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Hundreds of people gathered in Victoria and across the province this Sunday to demand an end to old-growth logging in B.C. and a shift to ecosystem-based forest management.

Pacific Wild was honoured to attend the Victoria ‘Hands Off Old Growth’ rally, organized by Elders for Ancient Trees and other conservation groups. Inspirational First Nations speakers and performers took to the stage, along with members of the healthcare sector, forestry labour unions, environmentalists, and a guest appearance by B.C. Green Party leader Emily Lowan.

Children, college students, adults, and elders sang and cheered together, and hundreds traced their hands on a giant banner to show their support for protecting B.C.’s last remaining ancient forests.

Rally participants made it clear that British Columbians will not tolerate the B.C. government’s unabashed logging of old-growth forests, which amount to less than 3% of all remaining forests in the province.

Instead, we demand the immediate protection of ancient and primary forests, and an overhaul of current forestry policy to a system that supports local economies and protects the ecological integrity of our irreplaceable ecosystems.

Swipe to watch clips of some of the fantastic speeches and see photos from the Victoria rally.

For more, see the CBC news coverage of the event: cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/victoria-rally-old-growth-9.7369019
Video by Lars Isaac, Photos by Evan O’Gorman, Kristen Weiss & Natasha W.
#SaveBCForests #ProtectOldGrowth #HandsOffOldGrowth #newforestact

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Hundreds of people gathered in Victoria and across the province this Sunday  to demand an end to old-growth logging in B.C. and a shift to ecosystem-based forest management.

Pacific Wild was honoured to attend the Victoria ‘Hands Off Old Growth’ rally, organized by Elders for Ancient Trees and other conservation groups. Inspirational First Nations speakers and performers took to the stage, along with members of the healthcare sector, forestry labour unions, environmentalists, and a guest appearance by B.C. Green Party leader Emily Lowan.

Children, college students, adults, and elders sang and cheered together, and hundreds traced their hands on a giant banner to show their support for protecting B.C.’s last remaining ancient forests.

Rally participants made it clear that British Columbians will not tolerate the B.C. government’s unabashed logging of old-growth forests, which amount to less than 3% of all remaining forests in the province.

 Instead, we demand the immediate protection of ancient and primary forests, and an overhaul of current forestry policy to a system that supports local economies and protects the ecological integrity of our irreplaceable ecosystems.

Swipe to watch clips of some of the fantastic speeches and see photos from the Victoria rally.

For more, see the CBC news coverage of the event: cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/victoria-rally-old-growth-9.7369019
Video by Lars Isaac, Photos by Evan O’Gorman, Kristen Weiss & Natasha W. 
#SaveBCForests #ProtectOldGrowth #HandsOffOldGrowth #newforestact

🗣️ Want to leave more than footprints? Check out our webinar tomorrow.
Earlier this year we surveyed our donors and supporters. A significant number of you told us you’d be interested in learning more about legacy giving.

✍️ October 4th-10th is “Make a Will Week “in B.C. and you are invited to join our webinar with Epilogue Wills on October 7 for a chance to learn more and be entered to win a free online will. ✨

How to Make an Online Will
📅 October 7, 2026
🕦 11:30 a.m. Pacific Time
💻 Free webinar
🎙️ Featuring Daniel Goldgut, Co-Founder and CEO of Epilogue Wills
🔗 Register at the link in bio

Learn all about:
➡️ common misconceptions about wills and estate planning
➡️ what can happen when someone dies without a will
➡️ how online will creation works through the Epilogue platform
➡️ how charitable giving can be incorporated into your will alongside your other wishes and priorities.

While making a will is only one aspect of building a legacy, it is an important part of planning for the future and including a charity in your will can be an incredibly powerful way to support the causes you care about for years to come.

Your legacy can make a difference.

#BCMakeAWillWeek #Legacy #Conservation #Charity #Donate
📷 by @iantmcallister

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🗣️ Want to leave more than footprints?  Check out our webinar tomorrow. 
Earlier this year we surveyed our donors and supporters. A significant number of you told us you’d be interested in learning more about legacy giving. 

✍️ October 4th-10th is “Make a Will Week “in B.C. and you are invited to join our webinar with Epilogue Wills on October 7 for a chance to learn more and be entered to  win a free online will. ✨

How to Make an Online Will
📅 October 7, 2026
🕦 11:30 a.m. Pacific Time
💻 Free  webinar
🎙️ Featuring Daniel Goldgut, Co-Founder and CEO of Epilogue Wills
🔗 Register at the link in bio

Learn all about:
➡️ common misconceptions about wills and estate planning 
➡️ what can happen when someone dies without a will
➡️ how online will creation works through the Epilogue platform 
➡️ how charitable giving can be incorporated into your will alongside your other wishes and priorities.

While  making a will is only one aspect of building a legacy,  it is an important part of planning for the future and including a charity in your will can be an incredibly powerful way to support the causes you care about for years to come.

Your legacy can make a difference.

