparency and public info, this is a failure too.
Agree with you on this, and I am all for these conversations.
What I was criticizing here was Eby using his pulpit as premier to insinuate old-growth clearcuts were a past practice he’s refusing to bring back (as opposed to a continued practice he’s refused to stop).
What I was criticizing here was Eby using his pulpit as premier to insinuate old-growth clearcuts were a past practice he’s refusing to bring back (as opposed to a continued practice he’s refused to stop).
December 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Agree with you on this, and I am all for these conversations.
What I was criticizing here was Eby using his pulpit as premier to insinuate old-growth clearcuts were a past practice he’s refusing to bring back (as opposed to a continued practice he’s refused to stop).
What I was criticizing here was Eby using his pulpit as premier to insinuate old-growth clearcuts were a past practice he’s refusing to bring back (as opposed to a continued practice he’s refused to stop).
Where has it been significantly curtailed? It does look like rates are falling, but is that because of gov measures, or the economics of getting at these more remote stands? Logging in the most ecologically at-risk forests (with the biggest trees) still continues every day.
December 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Where has it been significantly curtailed? It does look like rates are falling, but is that because of gov measures, or the economics of getting at these more remote stands? Logging in the most ecologically at-risk forests (with the biggest trees) still continues every day.
My understanding is that it’s broad public acceptance or approval of a given activity.
The premier said that doesn’t exist for old-growth logging, and I agree with him. The problem of course is that his government still allows it.
The premier said that doesn’t exist for old-growth logging, and I agree with him. The problem of course is that his government still allows it.
December 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
My understanding is that it’s broad public acceptance or approval of a given activity.
The premier said that doesn’t exist for old-growth logging, and I agree with him. The problem of course is that his government still allows it.
The premier said that doesn’t exist for old-growth logging, and I agree with him. The problem of course is that his government still allows it.
I wasn’t born yesterday, and I know politicians lie like they put on socks, but this is particularly galling and should shame any NDP supporter that even claims to care about the environment or truth.
December 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I wasn’t born yesterday, and I know politicians lie like they put on socks, but this is particularly galling and should shame any NDP supporter that even claims to care about the environment or truth.
Not to mention the fact that corporations still export millions of cubic meters of raw logs every year (some loaded near Crofton) because they can make more money doing that processing them locally.
The B.C. NDP went from lion to lamb on this went from opposition to government.
The B.C. NDP went from lion to lamb on this went from opposition to government.
December 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Not to mention the fact that corporations still export millions of cubic meters of raw logs every year (some loaded near Crofton) because they can make more money doing that processing them locally.
The B.C. NDP went from lion to lamb on this went from opposition to government.
The B.C. NDP went from lion to lamb on this went from opposition to government.
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The solidarity and courage people showed in opposing this budget won’t be lost and neither will the fight for a council that truly represents its people.
November 25, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The solidarity and courage people showed in opposing this budget won’t be lost and neither will the fight for a council that truly represents its people.
The ministers’ comments and attitude represent a stunning disconnect from the forests themselves, which are living, breathing ecosystems that should be treated with honour and respect, not as mass commodities for the benefit of the biggest corporations on earth.
November 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The ministers’ comments and attitude represent a stunning disconnect from the forests themselves, which are living, breathing ecosystems that should be treated with honour and respect, not as mass commodities for the benefit of the biggest corporations on earth.