#oldgrowth — Public Fediverse posts

Found these old growth redwoods with some thick burn scars. Our old trees hold some important stories we could learn from. Probably preaching to the choir here, but worth saying we need our old growth trees to protect our environment from fires, keeping ecosystems diverse and extra cool during these burning hot days. And when we might feel helpless in that challenge its not hopeless, just being around these giant trees creates an inner calm you can actually feel. Growing in the language of peace. Trees are like a warm friend, always there when you need them.

#thicktrunktuesday #peace #oldgrowth #redwoods #naturephotography #treetuesday #trees #mentalhealth

Found these old growth redwoods with some thick burn scars. Our old trees hold some important stories we could learn from. Probably preaching to the choir here, but worth saying we need our old growth trees to protect our environment from fires, keeping ecosystems diverse and extra cool during these burning hot days. And when we might feel helpless in that challenge its not hopeless, just being around these giant trees creates an inner calm you can actually feel. Growing in the language of peace. Trees are like a warm friend, always there when you need them.

#thicktrunktuesday #peace #oldgrowth #redwoods #naturephotography #treetuesday #trees #mentalhealth

Found these old growth redwoods with some thick burn scars. Our old trees hold some important stories we could learn from. Probably preaching to the choir here, but worth saying we need our old growth trees to protect our environment from fires, keeping ecosystems diverse and extra cool during these burning hot days. And when we might feel helpless in that challenge its not hopeless, just being around these giant trees creates an inner calm you can actually feel. Growing in the language of peace. Trees are like a warm friend, always there when you need them.

#thicktrunktuesday #peace #oldgrowth #redwoods #naturephotography #treetuesday #trees #mentalhealth

Found these old growth redwoods with some thick burn scars. Our old trees hold some important stories we could learn from. Probably preaching to the choir here, but worth saying we need our old growth trees to protect our environment from fires, keeping ecosystems diverse and extra cool during these burning hot days. And when we might feel helpless in that challenge its not hopeless, just being around these giant trees creates an inner calm you can actually feel. Growing in the language of peace. Trees are like a warm friend, always there when you need them.

#thicktrunktuesday #peace #oldgrowth #redwoods #naturephotography #treetuesday #trees #mentalhealth

Found these old growth redwoods with some thick burn scars. Our old trees hold some important stories we could learn from. Probably preaching to the choir here, but worth saying we need our old growth trees to protect our environment from fires, keeping ecosystems diverse and extra cool during these burning hot days. And when we might feel helpless in that challenge its not hopeless, just being around these giant trees creates an inner calm you can actually feel. Growing in the language of peace. Trees are like a warm friend, always there when you need them.

#thicktrunktuesday #peace #oldgrowth #redwoods #naturephotography #treetuesday #trees #mentalhealth

Press Release from @CenterForBioDiv

#BorderWall Construction Triggers Tree Sit to Save Ancient #Arizona #Cottonwood

For Immediate Release, July 29, 2026
Contact: Russ McSpadden,

LOCHIEL, Ariz.— "Protesters today climbed into an ancient cottonwood tree in Arizona’s #SanRafaelValley to stop the Trump administration from cutting it down for construction of two parallel 30-foot-tall border walls.

"The action comes after Department of Homeland Security contractors cut down three neighboring Fremont cottonwoods estimated to be 200 to 250 years old.

" 'Destroying these ancient cottonwoods is a death sentence for an entire ecosystem,' said Russ McSpadden, Southwest conservation advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity. 'These magnificent cottonwoods survived centuries, nourishing wildlife through floods and drought, only to be bulldozed for the Trump administration’s disastrous border wall. The San Rafael Valley is one of the most biologically rich landscapes in North America. It’s both a refuge and crucial corridor for #jaguars, #ocelots, #BlackBears, #pronghorn and hundreds of bird species.'

Today’s action is believed to be the first tree sit aimed at stopping U.S. border wall construction.

"The three cottonwoods cut down earlier this week stood along a rare stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border where mature trees once formed a #transboundary canopy. The trees provided nesting habitat, shade and shelter within an increasingly scarce riparian #ecosystem that supports hundreds of animal species. One #protester was arrested Monday while trying to protect those trees and nesting #MigratoryBirds .

