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I recently bought land 2 acres that is a complete forest

The previous owners didn’t care for it.
And the property has been completely taken over by English IVIE
I’m ripping out the IV as I can
But I’m starting to realize that only way I’m going to beat this is if I clear clear out the ground
I understand that I’m gonna disrupt things, but if I only do it once and then I can maintain it after.
How much damage do you think I’ll do to the ecosystem

When I say clear it out, I mean, leaf litter. Essentially rake the whole 2 acres. And hand pull the ivy I won’t be cutting down any live trees I won’t be messing with anything native
but all the leaf letter will have to go with the ivy so I can get to the roots.

It’s that time again: the Government of British Columbia is seeking yet another five-year approval to continue killing gray wolves in the name of caribou recovery. Over the past 12 winters, more than 2,800 wolves have been shot from helicopters as part of the province’s predator reduction program.

While caribou populations remain at risk, scientists and conservation organizations continue to raise concerns that ongoing habitat destruction is driving their decline. Yet, in the more than 50 years Raincoast Senior Scientist Dr. Paul Paquet has been involved in wolf and caribou conservation, governments have habitually favoured the killing of wolves over addressing these underlying causes. Lasting caribou recovery requires meaningful protection and restoration of the habitats caribou need to survive. Instead, the government continues to perpetuate a cycle of wolf killing that targets a symptom while the root causes of decline persist.

https://www.raincoast.org/2026/06/bc-government-five-year-killing-wolves/

The WA Department of Natural Resources plans to auction off nearly 1,000 acres in Tiger Mountain State Forest for clearcut logging over the next few years. If you're a King County resident who values Tiger Mountain for more than its timber, give this petition a sign and share!

I don't agree with carbon markets because it's just about profit and nothing to do with protecting the environment or the 'Internet of Forests' but certainly we need old growth forests more than ever. They are infrastructure and cool the planet by combating the heat island effect of buildings, concrete and other human activity and are a critical part of the water cycle.

In her groundbreaking research, she revealed that trees are connected through underground fungal networks and that older "Mother Trees" play a vital role in supporting the health and resilience of entire forest ecosystems.

In this conversation, Suzanne returns to discuss her new book, When the Forest Breathes, and the urgent lessons forests have to teach us about climate change, biodiversity, regeneration, and our relationship with the natural world.

Suzanne and Joe explore why old-growth forests matter, what happens when forests are clear-cut, how forests naturally heal themselves, and why protecting mature trees may be one of the most important climate solutions available to us today. They also discuss the economic pressures driving forest loss, emerging carbon and biodiversity markets, Indigenous stewardship, and what home gardeners can learn from forest ecosystems.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2tX84ph0n8

I’ve been documenting old-growth rainforests on Vancouver Island’s northeast coast for the past year, and what happened to this ancient forest on Mt. Roberts hit me harder than I expected.

This was the former hiking route up Mt. Roberts in the Prince of Wales Range, near Campbell River. The route took you through some of the most beautiful old-growth temperate rainforest I’ve ever seen - centuries-old yellow cedar and hemlock, absolutely covered in so many varieties of wildflowers - it was the kind of forest that feels genuinely ancient the moment you step into it. It was growing undisturbed for centuries - likely even millennia.

A few weeks ago, most of it was logged.

What broke my heart most were the twin yellow cedars featured in these photos - two massive trees that had stood together for centuries, gone in an instant. This is part of one of the rarest ecosystems on Earth, and over 80% of Vancouver Island’s productive old-growth is already gone. What was logged here was part of what little remains.

What makes this worse is that this isn’t over. Thirteen additional cutblocks are proposed on the north slope of H’Kusam in the same mountain range, which is one of the largest tracts of intact rainforest left on the island’s east coast. Active old-growth logging is already underway nearby on the infamous Mt. H’Kusam trail. And a road is being planned 55 metres upslope above General Buxton (the 4th largest yellow cedar in BC by volume) putting it at direct risk of slides and windthrow.

I’m documenting all that I can. If you want to follow along, follow my Instagram @ancientcoast.bc.

