Gaming the ecosystem: the truth about salvage logging

Have you ever wondered what "salvage" logging is, and how it affects communities, ecosystems and the climate? This webinar, held on July 15th, 2024, answers these questions. The session featured Seraphine Munroe (Maiyoo Keyoh Society), Dr. Karen Price (independent ecologist), Dr. Phil Burton (emeritus University of Northern BC professor), Dr. Diana Six (University of Montana) and Dr. Dominick DellaSala (Wild Heritage).
Thank you for your interest. This event was co-sponsored by the Interior Watershed Task Force, the Fraser Headwaters Alliance and Wildsight.

[@bevwigney881]

Thanks for posting this video. I watched the live presentation and it was excellent. Will let others know that this has been posted.

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Great analyses, all pointing in the same unequivocal direction. Great job to presenters and Conservation North.

[@davidpatriquin1947]

Important issue Thx for highlighting. In Nova Scotia, most salvage logging is of blowdown from hurricanes, but the issues are similar to salvage logging of burnt areas. A concern I have is that salvage logging of old forest blowdown often interrupts ancient Pit and Mound Legacies. We have upcoming issues with death of Eastern Hemlock, our oldest-growing tree species, caused by Hemlock Wooly Adelgid. The justification is concern about fire hazards. In such cases, where the threat is real, controlled burns would much more appropriate ecologically than salvage logging.