"Federal officials said preconstruction surveys would be conducted during Arizona’s active #nesting season, but observers at the site reported that no surveys for nesting migratory birds were completed before the trees were destroyed.

"The area also contains prehistoric #ArchaeologicalSites that preserve evidence of thousands of years of #Indigenous presence in the borderlands. Ongoing construction threatens cultural resources that would be permanently lost if disturbed.

"The Department of Homeland Security is constructing the #BorderWall under authorities that waive dozens of the nation’s cornerstone environmental and cultural resource protection laws, allowing construction to proceed without reviews normally required under laws including the National Environmental Policy Act, the #EndangeredSpecies Act and the National #HistoricPreservation Act.

"In a letter sent today to the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Center called for an immediate halt to construction in the #Lochiel area. The letter urged the agencies to conduct comprehensive biological and cultural resource surveys, consult with Tribes with ancestral and cultural connections to the San Rafael Valley, protect the remaining ancient cottonwoods, and assess the ecological and cultural resources at risk."

Source [includes link to materials]:
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/border-wall-construction-triggers-tree-sit-to-save-ancient-arizona-cottonwood-2026-07-29/

#OldGrowth #NestingBirds #USPo #TrumpsBorderWall #RespectTheTreaties #LandBack #IndigenousCulture #ProtectTheSacred
#CulturalGenocide #EndangeredSpecies #TreeSitters

#TreeSitters Saving #OldGrowth #Cottonwoods : #Arizona #BorderWall #Resistance

Border Wall Construction Destroying Cottonwoods, 'Green Ribbon' Running Through the Desert

By #BrendaNorrell, #CensoredNews, August 4, 2026

#LochielAZ -- "Day 6 at #GrandmotherCamp, there was no border wall construction since the tree sit began last Wednesday in this rich landscape. The cottonwood trees are the nesting place of #MigratoryBirds, including the rare #YellowBilledCuckoo.

" 'We've lost three grandmothers that took 250 years to grow. They were obliterated by the monstrous machinations in four hours,' Kate said on Monday from the tree sit in Lochiel, about 25 miles east of Nogales, southeast of Tucson.

" 'But I just saw a Yellow-billed #Cuckoo, federally threatened crying over this beautiful meadow.'

" 'This remaining Grandmother, that threatened bird -- we remain hopeful that our efforts here on the ground will be met with thoughtful reasonable conversation and a new direction for Lochiel community,' Kate said.

" 'This remaining Grandmother represents hope and resistance.' "

Read more:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2026/08/tree-sitters-saving-old-growth.html

#USPol #BorderWall #TrumpSucks #TrumpsBorderWall #RespectTheTreaties #LandBack #IndigenousCulture #ProtectTheSacred #CulturalGenocide #EndangeredSpecies

Mapping Multifunctionality In Remote Patagonian Forest Landscapes Reveals High-Value Ecosystems Beyond Protected Areas
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-026-03515-x <-- shared paper
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H/T @Peter Potapov | Researcher at the World Resources Institute (WRI)
“This paper is] a strong example of multifunctionality analysis applied to conservation planning. The study mapped six ecosystem functions, including carbon storage, nutrient availability, water regulation, erosion control, habitat quality, and ecological connectivity. [The author] combined satellite data, field soil sampling, and spatial modeling for this comprehensive analysis.
Two findings stand out.
1. Old-growth forests had the highest multifunctionality index of any land cover type.
2. 78.5% of the top multifunctionality hotspots fall outside the region's protected areas, even though PAs already cover more than 54% of the territory.
Together, these results make a clear case for expanding conservation of the remaining Intact Forest Landscapes and primary forests in Patagonia and elsewhere…”
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“Remote forest landscapes provide critical references for understanding ecosystem functions (EFs) under low anthropogenic pressure, yet their capacity to sustain multiple EFs simultaneously remains poorly understood. [They] assessed landscape multifunctionality in western Patagonia by integrating satellite indicators, field data, and spatial modeling. Six EFs (carbon storage, nutrient availability, water regulation, erosion control, habitat quality, and ecological connectivity) were mapped, and their spatial relationships and hotspot distribution within and outside protected areas (PAs) were analyzed. Old-growth and secondary forests showed the highest functional performance. Strong synergies (ρ ≥ 0.6) between carbon storage and nutrient availability covered >50% of the landscape, whereas strong trade-offs (ρ ≤ –0.6) were spatially limited ( < 6%). Notably, 78% of multifunctionality hotspots occurred outside PAs, indicating that high-functional-value areas extend beyond formal conservation boundaries. These findings reveal spatial mismatches between multifunctionality and protection status and provide a replicable framework for integrating multifunctionality into conservation planning under global change…”
#Patagonia #chile #aysen #coyhaique #landcover #mapping #spatial #spatialpatterns #spatiotemporal #spatialanalysis #forest #vegetation #oldgrowth #secondgrowth #shrubland #grassland #steppe #ecosystem #habitat #nutrients #water #hydrology #erosion #multifunctionality #multifunctionalityanalysis #protectedareas #landuse #conservationplanning #conservation #ecology #carbonstorage #nutrientavailability #waterregulation #erosioncontrol #habitatquality #ecologicalconnectivity #remotesensing #satellite #earthobservation #modeling

