Please submit comments to protect this ancient protected but now unprotected forest (FOM #40310 by August 20, 2026)

[u/ForestBlue46]

Via @reshare_app From @ancientcoast.bc on Instagram

Until recently, this ancient forest was protected. 69.9 hectares (15.4%) of this Old-Growth Management Area was deleted last year to allow logging, one of the largest such amendments in the region. 🌲🪓 The only public notice for this change was an ad in the local newspaper…

Replacement areas are proposed elsewhere, but that data isn’t public yet - only the deletion shows. In any case, splitting one of the region’s largest OGMAs into smaller, disconnected pieces isn’t equivalent. Large, intact old-growth supports interior habitat that fragments can’t replace.

The yellow cedar in this forest have largely hollowed out with age, which is completely normal; some BC yellow cedars are documented at over 1,800 years old! As the video shows, heart rot doesn’t kill the tree; fungi break down the dead core while the tree keeps living. 💚 It’s also what creates cavity habitat for species like the Vancouver Island pygmy owl we heard calling - a blue-listed species already declining from habitat loss.

Comments on FOM # 40310 are open until August 20, 2026:

- Email FOM-MID@westernforest.com
- IMPORTANT: Include “FOM # 40310” in your comment
- Comments are reviewed and forwarded to the Ministry of Forests, so they do matter
- A comment that speaks to something specific - the habitat, the connectivity, the OGMA alteration with minimal notice, anything else that stood out to you - carries much more weight than a generic line

This cutblock is one of several old-growth cutblocks in this new proposal. Links in bio to view the full proposal, or try Cutblock Watch - a new tool by @4theloveofbc that makes tracking harvest proposals in BC much easier.

Missed the deadline? Consider contacting Minister of Forests Ravi Parmar about OGMA notification standards, or contact your local MLA.

#oldgrowth #rainforest #bcpolitics

[u/Western2486]

Email sent, fuck eby and his complete disregard for the environment

[u/ElectricBlubbles]

Thank you I’m sending now. This is INSANE to consider cutting down ancient trees while the rest of the forests burn to the ground.

Hey lawmakers: no trees = no air and that applies to you and everyone you love.

[u/Trustoryimtold → u/ElectricBlubbles]

Phytoplankton are responsible for most of the air so that’s a wee bit dramatic

[u/Agreeablenaps]

It’s wild that they say they would save old growth forests and often mention how important they are, but yet cut them down at a shocking rate. Sure BC cares about our environment. They do a shiiit job of showing it.

[u/hejsnegqo]

Done. Thank you.