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Wildflower families of the Discovery Islands
Forest-related journalism
Ocean-related reporting
Primary forest survey: Quadra Island
Plant species of the Discovery Islands (white-coloured wildflowers)
Loss of forest cover on Quadra Island
Plant species of the Discovery Islands (yellow-coloured wildflowers)
Plant species of the Discovery Islands (pink-coloured wildflowers)
Plant species of the Discovery Islands (Blue-flowered wildflowers)
Plant species of the Discovery Islands (Red-orange-flowered wildflowers)
Plant species of the Discovery Islands (brown-coloured wildflowers)
Plant species of the Discovery Islands (purple-coloured wildflowers)
Animal species of the Discovery Islands: Marine mammals
Animal species of the Discovery Islands: Land mammals
Animal species of the Discovery Islands: Marine birds
Animal species of the Discovery Islands: Forest birds
Animal species of the Discovery Islands: Amphibians
Animal species of the Discovery Islands: Reptiles
Animal species of the Discovery Islands: Marine Invertebrates
Animal species of the Discovery Islands: Fish
Plant species of the Discovery Islands (Green-flowered wildflowers)
Logging in the watersheds of Quadra Island
Plant species observed on the Discovery Islands that are endangered, threatened or species of concern
Animal species observed on the Discovery Islands that are endangered, threatened or species of concern
Plant species of the Discovery Islands (Trees and Shrubs)
Lichen species of the Discovery Islands
Primary forest survey: Read Island
Primary forest survey: Cortes Island
Primary forest survey: Maurelle Island
Primary forest survey: Sonora Island
Primary forest survey: West Redonda Island
Primary forest survey: smaller islands
Primary forest survey: East Redonda Island
Place names: Quadra Island
Place names: Cortes Island
Place names: Read Island
Place names: Maurelle Island
Place names: Sonora Island
Place names: West Redonda Island
Place names: East Redonda Island
Place names: smaller islands
Plant species of the Discovery Islands (Grasses, sedges & rushes)
Plant species of the Discovery Islands (Aquatics)
Plant species of the Discovery Islands (Ferns)
Plant species of the Discovery Islands (Lichens)
Plant species of the Discovery Islands (Fungi)
Plant species of the Discovery Islands (Mosses and Liverworts)
Animal species of the Discovery Islands: Butterflies, Skippers and Moths
Animal species of the Discovery Islands: Dragonflies and Damselflies
Animal species of the Discovery Islands: Bees, Ants and Wasps
Animal species of the Discovery Islands: Beetles
Animal species of the Discovery Islands: Slugs and Snails
Loss of forest cover on Read Island
Loss of forest cover on Cortes Island
Loss of forest cover on Maurelle Island
Loss of forest cover on Sonora Island
Loss of forest cover on West Redonda Island
Loss of forest cover on East Redonda Island
Solutions
Photographic survey
Forest carbon release by logging on the Discovery Islands
Portal: Public subsidization of logging on the Discovery Islands
Loss of forest cover on the Discovery Islands
The cost of the public subsidy of clearcut logging on the Discovery Islands
Impact of clearcut logging on forest-related employment
Loss of forest carbon sequestration capacity due to logging
Forest stewardship plans for area-based forest tenures on the Discovery Islands
History of forest loss on the Discovery Islands
Portal: A paradigm shift in how Discovery Islands forests are managed is urgently needed
Portal: Over-exploitation of BC forests
Portal: Imagining a new relationship with forests
Portal: Loss of primary forest
Portal: Destruction of wildlife habitat and loss of biodiversity
Portal: Loss of the hydrological functions of forests
Portal: Increase in forest fire hazard
Portal: Loss of carbon sequestration capacity
Portal: Increase in forest carbon emissions
Portal: Plantation failure
Portal: Use of ecologically damaging practices
Portal: Permanent loss of forest to logging roads, landings and quarries
Portal: Soil loss and damage
Portal: Loss of forest-related employment
Portal: Loss of employment resulting from the export of raw logs
Portal: Costs of floods, fires and clearcutting of community watersheds
Portal: The economic impact on communities of boom and bust cycles
Portal: The instability of communities dependent on forest extraction
Portal: Psychological unease caused by forest destruction
Portal: Loss of trust in institutions as a result of over-exploitation of forests
Portal: Social division caused by over-exploitation of BC forests
Portal: Loss of economic potential of other forest-related sectors
Portal: The economic cost of converting forests into sawdust and wood chips
Portal: The need to reform BC forest legislation
Portal: The need to expedite treaties with First Nations
Portal: The need to get informed, organized and ready for change
Portal: Surveys
Portal: The case for much greater conservation of forests on the Discovery Islands
Portal: Greater conservation of forests is needed to mitigate climate change
Portal: Retention of old and mature forest is necessary to protect biodiversity
Portal: Compared with old and mature forest, logged areas have a higher fire hazard
Portal: The extraordinary beauty of the Discovery Islands needs to be protected
Portal: We support Indigenous title and rights on the Discovery Islands
Portal: Logging on the Discovery Islands is heavily subsidized by the public
Species at risk on the Discovery Islands
Historical record of forest fires on the Discovery Islands
Lakes and wetlands of the Discovery Islands
Recreation Resources: Morte Lake-Chinese Mountain area
