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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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September Creek flows into Open Bay two coves over from the bay where the larger Open Bay Creek flows into the ocean. This is a small watershed and may include September Lake as its headwaters. BC government mapping shows September Creek flowing into Open Bay Creek, but drone flights show there is no such creek flowing out of September Lake to the west. As far as is known, September Creek has no salmonid population. There has been plenty of logging in the watershed spread between four different woodlot tenures that overlap the watershed. September Creek flows through two wetlands, one of which is a kilometre in length (below), providing rich wildlife habitat. In 1990, clearcut logging occurred right to the edges of this wetland. -
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The Hyacinthe Creek watershed contains five small lakes: Nighthawk Lake, Mud Lake, Little Morte Lake, Lily Pond (near Nugedzi Lake) and Hidden Lake. The main tributaries of Hyacinthe Creek (also known as Hyacinthe Bay Creek) are Nighthawk Creek and McKercher Creek. In areal extent, this is the second largest of Quadra Island’s watersheds. Historically, the watershed has supported a healthy population of salmonids, including chum, coho and pink salmon. The BC Conservation Data Centre has designated an area of the lower reaches of Hyacinthe Creek as a red-listed ecological community. Mapping of Hyacinthe Creek often shows it named as “McKercher Creek,” but the latter is a tributary of Hyacinthe Creek that joins it below the Hyacinthe Bay Road culvert. McKercher Creek’s headwaters include a bog east and just downslope of Nugedzi Lake. DFO records show that Nighthawk Creek once supported a population of coho. The Quadra Island Salmon Enhancement Society have observed coho in Hyacinthe Creek back as far as Tan Creek, which flows into Mud Lake on its south side. In 2020, however, the society recorded only 2 coho. TimberWest-Mosaic has conducted considerable clearcut logging in the watershed, especially since 2009. In 2021, proposed road building and logging between Mud Lake and Morte Lake was thwarted by a pop-up blockade. Mapping of TimberWest’s planned logging shows it hopes to clearcut a significant area below Chinese Mountain—a well-used recreational area—in 2025. In early 2022, efforts by Aaron O’Conner of the Open Bay Society, along with others, dissuaded TimberWest-Mosaic from punching in a road and logging just north of tiny Hidden Lake, the headwaters of Leask Creek, a tributary of Hyacinthe Creek. The proposed logging would have impacted the lower reaches of Hyacinthe Bay Creek. The Hidden Lake area is home to such species as the Northern Pygmy Owl and Northern Red-Legged Frog, both blue-listed, as well as wolves and cougars. Hidden Lake, in 2018. Like other lakes and ponds regulating water supply to Hyacinthe Creek, this lake’s level has been raised by beavers. Hyacinthe Creek just below the culvert under Hyacinthe Bay Road. This section of the creek has been mapped as a red-listed ecological community by the BC Conservation Data Centre. -
There are three main headwaters for Beech’s Creek, which flows into Deepwater Bay. On the west side of the watershed is Long Lake, which drains into Beech’s Creek via Bishop’s Creek (project name). Over the past five years TimberWest has begun extensive road building and logging around Long Lake, on both its west and east sides, and further north toward Deepwater Bay. At its northern end, the watershed reaches to Laurel Lake and Laurel Creek (project names) drains a number of small lakes as it flows southward. Drone flights show remnants of old forest throughout this area. Laurel Creek plunges over the steep cliffs above Beech’s Creek. BC government mapping of streams shows Nugedzi Lake emptying into Beech’s Creek, but if this was ever the case, it certainly isn’t now. Nugedzi Lake is part of the Village Bay Creek watershed. The eastern headwaters of Beech’s Creek are at Beech’s Lake, a small lake high up on the ridge known as Beech’s Mountain. The project has not yet ascertained whether Beech’s Creek supports, or has supported in the past, salmonids. If anyone knows, please let us know in the comments section below. There are significant remnants of old forest in this watershed, particularly along the steep slopes west of Nugedzi Lake. Large-diameter Douglas fir and western red cedar veterans along the lower reaches of Beech’s Creek are proof of this area’s capacity for safe carbon storage. The project has found one standing dead Douglas fir that measured approximately 28 feet in circumference at breast height (in 2020). Beech’s Creek above its confluence with Bishop’s Creek and Laurel Creek. -
The headwaters of the Assu Creek watershed are Darkwater Lake, drained by Bachus Creek, and Lake Assu, drained by Assu Creek. To date the project has been unable to ascertain whether the creek between the estuary and the waterfall (a short distance away) supports, or has supported, salmonids. This watershed includes forest that is known to support endangered Northern Goshawk, including a nesting site. There are remnants of old forest along Bachus Creek. There has been considerable logging in this watershed, including recently. Cape Mudge Forestry’s Woodlot 1969 and Younger Brothers’ Woodlot 2031 have both seen cutting in the watershed in the last 5 years. Lake Assu, looking south. See more about Lake Assu here. Darkwater Lake, looking east over the bog at the lake’s west end. The logging road on the right was built ca. 2018 by Younger Brothers to access Woodlot 2032. See more about Darkwater Lake here. -
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The map below, dated November 1, 2021, was provided to Sierra Quadra by TimberWest-Mosaic. Although the map purports to show the location of existing old forest (250+ years of age) in the Special Management Zone 19 portion of Quadra Island, several areas that are actually old primary forest are shown on this map as being 81 to 120 years of age or younger.
