BC says its new “working forest” plan will bring certainty to the logging industry, but it fails to address the cause of the ...

Eelgrass meadows capture carbon faster than terrestrial forests. But they are among the most threatened ecosystems on Earth.

Bill Jones writes about his journey from logger to Elder at Fairy Creek, when he finally remembered his grandfather's ...

Western Canada’s award-winning environmental news magazine. The Watershed Sentinel has been the voice of the grassroots environmental movement in BC (and beyond) for over 25 years. When environmental ...

I live in Qualicum Beach, on Vancouver Island in beautiful British Columbia. Qualicum Beach has 26 kilometres of old asbestos cement (AC) water distribution pipes. Like many communities across Canada, ...

Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technology represents the fossil fuel industry’s last stand. Hawking expensive, speculative technology to suck CO2 out of the air and store it ...

After decades of protests, environmental violations, government fines, and civil claims, it’s the end of an era. Crofton’s embattled pulp mill is shutting down after 68 years, leaving 350 workers ...

A place of cultural significance, Obsidian Butte at the Salton Sea once had waves washing the glittering outcropping of volcanic rock and natural glass. “This is a special place,” says Diné climate ...

In December 2025, Domtar announced it would permanently close its pulp mill in Crofton, on Vancouver Island, ending nearly seven decades of operation and eliminating about 350 jobs. The company’s ...

Smoke rises up from the fire at the heart of the gigukwdzi (Bighouse), lifting sparks up past the big, faceted beams and out the opening in the roof. Cherry blossoms cheer the trees outside Wawadit’la ...

“Surely old-growth logging won’t be happening in five years.” That was my belief in 2020, when I was a 17-year-old activist who — almost by accident — helped initiate the Fairy Creek blockades and the ...

The biggest seed company in the world, Bayer, claims it has an innovative solution to increase the daily vegetable intake of people in North America. The company says its mission is “Health for All, ...