Bright spots of colour dot Clack Creek Forest on the Sunshine Coast in B.C. The felt hearts affixed to the trees are visually striking symbols of protest as the area awaits the axe—quite literally. Logging rights to the forest were auctioned off to Squamish, B.C.-based Black Mount Logging in May 2019…
Read MoreA BC Supreme Court judge has rejected Elphinstone Logging Focus’s (ELF) petition against the sale of cutting rights in an area known as the Clack Creek Forest.
ELF filed the petition in April, with a West Coast Environment Law grant to cover legal fees.
Read MoreIf you were to take a walk through the Clack Creek forest, a 24-hectare hotbed of biodiversity criss-crossed by well-used trails, you’d find more than 1,000 felted hearts stapled to the bark of towering trees. The hearts are meant to symbolize the hope of the local community that Clack Creek will remain…
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