"Streeton decried the logging of old-growth forests:

‘With our settlement we have upset the natural order of things, and the result is fire, wind and desolation … [We] have no appreciation of the beauty and use of trees, no sense of our responsibility … in preserving the forests for future generations.’ "

Arthur Streeton, ‘Ruin in the Range. The penalty of Occupation’, Illustration >>
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/jul/08/gum-tree-in-art
#Oldgrowth #forests #loggingIndustry #logging #gumart #eucalypts #flora #art

One thing I often forget that always gets me extra fascinated about life is the thing you get excited about usually will get other people excited about it too. Like an emotional transfer of excitement or joy takes over. Definitely a real important feature to note while guiding. Sharing that with someone who might not have ever noticed, might help make it more interesting to them. So I always try to show my excitement for old growth trees and that got my students last week excited about old growth trees. Then they thanked me for sharing my "nature wisdom" lol. Share your joys!

#thicktrunktuesday #guidelife #shareyourjoy #oldgrowth #oldgrowthtree #passiton

My #PhotoArt tribute to #BigLonelyDoug - one of the biggest #DouglasFir #trees in the world.

Learn more about this lonely #OldGrowth tree:
"It has the third highest tree score and third widest diameter of any known Douglas-fir in Canada, following the Red Creek Fir in the nearby San Juan Valley and the Bonin Giant in the Coquitlam River watershed in British Columbia's Lower Mainland"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Lonely_Doug

#SaveOldGrowth #WorthMoreStanding #BCForestryReform #ProtectForests #StopDeforestation #StopEcocide #PortRenfrew #Pacheedaht #Dididaht #TreeLovers #fir #EarthNeedsGuardians #nature #CarbonSink #Climate #BanCorporateLobbyists #StopCorporateWelfare #BCpoli #BCNDP #BCNewDeathParty #CapitalismKillsEverything #Environmentalist #PhotoEdit #VisualArt #ThickTrunkTuesday

#SilentSunday

This big old #GarryOak #tree is one of my fave trees in the entire city 😃💚

#nature #WalkInThePark #Winter #Saanich #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #GetOutside #CuthbertHolmesPark #Colquitz #VictoriaBC #oak #OldGrowth #TreeLovers #TreeHugger #gnarly #arbor

#ThickTrunkTuesday
#OldGrowth #roots are sacred connections to #MotherEarth 💚

#Trees #TreeTrunks #rooted #ProtectTheWild #WildFirst #SaveOldGrowth #WorthMoreStanding #BCForestryReform #ProtectForests #StopDeforestation #StopEcocide #BanCorporateLobbyists #StopCorporateWelfare #TreesOfFediverse #Nature #ecological #environmental #ecosystems #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW

#BritishColumbia province-wide #protest demanding a halt to #oldgrowth #logging next Tuesday, November 18th.
Please boost for wider reach 🌲💚🌲✌️

Please check the website for more details on different locations for these #MassMobilization protests - all across BC.
https://savewhatsleft.ca/protest

