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LOGGING
PRACTICES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA |
| A major tributary of the
Alesek River, known as the Tatsheshini, is located primarily in British
Columbia, yet it is an American river, too. Known as the 'Tat" it
consists of 2.8 million acres of unroaded, unlogged and uninhabited
wilderness. In 1980 the lower reaches of the "Tat" were protected
by the U.S. Government in the expansion of Glacier Bay National
Park. This pristine wilderness is threatened with a 70 mile
access road which cuts right into the center of the wilderness to lead
to a proposed mine designed to mine 30,000 tons of ore per day. |
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| Unlike the
environmentalists of the U.S., the people of British Columbia are
forbidden by law to sue their government or any of its agencies, even
though they may act in violation of the law. They are faced with
two options: physical demonstrations on site, where they are often
imprisoned and otherwise intimidated, or rallying international protest
against such a catastrophe as is faced by the "Tat", and against such
logging practices that are producing clear-cut old growth throughout
the Province that range from the top of ridges to the rivers, lakes or
beaches. Ridge after ravished ridge can be seen from air and
along roads throughout the west coast of Vancouver Island and on the
mainland of British Columbia. |
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| The Federation of
Western
Outdoor Clubs, as a gesture of international solidarity with the
environmentalists of British Columbia, strongly disapprove of these
logging practices, and calls on the Premier of British Columbia and the
provincial legislature to enact protective laws to govern the cutting
of old growth forests. |
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| c: Premier of British
Columbia, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, BC |
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