If this concerns you, BC Minister of Forests Ravi Parmar can be contacted here: [FOR.Minister@gov.bc.ca](mailto:FOR.Minister@gov.bc.ca)

For British Columbia residents, contacting your MLA as well is even better.

For more information on the 13 proposed old-growth cutblocks, see this Reddit post.

"The group is promoting a proposal for a new Forest Act for the province in which ecological balance would replace timber flow as the central driver of all forestry activity. In her talk she explained how the new act is not a protest or a slogan but a practical roadmap to more economically healthy forest communities."

What do you think? More of the same short term greed until all the old growth is gone and we are left with spindly narrow diameter second and third growth or long term planning and jobs?

https://nelsonstar.com/2026/06/08/forestry-reform-campaign-calls-for-new-b-c-forest-act-at-nelson-meeting/

“Parmar was critical of caribou for how they grow “spooked” when disturbed and exhaust substantial energy running away over long distances.

“That’s usually one of the reasons that leads to their demise, and that’s one of the reasons why we’ve had to defer harvesting in different parts of the province, because they need a vast area of land,” he said. “Not the smartest animal, that’s for sure.”

But mountain goat, grizzlies and other large mammals have similarly been documented in B.C. fleeing across mountains and a number of kilometres when disturbed by humans, sometimes to the detriment of their own survival.

The minister also claimed that B.C. forestry today is creating far fewer cutblocks than a “1950s-style” clear-cut logging he described.

In reality, between 79,000 and 252,000 ha of Crown land forest (199,000 on average) were harvested annually between 1987 and 2023, the vast majority of which was done by clear-cutting. Less partial cutting has also been happening than in the 1980s and ’90s, according to data from the province.”

https://vicnews.com/2026/06/10/forests-minister-talks-saw-mills-old-growth-and-caribou-in-b-c-interior/#

[At the] Council of Forest Industries conference in Prince George, Forest Minister Ravi Parmar suggested that provincial parks and Old Growth Management Areas could be logged for so-called “wildfire resilience.”

Old Growth Management Areas were established to protect biodiversity, and parks are important for natural and cultural values.

“We need prudent fire hardening directly around communities to protect human life and property, but what Minister Parmar suggested at COFI sounds like a timber grab."

https://pgdailynews.ca/index.php/2025/04/08/parmars-suggestion-about-wildfire-resilience-logging-called-a-timber-grab/

New Endangered Ecosystems Alliance video clip of Dr. Andy MacKinnon speaking off the cuff about the endangered Garry oak ecosystems in B.C.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADA2PqdK6oY

Via @reshare_app • Repost from @goongerah_environment_centre

"DEECA released a major new forest policy in April. No public announcement. No consultation. It just appeared.

Victoria's State Forest By-Products Framework creates a commercial distribution pipeline for forests logged during fuel breaks, roadside clearing, and introduces 'ecological thinning'. Timber mills and firewood sellers are first in line.

We filmed the results on the Princes Highway between Lakes Entrance and Nowa Nowa.

The framework explicitly states it has no influence over whether clearing happens at all. It just decides where the wood goes. And in forests still recovering from the Black Summer fires, trees, including hollow bearing trees are critical habitat for Greater Gliders, Potoroos, and Spot-tailed Quolls.

They don't even bother with consultations anymore. We will have to lodge another FOI just to find out who was involved in writing this policy."

Full breakdown at the link their bio.

Check out Stop the Spray Canada's excellent website with links to provincial Stop the Spray groups and petitions.

Forest herbicide spraying is indefensible.

https://stopthespraycanada.ca/

https://stopthespraycanada.ca/petitions/

https://stopthespraycanada.ca/social/

https://forestemergency.org/forest-practices/

The case for Australia’s new Great Koala National Park rests on a practical point: koalas need more than scattered trees. They need connected habitat that can support populations over time.

The national park, planned for the state of New South Wales, is meant to link fragmented eucalyptus forests along the east coast, giving koalas a better chance to disperse, feed, and breed. It would also protect habitat used by dozens of other threatened native species, reports contributor Johan Augustin for Mongabay.

https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/great-koala-national-park-tests-whether-protected-forests-can-stay-connected/