#WorthMoreStanding #BCForestryReform #ProtectForests #SaveOldGrowth #SaveWhatsLeft #StopDeforestation #StopEcocide #BCpoli #CDNpoli #ForeverForests #ProtectTheWild #WildFirst #biodiversity #nature #AncientForests #OldGrowthRainforest #ClimateAction #OneEarth #NoPlanetB #SacredForests #BCNDP #BCNewDeathParty #CrimesAgainstHumanity #neoliberalism #Decolonization #TreesOverGreed #BanCorporateLobbyists #StopCorporateWelfare #AbolishRCMPCIRG

As someone who’s wandered through the thick trunks of Vancouver Island his whole life, the Olympic Peninsula forest has been a bit of fantasy. I’ve never walked there. But I’ve seen pictures.
Now, with fascism rampant in the USA, I fear for those trunks. “Better in a mill or lumberyard, filling my pockets,” some logger crony is thinking or saying, right now.
I also fear for my safety. So I won’t be crossing the Juan de Fuca Strait anytime soon. I may never see these thick trunks in the bark, so to speak.

#thicktrunktuesday #olympicpeninsula #oldgrowth #forests #worthmorestanding #fascism #cronyism #economics

From: @memerman
https://mstdn.science/@memerman/115214472900639649

Things are getting complicated. The new War in the Woods features a new complex of players in the “worth more on the logging truck” vs “worth more standing” argument. Climate change *should* be playing a larger role in that argument. But no one seems to give a sh*t about that…

ps. Thanks to @thetyee for keeping me abreast of so much that matters.

#oldgrowth #forestry #firstnations #climate #worthmorestanding #bcpoli #economy #forests https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/09/11/Walbran-Blockade-Echoes-Another-Famous-Stand-Forest/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=other

#ThickTrunkTuesday

No man is mightier than #MotherNature.

#VancouverIsland #nature #PacificNorthwest #wilderness #forest #VanIsle #Cascadia #Cedar #GetOutside #ecosystem #Ecology #Summer #ElderTrees #hiking #BigTrees #PNW #SaveOldGrowth #WorthMoreStanding #BCForestryReform #ProtectForests #TreeLovers #TreeHugger #StopDeforestation #StopEcocide #AncientForest #RespectNature #OldGrowth #CedarTreeOfLife #BritishColumbia #BCpoli #StopClearcuts #TreesOverGreed #MightyTree

Hard to show the scale of this old growth beauty from this shot. It takes about 4 humans, holding hands, to hug the whole trunk of this ancient yellow cedar tree.

Click on photo to see full frame.

#Cedar #Trees #Tlaoquiaht #Indigenous #TribalPark #OldGrowth #CedarTreeOfLife #WildFirst #ProtectTheWild #BritishColumbia #BCpoli #Canada #SaveOldGrowth #WorthMoreStanding #BCForestryReform #ProtectForests #TreeLovers #TreeHugger #StopDeforestation #StopEcocide #Ecological #Ecosystems #Nature #VancouverIsland #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #ClayoquotSound #ElderTrees #BigTreesOfBC #rainforest #Tofino #MearesIsland #SilentSunday

2020 on #MearesIsland. #ThickTrunkTuesday

A colossal #ancient yellow #cedar #tree is part of the #Tlaoquiaht #FirstNations #TribalPark.
I hiked the big trees trails there - magnificent!

#OldGrowth #CedarTreeOfLife #WildFirst #ProtectTheWild #BritishColumbia #BCpoli #Canada #SaveOldGrowth #WorthMoreStanding #BCForestryReform #ProtectForests #TreeLovers #TreeHugger #StopDeforestation #StopEcocide #Ecological #Ecosystems #Nature #VancouverIsland #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #ClayoquotSound #ElderTrees #BigTreesOfBC #NativeParks #IndigenousParks

#ThickTrunkTuesday

This #ancient yellow #cedar #tree is older than the Great Wall of China & older than the Vatican.
All #ElderTrees - of this colossal & majestic scale, must be preserved & their ecosystems protected.

