#oldgrowthforests — Public Fediverse posts
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Their governments' priorities are not matching up with ecological reality.
Go protestors!
#BritishColumbia #OldGrowthForests -
British Columbia is logging its last old growth. Protesters are sleeping in the road to stop it. https://cheknews.ca/british-columbia-is-logging-its-last-old-growth-protesters-are-sleeping-in-the-road-to-stop-it-1340473/
#environment #OldGrowthForests #logging #foresty #nature #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia
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It’s no longer illegal to destroy the one thing #EndangeredSpecies need most to survive
The Trump administration’s twisted definition of one word is putting hundreds of rare animals at risk.
by Benji Jones
Jul 20, 2026Excerpt: "It’s the meaning of one of those words — harm — that matters most here. Up until the recent rule, the government’s definition for harm included destroying an animal’s habitat if it impairs essential behaviors, such as breeding. That might include, say, building a hotel on top of a beach that endangered sea turtles use for nesting. Such a definition was important because destroying the habitat of an already imperiled species could push it over the edge, #wildlife advocates say.
"What’s more is that, according to the language of the law itself, the purpose of the #ESA includes conserving '#ecosystems upon which endangered species and #ThreatenedSpecies depend.'
"The Trump administration, however, just threw out that definition of harm and the unambiguous protection it has long afforded habitat. And while it didn’t offer a new definition, the administration said that it agrees with a much narrower interpretation of the term — articulated three decades ago in a dissent by the late conservative Justice #AntoninScalia — that only includes actions that directly and intentionally harm individual animals, such as capturing a sea turtle to eat or keep as a pet.
" 'For years, federal agencies abused the ESA to obstruct lawful land use and burden American families and businesses,' #DougBurgum, Secretary of the Interior Department, which oversees endangered species protections, said in a statement. 'That approach turned routine activity into a regulatory trap, drove up costs that impacted people’s lives, and expanded federal authority beyond what Congress intended. This action restores common sense, respects private property, provides much-needed certainty for landowners and follows the statute Congress actually passed.' (The Interior Department declined to provide a comment on our reporting, pointing us instead to its press release and the notice in the Federal Register.)
"Under the new rule, set to take effect in September, 'harm' no longer explicitly includes actions that may accidentally or indirectly doom a wildlife population to extinction. A company building luxury villas on a private beach that endangered sea turtles need for survival would not unambiguously be considered take — and thus be illegal — unless the company knew it’d crush turtle eggs or the turtles themselves in the process. Neither would logging #OldGrowthForests that #EndangeredBirds inhabit, building wind turbines that are known to kill endangered bats, or constructing a road that would likely get endangered snakes run over.
"The administration’s interpretation of take 'really completely blows up the #EndangeredSpeciesAct,' said J.B. Ruhl, a lawyer at Vanderbilt University and a leading expert on the ESA."
Read more:
https://www.vox.com/climate/496053/trump-endangered-species-act-harm-rule#ProtectTheSacred #ProtectNature #TrumpSucks #USPol #Extinction
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After 60 years, the proof is in: logging Tasmania’s wet forests makes them MORE flammable, not less.
Regrowth from clearfells burns hotter and more intensely than old-growth — denser canopies, drier microclimates, leaves closer to the fuel on the ground. A 2019 bushfire gave scientists the perfect natural experiment, and the data is clear.
Old-growth forests are our best defence against worsening bushfires. Time to end native forest logging in Tassie. Protect what’s left.
We have the proof that logging makes Tasmania’s forests more flammable#tasmania #nativeforestlogging #oldgrowthforests #bushfires #climateaction #endlogging #forests
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🌳 Old-growth forests store far more carbon than tree farms — a new study in Sweden shows the difference is massive, especially in the soil.
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Among other unique places,
BLM intends to cut down “The Valley of the Giants.” This is an old-growth forest (near the town of Falls City) of immense significance & a natural area of incredible beauty.I can’t think of a more stupid & short-sighted plan to benefit some greedy oligarchs.
Please submit a comment (link in the article) to support preservation of these precious forests. Public comment period ends March 23rd.
#Oregon #oldgrowthforests #ecology #environment
https://morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/blm-announces-plan-to-fell-oregons
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Outcome of B.C. government-commissioned review of forestry by Provincial Forestry Advisory Council:
"Trust has been eroded by inconsistent forest data controlled largely by industry and government"
✳️ Calls for the creation of a transparent forest inventory based on laser measurements with a new independent body to manage the information.
✳️ Focus on trust and transparency about the state of B.C.'s forests.
#OldGrowthForests #deforestation #sustainability #BCpoli #Vancouver
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BIOLOGIC HOTSPOT PRESERVED
🌳 Surprising old growth forest pockets found with 300-400 yo trees in area that was just purchased by the Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina.
🦉 There is now a "conservation corridor" linking the South Mountains to the Blue Ridge Mountains. The area includes 17 rare species and natural communities.
🏕️ I often post from these locations and will get into this area as soon as they complete planned infrastructure.
#SolarPunkSunday #Conservation #Preservation #OldGrowthForests #Environment #Biodiversity
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article314209942.html
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Tropical forest (Ecosystems 🏞️)
Tropical forests are forested ecoregions with tropical climates – that is, land areas approximately bounded by the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, but possibly affected by other factors such as prevailing winds. Some tropical forest types are difficult to categorize. While forests in temperate areas are readily categorized on ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_forest
#TropicalForest #Forests #Ecosystems #Biodiversity #WildernessAreas #OldGrowthForests
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#EPBC_Act An outcome that can be celebrated for many reasons & this one in particular! 🍾 🥂 #Greens #Environment #Liberals The #RegionalForestAgreements that enabled the logging of #OldGrowthForests will be gone! And I spared you having to see a pic of #JonnoDuniam 😄 who needs a slap!
