Erica Gies

1 month ago | scientificamerican.com | Erica Gies

Controlling nature by bulldozing dirt and pouring concrete has long been the guiding vision of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. For 250 years that ethos inspired both awe and disgust. “In my science training, the Army Corps destroyed everything. They’re the enemy,” says geomorphologist Julie Beagle, who spent much of her early career working to repair ecosystems damaged by “gray” infrastructure such as dams and levees built by the Corps.

Oct 1, 2024 | corporateknights.com | Erica Gies

WET’SUWET’EN, Canada — The pilot flew over squares of clear-cuts and tree plantations, then rolled the helicopter around Hudson Bay Mountain in north-central British Columbia. We were following directions from David de Wit, the acting director of the Office of Wet’suwet’en, who was navigating from a map of traditional trails in their territory. On the ground, the trails are marked by culturally modified trees, circles carved into bark, proof of the Wet’suwet’en Nation’s history in this area.

Sep 23, 2024 | rsn.org | Erica Gies

The Wet’suwet’en First Nation never signed treaties with the Canadian or provincial governments, yet their land was leased to timber companiesFlying over squares of clearcuts and various shades of green marking conifer plantations in north central British Columbia, the pilot followed directions from David DeWit, a leader of Wet’suwet’en First Nation.

Sep 23, 2024 | treefrogcreative.ca | Erica Gies |Robert McKellar |David Elstone |Derek Nighbor

‘We can feel our ancestors’: one First Nation’s fight to save Canada’s old forests By Erica Gies The Guardian September 23, 2024 Category: Forestry Region: Canada, Canada West Like most First Nations here, Wet’suwet’en never signed treaties with the Canadian or provincial governments.

Sep 23, 2024 | news.mongabay.com | Erica Gies

Members of Wet’suwet’en Nation in British Columbia want to conserve a pristine old-growth watershed, Caas Tl’aat Twah, in its traditional territory. The nation has obtained a logging deferral for Caas Tl’aat Twah and is planning how to protect it permanently. Scientists have shown that industrial logging increases fire intensity by drying out the land. Conserving remaining intact forests such as Caas Tl’aat Twah can prevent fires from getting even worse, they say.