#OldGrowth #CedarTreeOfLife #WildFirst #ProtectTheWild #BritishColumbia #BCpoli #Canada #SaveOldGrowth #WorthMoreStanding #BCForestryReform #ProtectForests #TreeLovers #TreeHugger #StopDeforestation #StopEcocide #Ecological #Ecosystems #Nature #VancouverIsland #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW

A mysterious collection of large beach stones hidden in the Oregon Grape underbrush. Oceanside ancient Douglas Fir forest on an island near Vancouver Island. With Laladoodle.

#forest #trees #douglasfir #oldgrowth #photography #vancouverisland #dogsofmastodon #oldgrowth #mystery @vi @trees @photography

🌲 The biggest “wild” old growth Douglas Fir (not in a park, not on a big tree registry) I’ve ever found. On Vancouver Island. Not on any trails. The mystery: Why did the loggers leave this one standing? There are stumps nearby from other, smaller original trees.

#bigtree #oldgrowth #douglasfir #vancouverisland #wild
#photography #fotofriday #foto #trees #forest

#ThickTrunkTuesday
Magnificent #OldGrowth red #cedar #tree 😍

#AncientTree #ElderTree #Wsanec #Saanich #VancouverIsland #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #VanIsle #VictoriaBC #YYJ #PNW #TreeLovers #TreeHugger #Trees #Nature #SaveOldGrowth #CarbonSinks #AncientForest #ProtectForests #WorthMoreStanding #StopDeforestation #TreesOverGreed #TreesAreEarthsLungs #ClimateChange #Ecology #ecosystems #Environment #forest #BCForestryReform #CedarTreeOfLife

We need serious #ForestryReform in #BritishColumbia immediately. We need to implement the science-based recommendations from experts who were commissioned multiple times by #BCNDP #BCgovernment to produce #OldGrowth Strategic Reviews (twice during Horgan's regime). They promised to implement the recommendations but they have not done so. Our old growth forests aren't numerous anymore & yet our #capitalist driven, #neoliberal government is still allowing them to be cut. In a severe #ClimateCrisis - we're stuck with political leaders who are still siding with ecocidal corporations. We need to ban corporate lobbyists. They never have citizens' best interests at heart & our politicians are too easily bribed.

#SaveOldGrowth #EcoActivist #TreesOverGreed #BCpoli #AbolishRCMPCIRG #VancouverIsland #PacificNorthwest #NatureGuardians #WildFirst #ProtectTheWild #PNW #StopDeforestation #BanCorporateLobbyists #CDNpoli #activists #monochrome #BCForestryReform #Cascadia #HelpMotherNature #StopKillingForests #Ecocide #SaveOurForests #ClimateINACTION #MonochromeMonday

#ThickTrunkTuesday
2023.

#Canada's gnarliest tree in #AvatarGrove #OldGrowth #forest.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/avatar-grove

#VancouverIsland #AncientTrees #nature #OldGrowthTree #PortRenfrew #Pacheedaht #Trees #AncientForest #ProtectedTree #DisabledPhotographers #YYJphotographers #PacificNorthwest #BritishColumbia #Canada #photography #VictoriaBC #YYJ #PNW #VanIsle #WorldInMyEyes #TreeLovers #TemperateRainforest #TreeHugger #SaveOldGrowth

"The increasing severity of #wildfires and #drought highlights that reforming #ForestStewardship – taking better care of the forests, including safeguarding #OldGrowthForests – is one of our best hopes to protect communities across B.C.

Harmful #forestry practices like #clearcutting and #unsustainable #IndustrialLogging make extreme heat and wildfires worse. #Clearcuts are #tinderboxes, more prone to creating embers because dead trees and branches dry out in the hot sun and become more #flammable. Tree plantations and improperly tended young forests also increase wildfire risk: Younger trees have thinner bark and low-hanging branches that can act as ladder fuels, and the trees are often planted too close together, making it easy for fire to spread.

Fortunately, intact and properly managed #forests are more resilient to the worsening wildfires and heatwaves. For example, #OldGrowth #rainforests have dense canopies which provide cooling shade that resists fire. They are cooler and wetter than young forests, acting as giant sponges. Old-growth trees in the drier interior have thick bark, high branches and are widely spaced which all reduce #WildfireRisk.

