Logging and logging-related roadbuilding can block streams, especially small streams that are often home to coho salmon as well as cutthroat and Dolly Varden trout.

The loss of tree cover when stream banks are cut can result in increased stream temperature and sedimentation, both of which are lethal to fish. It can also lead to flash flooding, debris torrents and even re-channelization of the stream. Landslides caused by logging on unstable slopes can devastate salmon habitat.

We work in concert with other B.C. environmental groups to urge the provincial government to ensure:

• the rate of cut does not harm the forest ecosystem
• riparian zones are fully protected
• integrated forest planning includes real public participation
• no-harvest reserves are set aside
• road-building regulations minimize impacts on salmon streams