2011 Pine Beetle Infestations

  
sus·tain·a·ble

Adjective:

Able to be maintained at a certain rate or level. (esp. of development, exploitation, or agriculture) Conserving an ecological balance by avoiding depletion of natural resources.

All the time that the BC Liberals have been in power, they must have been watching the pine beetle maintain their pace, eating their way through our trees throughout southern BC.


With Christy Clark at the helm, all those flights to northern British Columbia, they must have been filled her with anxious moments, knowing that there wasn't a single thing she could do to stop the Beetles.

She couldn't even start to plant new trees without first harvesting the trees that were dead.

Or, one long hot, expensive forest fire season, to control the burn, to spare the people and their towns.


Off to China, to Asia, to find markets for the trees, maybe even two trips, or three.

For more information:

BC Government Publications Index for:

British Columbia.

Forest Practices Branch Summary of Forest Health Conditions in British Columbia

2011    Page 16 of 88


2010  Page 16 of  80

2009  Page 16 of  79

2008  Page 16 of  85  
    Six billionth tree was planted here by Coleman

2007  Page 16 of  81

2006 etc.

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001 

"Planting the six billionth tree symbolizes our approach to sustainable forest management,” said Coleman."     "our" being the BC Liberals.......... and Gordon Campbell.