Forests

Report from Fairy Creek

May 2021 Please see here for updates. April 2021 Many local islanders have been spending time at the Fairy Creek Logging blockade in the past months. As the pressure builds…
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Open Letter on Forests and Forestry

On behalf of the board of directors of Transition Salt Spring, we write to all Salt Springers in response to the direct mail recently mailed to all islanders from the stoptheislandstrust.com initiative…
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Carbon Stewards – Resources and Links

Here is a list of resources and links from our panelists and participants from the Green and Blue Carbon Stewardship Workshop on March 17th 2021. More to come- please check…
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May Update – the Larmour Lands Project

If you were thinking of donating to protect Lot F, May is the time!   A generous supporter has offered to match every donation received — up to a total of $10,000 —…
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Urgent Appeal to Protect Salt Spring Old Growth Trees and Wetlands from Destruction. 40 acres of Larmour Legacy Lands

UPDATE NOV 2020 I’m very happy to be able to tell you that the project to protect the Larmour Lands took a big step forward the day before yesterday, with…
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Environmentally Friendly Ways to Deal with Woody Debris

As published in the Gulf Islands Driftwood, January 23, 2019, p. 7- also from https://saltspringconservancy.ca/environmentally-friendly-ways-to-deal-with-woody-debris/ With so many branches and trees down from the big storm, it’s important to be Fire-Smart…
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