#BCMakeAWillWeek #Legacy #Conservation #Charity #Donate
📷 by @iantmcallister

📣🐺 New webinar alert!

A wolf’s howl is hauntingly beautiful. But what does it mean? Husband and wife research duo John and Mary Theberge have studied wild wolves for six decades, and their bioacoustic work is revealing the complex communication patterns hidden in wolf howls, whines, and barks.

In this exciting webinar, the Theberges will take us on a journey into the world of wolf communication. With their intimate knowledge of wolf behaviour and ecology, combined with ever-improving tracking and acoustic technology, John and Mary have amazing insights about wolf intelligence and emotional complexity, and why many of our current approaches to wolf “management” — including the wolf cull in British Columbia — are ill-informed and outdated.

You don’t want to miss this conversation!

🗓️ Wednesday, October 21, 2026
⏰ 12 - 1 PM PT
📍Online via Zoom
🔗 Register at the link in our bio

#SaveBCWolves #WolfConservation #BioAcoustics #WolfResearch #WolfWebinar

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📣🐺 New webinar alert!

A wolf’s howl is hauntingly beautiful. But what does it mean? Husband and wife research duo John and Mary Theberge have studied wild wolves for six decades, and their bioacoustic work is revealing the complex communication patterns hidden in wolf howls, whines, and barks.

In this exciting webinar, the Theberges will take us on a journey into the world of wolf communication. With their intimate knowledge of wolf behaviour and ecology, combined with ever-improving tracking and acoustic technology, John and Mary have amazing insights about wolf intelligence and emotional complexity, and why many of our current approaches to wolf “management” — including the wolf cull in British Columbia — are ill-informed and outdated.

You don’t want to miss this conversation!

🗓️ Wednesday, October 21, 2026
⏰ 12 - 1 PM PT
📍Online via Zoom
🔗 Register at the link in our bio

#SaveBCWolves #WolfConservation #BioAcoustics #WolfResearch #WolfWebinar

Today is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
💰 @onedayspay is a simple — yet powerful — way for Canadians to do something meaningful: Donate the equivalent of one day’s pay (or however much you can afford) to an Indigenous-led organization.
This year, we were excited to learn that One Day’s Pay has chosen Stqeeye’ Learning Society as one of the three organizations they are highlighting.

💚 Stqeeye’ Learning Society is an Indigenous-led non-profit organization based on Salt Spring Island, B.C., in the traditional territory of the Quw’utsun Peoples. They restore and protect the lands and waters of Xwaaqw’um ( @xwaaqwum ) while revitalizing Indigenous knowledge, culture, and stewardship. Guided by Quw’utsun descendants, Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and Youth, they foster self-determination and land-based learning.

🤝 Pacific Wild had the honour of travelling to Salt Spring Island earlier this month to see firsthand the incredible ecological and cultural restoration work Stqeeye’ Learning Society is implementing to bring the heartbeat back to the village of Xwaaqw’um. We left with so many new insights, and so inspired.

❤️‍🩹 We have one important update from Maiya that we’d like to add:
“In the time since we last met, I got to feed my 99 year old grandmother camas before she passed away. For the first time in over 100 years camas was harvested from Xwaaqw’um and fed to the oldest elder in Cowichan before she passed. My grandmother passed away two days after she got to taste it.”

Please consider supporting Stqeeye’ Learning Society’s important work.
➡️ 🔗 link in bio

“This isn’t just a beach or an ecosystem. This is a living relative that deserves to be taken care of and preserved for future generations and for these stories to stay alive through the land and through us.”
-Sulatiye’ (Maiya Modeste), P’hwulhp Restoration Project Coordinator, Stqeeye’ Learning Society

📹interviews captured by @cammacarthur

#OrangeShirtDay #TruthAndReconciliation #NationalDayofTruthandReconciliation #LandBack #EcologicalRestoration

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Today is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
💰 @onedayspay  is a simple — yet powerful — way for Canadians to do something meaningful: Donate the equivalent of one day’s pay (or however much you can afford) to an Indigenous-led organization.
This year, we were excited to learn that One Day’s Pay has chosen Stqeeye’ Learning Society as one of the three organizations they are highlighting.

💚 Stqeeye’ Learning Society is an Indigenous-led non-profit organization based on Salt Spring Island, B.C., in the traditional territory of the Quw’utsun Peoples. They restore and protect the lands and waters of  Xwaaqw’um ( @xwaaqwum ) while revitalizing Indigenous knowledge, culture, and stewardship. Guided by Quw’utsun descendants, Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and Youth, they foster self-determination and land-based learning.

🤝 Pacific Wild had the honour of travelling to Salt Spring Island earlier this month to see firsthand the incredible ecological and cultural restoration work Stqeeye’ Learning Society is implementing to bring the heartbeat back to the village of Xwaaqw’um. We left with so many new insights, and so inspired.

❤️‍🩹 We have one important update from Maiya that we’d like to add:
“In the time since we last met, I got to feed my 99 year old grandmother camas before she passed away. For the first time in over 100 years camas was harvested from Xwaaqw’um and fed to the oldest elder in Cowichan before she passed. My grandmother passed away two days after she got to taste it.”

