Daniel J. Pierce

YouTube video by The Cutblock Mike Morris SPILLS THE TEA on BC's FAILING forestry sector

My interview with former MLA for Prince George-Mackenzie Mike Morris is LIVE on YouTube. Mike gives a WILD inside view of the stranglehold the timber industry has over the BC government and how industry lawyers basically wrote the forestry legislation for themselves.
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YouTube video by The Cutblock Comox Valley flooding linked to clearcut logging

I've got a new video on my YouTube channel, The Cutblock, about the recent #ComoxValley #floods and the connection to #clearcutting in the #watersheds. We also look at a road washout + dirty drinking water in the CVRD, also linked to #clearcut #logging.

WATCH HERE >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxKk...

Clear-cutting linked to 18-fold rise in extreme floods, UBC study finds - UBC News New research finds long-term impacts on flood size and frequency decades after trees are removed

Also, go read the hydrological research of Dr. Younes Alila from UBC Forestry whose studies have shown that clearcut logging can increase flood frequency by as much as 18x and double flood magnitude:
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For anyone who is skeptical about whether clearcut logging in Washington state is affecting the flood regime in the Nooksack River, here is a quick satellite timelapse of the loss of forest cover in the Nooksack watershed since 1984. This is a big part of what's driving floods and droughts.

YouTube video by The Narwhal The hidden impacts of clear-cut logging, revealed

With the floods in Washington and Southern BC right now, this is a good time to watch our 25-minute documentary 'Trouble in the Headwaters'. The 2018 Grand Forks flood was the canary in the coal mine warning us about how clearcut logging can lead to massive floods.

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I'm posting my thoughts about the Abbotsford flood on TikTok. Here's my latest from the scene of the flood yesterday, looking at root causes and potential long-term solutions.
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This headline is getting lost in the noise around Eby saying he wants to amend DRIPA. He wanted the press release without the obligations. But the court decided that DRIPA is enforceable law. And if the BC NDP wants to gut DRIPA, the law says they will have to consult First Nations first. Oopsie.

Did we hear that right? Is Forest Minister Parmar trying to gaslight us? 🤔

Every day, irreplaceable #oldgrowth and critical habitat continue to fall while the BC NDP government claims progress.

If you’re tired of talk-and-log politics, now’s the moment to act.

The Black-Mirror-fication of society continues. Everything is gambling now.

B.C.'s Indigenous rights law is legally enforceable, rules court In a split ruling, the B.C. Court of Appeal ruled the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) is an 'interpretive lens' through which B.C. laws must be viewed and measured

Huge win for a indigenous rights in Canada. It was absurd to begin with that BC could pass a DRIPA law and then claim that it wasn't enforceable. The court decided that DRIPA is more than a press release. It's the law. Sadly Eby is now looking to amend DRIPA.

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Why was ‘incredible’ giant cedar cut down, despite B.C.’s big-tree protection law? Joshua Wright says a yellow cedar tree he photographed last year was “incredible,” the largest he’d ever seen in a decade of hiking around Vancouver Island.

Industry will point the finger at everyone but themselves, but the fact of the matter is, they continue to log out the last of the old-growth, a natural bounty centuries in the making, and are now left with young second-growth tree farms and areas too costly to access.
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Industry blames province for closure of Crofton mill, loss of 350 jobs Domtar, which owns the mill, cited the lack of available fibre and poor pricing in global pulp markets for the shutdown.

What the closure of the Croton Mill proves is that the timber supply crisis is being driven by over-harvesting by industry, not megafires or pine beetle (from which Vancouver Island was largely spared) and not tariffs. We depleted the resource, plain and simple.
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Leaked report claims B.C. timber harvest is vastly overestimated An undisclosed report obtained by BIV estimates the province is likely approving twice as much logging than can be sustainably harvested

Wow, bombshell report by @stefanlabbe.bsky.social about how the BC Ministry of Forests may be overestimating the annual harvest rates by more than double, using unscientific methods and extremely optimistic assumptions to set rates. People should lose their jobs for this.
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Logging old-growth just to be burned for energy seems like the lowest and worst possible use for these forests. They provide way more value to the ecosystem and communities standing and continuing to mitigate floods, droughts and landslides. Old forests are also more resilient to wildfire.

