Read my article on Culturally Modified Trees in Newsletter #19 – October 2008. Today, the forests remain an important part of the First Nations’ economy and culture. The western red cedar was especially useful because it is naturally rot resistant thin strips of its bark were made into waterproof clothing. Can’t argue that!īefore 1778 Before the arrival of Europeans, the First Nations people used the forests for homes, canoes, tools, fuel and clothing. This is credited to The Historical Thinking Project at This project is committed to the incorporation of historical thinking into curriculum, classrooms and educational resources. I have discovered a fabulous synopsis of the History (150 Years) of the Forest Industry in BC. Up in the Broughton’s, you can ‘ live’ history. These books spin a tale of hard work and the pioneering spirit, industry growth and decline….and reinvention. If you read my articles, you’ll know we love to mix travel and timber-talk as much as possible….and what better occasions to see the industry in action. We collect books on natural and cultural history, on local stories – from then and now and of course, the various boating bibles on the go-to destinations. It is a go-to destination for yachts, mega-yachts and super-mega yachts without a doubt.īeing ‘bookie’ people, we have quite a library aboard. We have always been the smallest, oldest and most wooden boat up there. Jan and I have traveled north – beyond on the rapids – to The Broughton Archipelago on three occasions since 2004. Mt.(Right) Ballet on Water – Pas de Poisson – Photos by Jan and Shelley Nielsen.You can also support the Nuchatlaht in their title case. Please help us save this priceless ecological jewel by sending a message to the BC government to commit funding to protect old-growth forests. It’s high time the BC government stop blocking progress and instead fund Indigenous-led conservation measures. Stewards of these lands and waters since time immemorial, the Nuchatlaht are aiming to prevent further destruction of the ancient forests and salmon streams that support the myriad of living systems in this region, both human and non-human alike. In spring 2022, the Nuchatlaht Nation, whose unceded territory includes northwestern Nootka Island, are in court battling the provincial government and Western Forest Products to reclaim management of their territory. Many groups of people come to hike this wondrous trail, but the ecological integrity of the region and its scenery are at risk due to the recent logging that is removing the biggest and best trees in close proximity to the trail and in the surrounding mountains. This 35-kilometre slice of heaven is the Nootka Trail – the finest coastal hike in Canada that traverses ancient rainforests, beaches, cliffs, and spectacular rocky intertidal coastlines – is under direct logging assault by Western Forest Products, in Nuchatlaht and Mowachaht/Muchalaht Nuu-Chah-Nulth territory. Support MP Weiler’s Motion to Protect Old-Growth.Ancient Forest/ Chun T’oh Whudujut Provincial Park.Before & After Logging – Caycuse Watershed.Tahsis: Endangered Old-Growth Above Town.Canada’s Most Impressive Tree – Flores Island.Grove of Giant Cedars Clearcut in Quatsino Sound.
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