MACLEAN'S: A Heartfelt Protest in B.C.'s Clack Creek Forest
A group is fighting for a Sunshine Coast forest at risk of being lost
Bright spots of colour dot Clack Creek Forest on the Sunshine Coast in B.C. The felt hearts affixed to the trees are visually striking symbols of protest as the area awaits the axe—quite literally. Logging rights to the forest were auctioned off to Squamish, B.C.-based Black Mount Logging in May 2019, and clearcutting would thwart the local community’s hopes to expand Mount Elphinstone Provincial Park. Clack Creek is not technically “old-growth,” a designation for forests with trees 250 years and older that affords them provincial protections.