#SierraClubBC #BCpoli #StopEcocide #BritishColumbia #Environmental #SaveOldGrowth #ClimateCrisis #BCNDP #BanCorporateLobbyists #Wildfires #floods #ClimateEmergency #BCwildfires #BCfloods #NaturalDisasters #ClimateMitigation #StopDeforestation #JustStopOil #DoTheRightThing #OneEarth #BCForestryReform

Old-Growth Mapping In Patagonia’s Evergreen Forests Must Integrate GEDI Data To Overcome NFI Data Limitations And To Effectively Support Biodiversity Conservation
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2024.122059 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spaceborneLiDAR #LiDAR #ecologicalmapping #forestbiodiversity #ecologicalconservation #remotesensing #forest #Chile #Patagonia #NationalForestInventory #NFI #IslaMagdalena #LagoVerde #GEDI #biomass #spatialanalysis #vegetation #tree #corrleation #metrics #biodiversity #habitat #oldgrowth #ecosystem #NASA #GlobalEcosystemDynamicsInvestigation #fieldmeasurements #conservation #Aysén #Aysen #carbonstocks #evergreen #drone #UAV #AGBD #chilean #opendata #quantification #quantative

Please do not ever forget us.
We fought for you & for our #Oldgrowth #forests & #environment. We are still fighting! I was first arrested at #Clayoquot Sound. It was my very first #environmental #blockade. I have been arrested multiple times since. I refuse to stop fighting for #MotherEarth.

This is a lifelong commitment for many of us longtime activists.

https://youtu.be/Z9A-VK3B8EM?si=rGZ1BgvYe6_xxV_A

Decades later Clayoquot, after Squamish violent standoffs & after the fight for #Walbran #Carmannah ancient forests; I was at Fairy Creek:
https://youtu.be/MPTP4lFVYes?si=IK2KK7MJYqYihsjx

The #RCMP #StateViolence was increased on us at FC, because RCMP #CIRG was only created in 2017. After multilple huge #Indigenous stand-offs against govt assisted ecocide on unceded native lands for over 3 decades in #BritishColumbia. #RCMPCIRG is a voluntary #CorporateMercenaries unit, funded by public #Canadian taxpayers' monies & it should be #ABOLISHED.

#BCNDP #CrimesAgainstHumanity #BCpoli #CDNpoli #ResistanceAgainstEcocide #KKKanada

#Giant #polypore #medicinal #fungi at base of #GarryOak #OldGrowth #tree - #HikingBoot in, #ForScale ✌😊

#Nature #NaturalMedicine #NanaimoEstuary #VancouverIsland #vanisle #PNW #PacificNorthwest #BritishColumbia #Canada #MyAdventures

#Governments #worldwide are eager to attend #global #climate meetings to solidify their #environmental commitment. Their #political #agendas , however, rarely mirror anything near what they profess.

Whether it's #CliimateChange , #Canada ’s #international #mining , #BritishColumbia #OldGrowth #forests , #TarSands, #LaBayDuNord - outcome will be the same. There isn’t an area in this, or in most other jurisdictions, that isn’t under some form of environmental attack.

https://www.westmountmag.ca/ecological-hypocrisy-and-point-of-no-return/

#Serendipity got us the #salmon cottage. We didn't know what one we got til arrival. So suiting for our #Galentines crew of 3 #environmentalists - #OldGrowth & #WildSalmon #protectors ❤✌

#CluxeweResort #Suwash #VancouverIsland #vanisle #PNW #PacificNorthwest #BCCoast #BCNorthIsland #waterfront #SupportNativeBusiness #IndigenousOwned #landback

#OTD 2 years ago. #Hiking to Upper #Goldstream #waterfalls w/my friend, Lyrica. It was 2 days after big windstorms & we saw no one else on the trails! I love it when I see no public, when out in public nature spots 🥰

I recommend this area in Winter if you like avoiding ppl too.

#nature #GoldstreamPark #OldGrowth #mosstodon #forest #river #ecosystem #ecology #BCParks #YYJhikes #DayHikes #DisabledHiker #VancouverIsland #PNW #vanisle #PacificNorthwest #ComeHikeWithMe #GreatOutdoors #lichen

#OTD 2 years ago. #Hiking to Upper #Goldstream #waterfalls w/my friend, Lyrica. It was 2 days after big windstorms & we saw no one else on the trails! I love it when I see no public, when out in public nature spots 🥰

I recommend this area in Winter if you like avoiding ppl too.