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Clangula hyemalis (Long-tailed Duck) Observed by Oliver Kellhammer on February 8, 2014. BC List: S2S3,S4N (Blue) For more information see: https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Clangula hyemalis Photo by Wolfgang Wander. -
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Aechmophorus occidentalis (Western Grebe) Not observed in 2020. BC List: S1B,S2N (Red) For more information see: https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Aechmophorus occidentalis Photo by Dominic Sherony -
Parastichopus californicus (Giant Red Cucumber, California Sea Cucumber) Observed in Hyacinthe Bay by David Broadland in 2020. BC List: Unlisted For more information see: https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Parastichopus californicus&noTransfer=0#:~:text=Species Information&text=Parastichopus californicus can measure up,smaller%2C flesh-coloured papillae. Photo by David Broadland. -
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Dermasterias imbricata (Leather Star) Observed in Hyacinthe Bay on April 10 2020 by David Broadland. BC List: Unlisted For more information see: http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/efauna/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Dermasterias imbricata Photo by David Broadland. -
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Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair Spleenwort) Observed by Luna Loiseau west of Stramberg Lake on May 13, 2022. BC List: S5 (Yellow) For more information see: http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Asplenium trichomanes Photograph by Luna Loiseau. -
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Veratrum viride (Green False Hellebore) Observed by Luna Loiseau west of Stramberg Lake on May 13, 2022. BC List: S5 (Yellow) For more information see: http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Veratrum viride Photograph by Luna Loiseau. -
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Phegopteris connectilis (Long Beech Fern) Observed off Open Bay Main by Luna Loiseau on May 13, 2022. BC List: S5 (Yellow) For more information see: http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Phegopteris connectilis Photograph by Luna Loiseau -
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Primula pauciflora (Dark-throated Shooting Star) Observed by Luna Loiseau near Gowlland Harbour on May 10, 2022. BC List: S5 (Yellow) For more information see: https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Primula pauciflora var. pauciflora&noTransfer=0 Photograph by Luna Loiseau -
Opening ID: 1709761 Gross block area: 2.5 hectares Estimated volume of wood removed: 2630 cubic metres Estimated forest carbon released: 4300 tonnes CO2-equivalent (See this page for how this is estimated) -
Opening ID: 1727561 Gross block area: 1.4 hectares Estimated volume of wood removed: 2780 cubic metres Estimated forest carbon released: 4600 tonnes CO2-equivalent (See this page for how this is estimated) -
Opening ID: 1720471 Gross block area: 1.62 hectares Estimated volume of wood removed: 1597 cubic metres Estimated forest carbon released: 2600 tonnes CO2-equivalent (See this page for how this is estimated) -
Opening ID: 1720781 & 1720783 Gross block area: 5.0 hectares Estimated volume of wood removed: 4870 cubic metres Estimated forest carbon released: 8000 tonnes CO2-equivalent (See this page for how this is estimated) -
Opening ID: 1720783 Gross block area: 1.4 hectares Estimated volume of wood removed: 2524 cubic metres Estimated forest carbon released: 4100 tonnes CO2-equivalent (See this page for how this is estimated)
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