Weyerhaeuser cutblock in the Upper Walbran. |
Weyerhaeuser's yarding operation in the East Walbran. In the upper right is a helicopter hauling freshly fallen logs. July 29, 2002. |
Recently cut hemlock and firs, centuries old, by Weyerhaeuser in the East Walbran. July 29, 2002 |
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Locked gate restricting public access to new Weyerhaeuser clearcuts in the Upper Walbran. July 28, 2002. |
Weyerhaeuser's giant new clearcut in the East Walbran. July 29, 2002. |
Weyerhaeuser's new clearcut, East Walbran. July 29, 2002. |
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Helicopter-logging by Weyerhaeuser on Mount Walbran in the East Walbran. July 29, 2002. |
Weyerhaeuser "variable retention" clearcut in the Upper Walbran, logged in 2001. |
Weyerhaeuser's "variable retention" cutblock, logged summer 2001. |
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Weyerhaeuser's new clearcut with freshly fallen, unhauled trees. East Walbran Valley. July 29, 2002. |
TimberWest's clearcut in the Upper Walbran, logged in 2000 in the "Special Management Zone." |
The slope on the right is the spectacular Upper Castle Grove, proposed for logging by TimerWest. The forested flats at left are the unprotected Lower Castle Grove. The clearcut in the foreground was logged by Fletcher Challenge over a decade ago. |
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On the unprotected slope, 4 more clearcuts are planned by TimerWest above the Lower Castle Grove. This will devestate the ecological integrity of the area. |
The 5 metre diameter 'Castle' cedar, in the unprotected Castle Grove in TimberWest's tenured TFL #46 on public lands. |