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Drax still burning 250-year-old trees sourced from forests in Canada, experts say https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/nov/09/drax-still-burning-250-year-old-trees-sourced-from-forests-in-canada-experts-say #Drax #Canada #OldGrowthForests #environment #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange
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https://overcast.fm/+AA2tlWzsChU Long listen but the bottom line- stop cutting down our #oldgrowthforests - I can agree with that… #ecology
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Have you ever noticed when trees get old enough they grow their own personality?
I found some really big old growth trees. So big I couldn't quite fit them in a photo. So I experimented with some trick photography taking these wide panorama shots. The first two photos deceive the width so much I added two more flat photos for comparison.
When Western red cedars reach this age their trunk grows into a unique shape. These are likely more than a 1000 years old and 200 years ago trees this size covered much of the Pacific North West.
#thicktrunktuesday #oldgrowth #oldgrowthforests #westernredcedar #cascadia #PacificNorthwest #pnw #trees
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Is that bullshit still going on? OUTRAGEOUS! @HI_Greens
#SaveTheForest #OldGrowthTrees #Drax #CorporateColonialism #OldGrowthForests #Greenwashing #EnvironmentalActivism
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Old growth forests in eastern Canada show that the climate started changing almost 100 years ago
#Canada #ClimateChange #OldGrowthForests #TreeRings #Environment #SnowPack #RiverFlow #Caribou #Hydropower #DroughtHistory #Forests #ForestEcology #ClimateData
https://the-14.com/old-growth-forests-in-eastern-canada-show-that-the-climate-started-changing-almost-100-years-ago/ -
From 2023: Explainer: What are your rights to #protest in #Australia?
by Amal Naser
"Which states have criminalised protest and what forms of protest are criminalised?
"#HumanRights organisations have been increasingly critical towards some Australian states over new legislation which seemingly targets #EnvironmentalProtests in the midst of a global #Climatecrisis.
"There are dozens of protest regulations across many states, with five (#NSW, #Queensland, #SouthAustralia, #Tasmania and #Victoria) introducing forms of #AntiProtest regulation most recently. South Australia's new laws, passed just last month, increase maximum fines from $750 to $50,000 along with potential jail time, and were prompted by disruption of an #OilAndGas conference by protestors in early May.
"In the aftermath of protests which sought to block port operations and shut down economic action to draw attention to demands for climate action, the NSW Parliament passed legislation which could see protestors face up to a $22,000 fine and/or prison for a maximum of two years. The legislation targets individuals who block major roads and new tunnels and/or disrupt #port operations in major ports such as #Newcastle and #PortBotany.
"In 2022, Tasmania passed anti-protest laws by way of the Police Offences Amendment (Workplace Protection) Bill 2022 under the guise of protecting Tasmanian workers. Under these laws, any protestor who obstructs a workplace during protests could face up to 12 months in prison, the Human Rights Law Centre reported:
" '…community member protesting the destruction of #OldGrowthForests on a forestry site could face a penalty of over $13,000 or 2 years in prison; and An organisation supporting members of the community to protest could be fined over $45,000.'
"Similar laws were also passed in Victoria. #AntiLogging protestors who 'hinder, obstruct or interfere with timber-harvesting operations' can face up to 12 months in prison and/or a $21,000 fine. PVC and metal pipes which are often used in protest activities are now prohibited in working sites, with additional powers provided to police to search suspect individuals who are 'reasonably suspicious'.
"In 2019, on public safety grounds, Queensland passed legislation which bans locking devices as modes of civil disobedience. These are tactics used to make it difficult for police to remove protestors and are often used by protestors to lock themselves to property and #pipelines to prevent construction of environmentally-harmful projects. Protestors face up to two years in prison and/or a $6,000 fine. It was rationalised on the basis of activists lacing devices with 'butane canisters' and other devices which were harmful for law enforcement. However, there is no evidence of the use of these devices."
Read more:
https://www.humanrights.unsw.edu.au/research/commentary/explainer-what-are-your-rights-to-protest-australia
#PipelineProtestors #BigOilAndGas #BigLogging #ACAB #RightToProtest #SilencingDissent #ProtectTheForests #AustraliaAntiProtestLaws #RisingTide -
#Trump admin declares emergency in #California's #federal #forests
The executive action spans the entire state
By Erin Rode, Contributing LA Outdoors EditorApril 8, 2025
"A memo from the secretary of the United States Department of #Agriculture released last week outlines the Trump administration’s plans to quickly expand logging operations in the country’s #NationalForests, which could dramatically reshape the landscape of popular recreation areas in California."
Read more:
https://www.sfgate.com/la/article/california-national-forests-logging-20263873.phpArchived version:
https://archive.ph/K6esm#SaveOurForests #TrumpIsABully #ClearCutting #Redwoods #OldGrowthForests #CarbonSinks #USPol
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In #BritishColumbia, a Key to Preserving #OldGrowthForests: Salmon https://atmos.earth/in-british-columbia-a-key-to-preserving-old-growth-forests-salmon
"There are #salmon in the succulent fruit of #salmonberries, the bodies of #bears, the deep green of #trees... In the salmon forests of the #PacificNorthwest and the Canadian coast, the well-being of #fish, trees, and humans are delicately intertwined."
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@skua I hate to say it, but after caving to corporate interests when it comes to saving #OldGrowthForests, #Biden is showing his true colors. Unfortunately. No amnesty for #StevenDonziger or #LeonardPeltier (and I don't think #Mumia was ever on his radar screen). Disappointing... I hope I'm wrong...