I've got a new short video (under 3 minutes) providing a brief history of the rise and fall of BC's timber industry. Give it a watch and subscribe to my Substack, The Cutblock. open.substack.com/pub/thecutbl...

Cut & Run: The Downfall of BC Forestry

A brief history of the rise and fall of British Columbia's iconic timber industry.

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Episode 2 of our new podcast for @nationalobserver.com is out now on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. EP2 looks at climate denial – the psychology, propaganda and the role of the courts in cutting through the disinformation and forcing governments to act. @simondonner.bsky.social

NEW INTERVIEW on Youtube and Substack: Greg Herringer is a Registered Forest Technologist formerly with of BC Timber Sales. He retired from the province's logging arm to be able to speak his mind – now he's calling out BCTS' unsustainable logging practices. www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4PZ...

Retired Forest Tech REVEALS the inner workings of BC Timber Sales

YouTube video by The Cutblock

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I'm excited to share the trailer for our new podcast for @nationalobserver.com called Beyond Ecological Grief. I have been quietly toiling away on this for more than a year with the excellent journalist Amy Romer. Check out the trailer and subscribe to the pod. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

Beyond Ecological Grief

Society & Culture Podcast · Weekly Series · Beyond Ecological Grief is a six-part podcast, hosted by Amy Romer, investigating the emotional realities of living through a planetary health crisis. Guide...

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Anthony Britneff is a retired forester with a 40-year career in the BC Forest Service. He had a front row seat to to the regulatory capture of the Ministry of Forests in the early 2000s. Watch this if you want to understand why BC forestry is in shambles. thecutblock.substack.com/p/veteran-fo...

Veteran Forester Raises The Alarm About The Regulatory Capture of BC's Ministry of Forests

Anthony Britneff speaks out about what he witnessed at the end of his 40-year career in the BC Forest Service – the complete regulatory capture of the BC Ministry of Forests.

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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. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1gj...

Mike Morris SPILLS THE TEA on BC's FAILING forestry sector

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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...

Comox Valley flooding linked to clearcut logging

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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. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjG8...

The hidden impacts of clear-cut logging, revealed

YouTube video by The Narwhal

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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. vt.tiktok.com/ZSPA6goQq/

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.

West Coast Environmental Law@wcelaw.bsky.social · 8mo ago

BC passed #DRIPA in 2019, spelling out how the Province must implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. This ruling quashes the Province's attempts to evade legal accountability and confirms that DRIPA must be more than an empty political promise. #IndigenousRights #bcpoli

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.

Puff the Magic Hater@mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 8mo ago

"Soon, CNN will run live odds on world events where its viewers can gamble on them in real time on their smartphones."

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. share.google/neat8cB6eV5w...

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

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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. www.timescolonist.com/business/cro...

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.

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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. www.biv.com/news/resourc...

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

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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.

Tzeporah Berman@tzeporah.bsky.social · 9mo ago

New @stand.earth report shows that zebras don’t change their stripes. Drax is STILL sourcing wood from ecological significant forests in BC, still the single biggest carbon emitter in Britain, and still receiving subsidies from the UK Gov.

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. www.storymoneyimpact.com/blog/2025/11...

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 ...

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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...

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...

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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...

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. www.coastreporter.net/local-news/d...

Documentary screening in Roberts Creek highlights logging and flooding risks

Award-winning filmmaker explores Grand Forks disaster

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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.

The Tyee@thetyee.ca · 11mo ago

For more than a decade, professor of forest hydrology Younes Alila’s research showed how B.C.’s land management choices can amplify floods and landslides. He published in peer-reviewed journals, warned officials and spoke to anyone willing to listen. Few did.

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 thescca.ca/trouble-in-t...

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

Daniel J. Pierce@danieljpierce.bsky.social · 11mo ago

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...

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 linktr.ee/headwaters.f...

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...

Hey everyone, I've got an amazing screening tour coming up for my new documentary 'Trouble in the Headwaters'. Here's the Linktree with all of our events coming up in Kelowna, Grand Forks, Nelson, Penticton, Vernon, and Prince George: linktr.ee/headwaters.f... The ticket links are in the 🧵 below.

Save the Date Sept 8, Mon Doors open 6PM. Clearcutting and floods in BC - a recipe for disaster. Panel discussion follows w. filmmaker, UBC prof, and local ecologist Don Gayton. Don't miss this powerful doc. #forest #floods #climate

First Things First Okanagan@ftfokanagan.bsky.social · last yr.

"Trouble in the Headwaters" is a powerful 25-minute documentary exploring the root causes behind the devastating floods in Grand Forks, BC. Sept 8 - 6:30-8:30 PM Oasis United Church 2964 Skaha Lake Rd Penticton *by donation Flimmaker, UBC prof, local ecologist in panel discussion. Please share.

Excited to be bringing Trouble in the Headwaters to communities across BC! Here's all the info for the Penticton screening on Sept. 8th.

First Things First Okanagan@ftfokanagan.bsky.social · last yr.

"Trouble in the Headwaters" is a powerful 25-minute documentary exploring the root causes behind the devastating floods in Grand Forks, BC. Sept 8 - 6:30-8:30 PM Oasis United Church 2964 Skaha Lake Rd Penticton *by donation Flimmaker, UBC prof, local ecologist in panel discussion. Please share.

If genocide isn't your redline, then you have no redlines. The Sydney Harbour Bridge was closed temporarily as tens of thousands of Australians made their voices heard against Israel's genocide in Gaza. #FreePalestine #3E