Today marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. In reality, it needs to be everyday. In the decades-long push to protect endangered ancient forests, it's hard not to feel like a broken record sometimes. And to be honest, although it's my passion, I'd prefer to do happier things with my life than deal with the ecological grief that comes with seeing these irreplaceable ecosystems destroyed forever - like this before & after scene from the Nahmint Valley. Now more than ever we need strong conservation measures put in place based on science but instead, while provincial parks are closed and people are asked to stay home, endangered old-growth forests continue to be cut and hauled away. So tomorrow, like every other day, we'll wake up and keep fighting that fight for the forests with the vision of a brighter future in our mind's eye. And maybe, just maybe, with much of the world seemingly on pause, this will be seen as an opportunity to step back, reassess, and reconnect with incredible natural world that we all ultimately depend upon.