Recreation Resources: Nugedzi Lake-Mount Seymour area
Recreation Resources: Newton Lake-Small Inlet-Waiatt Bay area
Recreation Resources: Mud Lake-Nighthawk Lake area
Recreation Resources: Eagle Ridge-Blindman's Bluff area
Recreation Resources: Heriot Ridge area
Recreation Resources: Shellalligan Pass area
Recreation Resources: Two-Mile Lake-Clear Lake-Hummingbird Lake area
Recreation Resources: Maud Island-Saltwater Lagoon
Recreation Resources: Hyacinthe Point area
Recreation Resources: Raven Lake-Raven Ridge area
Recreation Resources: Main Lake Provincial Park
Recreation Resources: Octopus Islands Provincial Park
Recreation Resources: Darkwater Lake-Darkwater Mountain
Salmon bearing streams
Portal map: Salmon bearing streams of the Discovery Islands
Library: Logging and plantations create higher forest fire hazard
Libary: Conservation of forests needed to protect biodiversity
Library: Conservation of forests is needed to mitigate climate change
Library: Supporting Indigenous title and rights
Central library
Portal: Discovery Islands' place names
Export of raw logs from the Discovery Islands
Log exports from the Discovery Islands
Discovery Islands forest tenures and logging plans
Discovery Islands Protected Areas
Place names of the Discovery Islands
Portal: Calculation of direct local employment
Watersheds of Quadra Island
Watersheds of Read Island
Watersheds of Cortes Island
Watersheds of Maurelle Island
Watersheds of Sonora Island
Portal: Watersheds of the Discovery Islands
Engaging the mindustry
Species at risk of local extirpation
Artistic Expression
Volunteer
Discussion
Project calculations
Definitions
Fisheries surveys of Discovery Islands creeks
Portal: Resolution of forest-use conflicts
Vancouver Island Land Use Plan
About the Discovery Islands Conservation Project
Recent satellite imagery of forest cover loss on the Discovery Islands
Forest planning documents
Sources for April 2023 complaint to Forest Practices Board
Woodlot 2031 (Okisollo Resources)
Herbicide use
DI Forest Bulletin
Sources for 2024 submission on TFL 47 Johnstone Strait FSP
Comments on proposed cutblocks and roads
Blogs
Events
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Observed by Gary Fast near Whaletown on November 16, 2022.
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A study prepared for Sierra Club BC and the Wilderness Committee by Jared Hobbs, director of J Hobbs Ecological Consulting Ltd. Forward Rare and at-risk species have always engendered empathy within our society. Perhaps it’s because the suggestion of rarity implies value but, in a biological context, there is often an additional and far more insightful consideration. Many threatened and endangered wildlife species in Canada were, in fact, once quite common; the factors that have negatively influenced their previous abundance have often been brought about by a litany of human-wrought changes to the environment. In BC, many of these changes are relatively recent or still underway. Rare and at-risk species convey a message of a dysfunctional ecosystem that needs immediate attention to arrest or reverse species’ declines; through their own demise these species are signaling that they need our help. Within BC’s borders commercial forestry, agriculture, mining, urban settlement, and road-development have all left a troubling legacy on the landscape. Before European influence, the BC coastline supported a rich temperate rainforest ecosystem: rivers teemed with salmon and in the upper headwaters of the rivers that carve their way through rugged coast mountains tailed frogs were once common in clear, cool fast-flowing streams. The ancient forests that once lined the valley slopes supported many ancient-growth forest inhabitants including marbled murrelets, spotted owls, coastal giant salamanders, and grizzly bears. As you moved inland, you would have encountered a rich grassland ecosystem, with tall prairie grasses swaying in the wind along the benches of the Thompson and Fraser Rivers. Further east, along the Okanagan and Similkameen valleys, pocket-desert ecosystems once supported pygmy short-horned lizard, burrowing owls, white-tailed jackrabbits, and greater sage grouse; today these species have all been extirpated from BC, their habitat plowed under for the sake of development — in many cases simply to grow grapes for our dining pleasure. Some species, such as the western rattlesnake, American badgers, white-headed woodpecker, and bighorn sheep still maintain a tenuous and diminishing presence in the Interior of BC as they bear witness to the loss of their habitat. Moving further inland, and northwards, you would have encountered mountains and valleys that supported grizzly bear, caribou, and wood bison; today these species all have much smaller ranges in North America, and their numbers continue to dwindle. This report on recovery actions provides a review of policy and policy implementation by both the federal and BC provincial governments. Specifically, the content of this report focuses on recovery management and planning, and profiles some of the inherent challenges experienced by both levels of government in the implementation of actions that have been advanced in the interest of recovery of species-at-risk. (2022) Species-at-risk Recovery in BC—An Audit of Federal and Provincial Actions.pdf
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Satellite image (Sentinel 2) of West Redonda Island and East Redonda Island August 16, 2022 Yellow circles indicate forest cover loss in 2021 and 2022. -
Satellite image (Sentinel 2) of Sonora Island August 16, 2022 Yellow circles indicate forest cover loss in 2021 and 2022. This image shows roadbuilding occurring on the northern tip of Sonora Island . -