Please consider supporting Stqeeye’ Learning Society’s important work.
➡️ 🔗 link in bio

“This isn’t just a beach or an ecosystem. This is a living relative that deserves to be taken care of and preserved for future generations and for these stories to stay alive through the land and through us.”
-Sulatiye’ (Maiya Modeste), P’hwulhp Restoration Project Coordinator, Stqeeye’ Learning Society

📹interviews captured by @cammacarthur

#OrangeShirtDay #TruthAndReconciliation #NationalDayofTruthandReconciliation #LandBack #EcologicalRestoration

Old-growth forests are non-renewable. Once they are logged, they are gone forever.

These ancient forests are essential to biodiversity, a stable climate, clean water, community safety from floods and landslides, and Indigenous-led conservation.

🪵 BC promised a paradigm shift on old-growth logging and forestry reform. Yet clearcut logging continues at a staggering pace, while wildfires and floods intensify across the province.

📢 Join fellow community members on Oct 4, 1–3 PM for HANDS OFF OLD GROWTH rallies at the BC Legislature lawn, Victoria, and locations across B.C. to tell provincial leaders from ALL political parties that we demand an immediate end to old-growth logging, and a transition to ecologically and economically sound forestry.

📍 BC Legislature lawn, Victoria (concurrent rallies in Courtenay, Nelson, Powell River, & Pencticton)
🕐 October 4, 1:00–3:00 PM
✊ Speakers, live music, and a giant "Hands Off" canvas where you can trace your hand in solidarity

Find more info and RSVP via the Facebook Event (link in bio) to let others know you’ll be attending.

#SaveBCForests #EndOldGrowthLogging #HandsOffOldGrowth #SaveAncientForests

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Old-growth forests are non-renewable. Once they are logged, they are gone forever. 

These ancient forests are essential to biodiversity, a stable climate, clean water, community safety from floods and landslides, and Indigenous-led conservation.

🪵 BC promised a paradigm shift on old-growth logging and forestry reform. Yet clearcut logging continues at a staggering pace, while wildfires and floods intensify across the province.

📢 Join fellow community members on Oct 4, 1–3 PM for HANDS OFF OLD GROWTH rallies at the BC Legislature lawn, Victoria, and locations across B.C. to tell provincial leaders from ALL political parties that we demand an immediate end to old-growth logging, and a transition to ecologically and economically sound forestry.

📍 BC Legislature lawn, Victoria (concurrent rallies in Courtenay, Nelson, Powell River, & Pencticton)
🕐 October 4, 1:00–3:00 PM
✊ Speakers, live music, and a giant "Hands Off" canvas where you can trace your hand in solidarity

Find more info and RSVP via the Facebook Event (link in bio) to let others know you’ll be attending.

#SaveBCForests #EndOldGrowthLogging #HandsOffOldGrowth #SaveAncientForests

❗Happening tonight, on September 28th! An evening focused on herring conservation, Indigenous justice, and the future of the Salish Sea.

Herring Rising: Indigenous Justice in the Salish Sea
📅 September 28, 2026
🕕 6:00–8:30 PM
📍 Esquimalt Gorge Park & Pavilion
🎟️ Tickets selling fast!
👉🔗 Get your tickets through the link in our bio!

Hosted by @georgiastraitbc and the Herring Conservation and Restoration Society, the event will bring together W̱SÁNEĆ Hereditary Chief Eric Pelkey, Dr. Sara Ohayon (@uvic Ocean Conservation Lab), and lawyer John Rich to explore the ecological, legal, and Indigenous perspectives behind the fight to protect herring. 🐟💙

Come learn, connect, and stand with Indigenous leaders working to restore herring and a thriving Salish Sea.

#PacificHerring #ProtectPacificHerring #BigLittleFish #YYJ #YYJEvents
@georgiastraitbc @conservancyhornbyisland @uvic

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❗Happening tonight, on September 28th!  An evening focused on herring conservation, Indigenous justice, and the future of the Salish Sea.

Herring Rising: Indigenous Justice in the Salish Sea
📅 September 28, 2026
🕕 6:00–8:30 PM
📍 Esquimalt Gorge Park & Pavilion
🎟️ Tickets selling fast!
👉🔗 Get your tickets through the link in our bio!

Hosted by @georgiastraitbc and the Herring Conservation and Restoration Society, the event will bring together W̱SÁNEĆ Hereditary Chief Eric Pelkey, Dr. Sara Ohayon (@uvic Ocean Conservation Lab), and lawyer John Rich to explore the ecological, legal, and Indigenous perspectives behind the fight to protect herring. 🐟💙

Come learn, connect, and stand with Indigenous leaders working to restore herring and a thriving Salish Sea.

#PacificHerring #ProtectPacificHerring #BigLittleFish #YYJ #YYJEvents
@georgiastraitbc @conservancyhornbyisland @uvic

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