#nature #GoldstreamPark #OldGrowth #mosstodon #forest #river #ecosystem #ecology #BCParks #YYJhikes #DayHikes #DisabledHiker #VancouverIsland #PNW #vanisle #PacificNorthwest #ComeHikeWithMe #GreatOutdoors #lichen

#OTD 2 years ago. #Hiking to Upper #Goldstream #waterfalls w/my friend, Lyrica. It was 2 days after big windstorms & we saw no one else on the trails! I love it when I see no public, when out in public nature spots 🥰

I recommend this area in Winter if you like avoiding ppl too.

#nature #GoldstreamPark #OldGrowth #mosstodon #forest #river #ecosystem #ecology #BCParks #YYJhikes #DayHikes #DisabledHiker #VancouverIsland #PNW #vanisle #PacificNorthwest #ComeHikeWithMe #GreatOutdoors #lichen

#OTD 2 years ago. #Hiking to Upper #Goldstream #waterfalls w/my friend, Lyrica. It was 2 days after big windstorms & we saw no one else on the trails! I love it when I see no public, when out in public nature spots 🥰

I recommend this area in Winter if you like avoiding ppl too.

#nature #GoldstreamPark #OldGrowth #mosstodon #forest #river #ecosystem #ecology #BCParks #YYJhikes #DayHikes #DisabledHiker #VancouverIsland #PNW #vanisle #PacificNorthwest #ComeHikeWithMe #GreatOutdoors #lichen

#ClayoquotSound #WarOfTheWoods was where I learned how to be a serious #ecoactivist . I was 15 yrs old. I was arrested multiple times during the long fight to save #OldGrowth in #BritishColumbia . We're still fighting to this day. #StopEcocide #stopclearcuts #forestdefenders #earthprotectors #waterprotectors #OneEarth #SacredForests #WorthMoreStanding #WorthMoreStanding #PNW #PacificNorthwest #Historic

https://youtu.be/pVp5qrImzKk

PS. Will add a raft of hashtags to this to connect to like minded/interesting spaces. So here goes. I will probably add to this.
#ecosocialist
#climatecrisis
#cdnpoli
#bcpoli
#canlab
#canada
#PortAlberni
#yyj #yvr #ycd #yqq
#nanaimo
#weather
#ndp
#gpc
#PRforBC
#doglife
#catlife
#oldgrowth
#rail
#energy
#RussiaUkraineWar
#Ukraine
#Spain
#dualcitizen
#España

PS. Will add a raft of hashtags to this to connect to like minded/interesting spaces. So here goes. I will probably add to this.
#ecosocialist
#climatecrisis
#cdnpoli
#bcpoli
#canlab
#canada
#PortAlberni
#yyj #yvr #ycd #yqq
#nanaimo
#weather
#ndp
#gpc
#PRforBC
#doglife
#catlife
#oldgrowth
#rail
#energy
#RussiaUkraineWar
#Ukraine
#Spain
#dualcitizen
#España

PS. Will add a raft of hashtags to this to connect to like minded/interesting spaces. So here goes. I will probably add to this.
#ecosocialist
#climatecrisis
#cdnpoli
#bcpoli
#canlab
#canada
#PortAlberni
#yyj #yvr #ycd #yqq
#nanaimo
#weather
#ndp
#gpc
#PRforBC
#doglife
#catlife
#oldgrowth
#rail
#energy
#RussiaUkraineWar
#Ukraine
#Spain
#dualcitizen
#España

PS. Will add a raft of hashtags to this to connect to like minded/interesting spaces. So here goes. I will probably add to this.
#ecosocialist
#climatecrisis
#cdnpoli
#bcpoli
#canlab
#canada
#PortAlberni
#yyj #yvr #ycd #yqq
#nanaimo
#weather
#ndp
#gpc
#PRforBC
#doglife
#catlife
#oldgrowth
#rail
#energy
#RussiaUkraineWar
#Ukraine
#Spain
#dualcitizen
#España