Satellite image (Sentinel 2) of Read Island August 16, 2022 Yellow circles indicate forest cover loss in 2021 and 2022. -
Satellite image (Sentinel 2) of Cortes Island August 16, 2022 Yellow circles indicate forest cover loss in 2021 and 2022. -
Satellite image (Sentinel 2) of Maurelle Island August 16, 2022 Yellow circles indicate forest cover loss in 2021 and 2022. -
Satellite image (Sentinel 2) of West Thurlow Island August 16, 2022 (click image to enlarge) -
Satellite image (Sentinel 2) of East Thurlow Island August 16, 2022 (click image to enlarge) -
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Satellite image (Sentinel 2) of Quadra Island August 16, 2022 Yellow circles indicate forest cover loss in 2021 and 2022. There was no logging on the already heavily-logged northern peninsula of Quadra in 2021 or 2022 (to August 16, 2022). -
Opening ID: 1762130 Gross block area: 4.6 hectares Timbermark: 47/147 Estimated volume of wood removed: Not yet known Estimated forest carbon released: Not yet known tonnes CO2-equivalent (See this page for how this is estimated) This clearcut is located high above Granite Bay in a valley just to the south of the summit of Newt Mountain. As of July 2022, it contained one of TimberWests largest slash piles, soon to be in the atmosphere... ...along with about a dozen others. Amongst the largest trees cut, this one was about 87 years old. -
This refers to old forest on the ridge to the southeast of Hummingbird Lake. These have only been seen on drone video footage (below, along ridge in background on right side of photo) and have not been explored on foot.
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An area of primary forest (near top left corner of first image below) southwest of Hummingbird Lake was logged in 2019 by Okisollo Resources. The first image below was taken in 2018. The second image was the same area in July 2019. The old-growth still standing in the lower photo was later felled.
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Opening ID: Not yet identified Gross block area: Not yet known Estimated volume of wood removed: 6250 cubic metres Estimated forest carbon released: 10,300 tonnes CO2-equivalent (See this page for how this is estimated)
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Opening ID: 1650023, 1650026 plus road building Gross block area: 7.7 hectares Estimated volume of wood removed: 10,140 cubic metres Estimated forest carbon released: 16,600 tonnes CO2-equivalent (See this page for how this is estimated) -
Opening ID: Not yet identified Gross block area: Not yet known Estimated volume of wood removed: 200 cubic metres Estimated forest carbon released: 330 tonnes CO2-equivalent (See this page for how this is estimated)
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Opening ID: 1726479 Gross block area: 1.3 hectares Estimated volume of wood removed: 1030 cubic metres Estimated forest carbon released: 1700 tonnes CO2-equivalent (See this page for how this is estimated)
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Opening ID: Not yet identified Gross block area: Not yet known Estimated volume of wood removed: 40 cubic metres Estimated forest carbon released: 66 tonnes CO2-equivalent (See this page for how this is estimated)
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Opening ID: Not yet identified Gross block area: Not yet known Estimated volume of wood removed: 6600 cubic metres Estimated forest carbon released: 10,800 tonnes CO2-equivalent (See this page for how this is estimated)
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Opening ID: Not yet identified Gross block area: Not yet known Estimated volume of wood removed: 6170 cubic metres Estimated forest carbon released: 10,100 tonnes CO2-equivalent (See this page for how this is estimated)
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A comparison of forest types and trees in the two previously approved wildlife tree retention areas and the forest types and trees in the proposed replacement wildlife tree retention area (Woodlot 2032)
Project Staff commented on David Broadland's record in Sources for April 2023 complaint to Forest Practices Board
Observed by Johanna Paradis on Marina Island near Shark Spit on June 17, 2022. Photo by Johanna Paradis. -
A comparison of forest types and trees in the two previously approved wildlife tree retention areas and the forest types and trees in the proposed replacement wildlife tree retention area (Woodlot 2032)
Project Staff commented on Project Staff's record in Animal species observed on the Discovery Islands that are endangered, threatened or species of concern
Observed by Johanna Paradis on Marina Island near Shark Spit on June 17, 2022. Photo by Johanna Paradis.
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Opening ID: Not yet identified Gross block area: Not yet known Estimated volume of wood removed: 5410 cubic metres Estimated forest carbon released: 8900 tonnes CO2-equivalent (See this page for how this is estimated) The low-res satellite image below shows the state of logging around the east end of Hummingbird Lake as of May 21, 2022. It shows 3 additional cutblocks (far right and bottom of image) logged in 2021. -
Opening ID: 1749401, 1749406 & 1749405 Gross block area: 6.9 hectares Estimated volume of wood removed: 5510 cubic metres Estimated forest carbon released: 9000 tonnes CO2-equivalent (See this page for how this is estimated) The low-res satellite image below shows the 3 cutblocks logged in 2020 as well as two created in 2019. All of these cutblocks include old forest.
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