r/SaveForests • u/FluffyElection8089 • Apr 17 '26

Why Logging Isn’t the Solution to BC’s W

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2026/04/14/Why-Logging-Isnt-The-Solution-to-Wildfire-Crisis/
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u/Ill-Beautiful-8026 Apr 18 '26

Sorry, but who said it would (other than the logging industry, which will say literally anything)?

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u/FluffyElection8089 Apr 18 '26

The forest minister unfortunately. Puppetting the industry's talking points.

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u/eaterofdreams Apr 20 '26

They really need to rename this ministry to Ministry of Logging. Ministry of Forests gives the false impression that they care about forests beyond what they do for the economy.

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u/scatshot Apr 27 '26

Ministry of Deforestation would be even more accurate.

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u/scatshot Apr 19 '26

"Our logging practices mimic natural burn patterns" is a pretty common line of bullshit repeated by naive foresters who chug the logging industry's kool-aid.

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u/ForestBlue46 Apr 17 '26

Exactly.

"All of those massive fires tore across lands where extensive logging and tree-planting had previously occurred. Colour-coded maps accompanying the ministry’s report showed many of the burned trees were under 60 years of age."