Impact and Communications Coordinator Position — Story Money Impact Reports to: Impact Director and Executive Director Location: Remote (Canada-wide) — Preferred BC candidate, GVA in particular Employment Type: Part-time, Fixed Term Contract (20 hours/week for 6 ...

Cool job alert! Story Money Impact is hiring a part-time Impact and Communications Coordinator. They do great work supporting doc filmmakers who want to have an impact with their projects.

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Climate Films: Trouble in the Headwaters | New Westminster Public Library Join us for our Climate Films Series! Each month we will screen a film about the climate crisis, focusing especially on existing, difference-making solutions. We will have a brief discussion after the...

On Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 6pm, our film 'Trouble in the Headwaters' will be screening at the New Westminster Public Library with Dr. Younes Alila and myself present for a discussion about forestry and flooding. Come on out! Reserve a seat here >>
www.nwpl.ca/events/clima...

Tomorrow we're bringing Trouble in the Headwaters to Roberts Creek on the Sunshine Coast. Dr. Younes Alila and I will be in attendance for the discussion, along with @suzannesenger.bsky.social from the Sunshine Coast Conservation Association. Here's the event page >> www.facebook.com/events/12842...

Documentary screening in Roberts Creek highlights logging and flooding risks Award-winning filmmaker explores Grand Forks disaster

The last stop on our Trouble in the Headwaters screening tour (for now) is Wed. Sept 17th on the Sunshine Coast at the Roberts Creek Hall. The event is being sponsored by the Sunshine Coast Conservation Association. Myself and Dr. Younes Alila will be attending.
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YouTube video by The Narwhal The hidden impacts of clear-cut logging, revealed

Watch my new film on Dr. Younes Alila's science and the 2018 Grand Forks flood on @thenarwhal.ca >>
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A fantastic feature story just came out in @thetyee.ca about Dr. Younes Alila, the star of my new documentary 'Trouble in the Headwaters.' Go give it a read. Journalist Alice Kassam does a great job of laying out the story of Dr. Alila's groundbreaking science.

YouTube video by The Narwhal The hidden impacts of clear-cut logging, revealed

There are discussions in the works for another Vancouver screening (or at least the Lower Mainland). Stay tuned for more details! You can also watch the film online here >>
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YouTube video by The Narwhal The hidden impacts of clear-cut logging, revealed

Would love to! Just need to find some local groups to sponsor a screening and bring us there. We have no funding so we rely on community partners to make these events happen :) Also the film is online if you want to watch it >>
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Trouble in the Headwaters — Sept 17, 7 pm, Roberts Creek Hall.
Film screening + panel on forests, water & climate resilience, featuring Dr. Younes Alila’s hydrology research.
#SunshineCoastBC #ProtectOurWater
@danieljpierce.bsky.social @suzannesenger.bsky.social
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TOMORROW! Clearcuts & Floods & Droughts & Trauma & Expenses Mon, Sept 8 "Trouble in the Headwaters "doc screening with filmmaker, main subject, and local expert. Oasis United Church 2964 Skaha Lake Rd Penticton Doors open 6PM to get a seat. @danieljpierce.bsky.social

In Penticton Mon, Sept 8 at 6:30PM Oasis United Church FREE by donation to the film project. Don't Miss This powerful doc and panel discussion on watershed destruction and flood risk caused by clearcutting BC forests. tinyurl.com/5969muvj

Trouble in the Headwaters is a powerful new documentary by Ramshackle Pictures about how clearcut #logging is dramatically increasing flood and drought risk.

The film is going on tour across B.C. Find a screening event near you 👇 @danieljpierce.bsky.social

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Our new film, Trouble in the Headwaters, is going on tour in BC. The film looks at the latest science linking clearcut logging and flooding. We'll also be hosting in-depth discussions about local forestry and watershed issues. Please join us in one of these communities >> linktr.ee/headwaters.f...

Thanks so much! Glad you can make it!

Here is the Eventbrite page for our screening of 'Trouble in the Headwaters' in Prince George, hosted by Conservation North:
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