STOP THE LOGGING OF WHISTLER'S OLD GROWTH FORESTS
"ZERO CUT"

Whistler is planning on cutting ~ 80% of its old growth trees (defined as any tree older than 250 yrs) over the next 25 years within the Cheakamus Community Forest.

For maps of the affected areas, click here.

**To view photos of cutting at Brew Creek (from Nov. 6, 2010), click here.

YOUTUBE VIDEO & WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP US:
Oly & The Fat Cats
VIDEO #1

VIDEO #2
 

GET INFORMED AND STOP THIS ECO MADNESS:
Please send a quick message to:

Whistler's mayor, Ken Melamed at:
mayorsoffice@whistler.ca or Tweet at "@whistlermayor"

Ms. Barrett Fisher, CEO - Tourism Whistler at:
bfisher@tourismwhistler.com

B.C. Premier, Christy Clark:
premier@gov.bc.ca

Min. Pat Bell, Minister of Forests and Range
pat.bell.mla@leg.bc.ca
 

BACKGROUND INFO:

• WHISTLER'S COMMUNITY FOREST BACKGROUND  (from Resort Municipality of Whistler) - read with caution!
   
• LETTER FROM CANADIAN SNOWMOBILE ADVENTURES (Whistler tour operator)
   
• PHOTOS OF WHISTLER'S MAJESTIC OLD GROWTH TREES (taken Sept 7, 2010)

MEDIA:

• Old growth logging could end in 20 years, Community Forest chair says (Nov. 4, 2011, Pique)

• Whistler-area logging to being next week (Nov 4, 2010, Whistler Question)

• FEATURE: The battle for Whistler's old growth (Nov. 3, 2010, Whistler Question)

• Whistler children write letters to save trees (Oct. 23, 2010, Whistler Question)

• LETTER:Whistler Old Growth: A better way ( Sept. 22, 2010 Whistler Question)

• LETTER:Whister's Last Stand ( Sept. 22, 2010 Whistler Question)

• LETTER:Save the Old Growth ( Sept. 22, 2010 Whistler Question)

• LETTER:Put Money where your trees are ( Sept. 22, 2010 Whistler Question)

• LETTER:Defining 'Sustainable'( Sept. 15, 2010 Whistler Question)

• The real value of B.C.'s old-growth forests: Wooded areas are a gold mine for worldwide carbon offset markets - Dr. Reese Halter (Vancouver Sun, Sept 16, 2010)

• Logging protesters’ demands ‘reasonable’: Zeidler
  But time, B.C. government buy-in needed to spur shift to second-growth cutting, councillor says
  (Whistler Question, Sept 15, 2010)

• Cheakamus Community Forest met by protest:
  Pique Newsmagazine (Sept 15, 2010)

• Tasmanian Timber Giant Retreats from Old Growth Logging (Sept 10, 2010) ENS

• Olympic Host town of Whistler to start logging old growth trees
  Rabble, Sept 7, 2010

• 2010 Whistler opposition to old growth logging  (Global BC TV, June 28, 2010)

• Cheakamus Community Forest seeking highest certification (PIque, July 21, 2010)

• Community forest logging plans on hold (Pique, July, 14, 2010)

• LETTER: Changing the Way we Manage Forests (Whistler Question, July 7, 2010)

• LETTER: Don't Cut the Nicest Trees (Whistler Question, July 7, 2010)

• Community forest plans defended, panned (Whistler Question, June 16, 2010)

MORE VIDEOS:

Dr. Reese Halter, Tree Specialist and Professor, talks about why old growth forests in BC should be protected. Click here to watch.

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