Ms. Que Banh<p>The <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCNDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCNDP</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCgovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCgovernment</span></a> has said no to a proposal to create a <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ProtectedArea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectedArea</span></a> for an area of <a href="https://beige.party/tags/OldGrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldGrowth</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/cedars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cedars</span></a> near <a href="https://beige.party/tags/DuncanLake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DuncanLake</span></a>.</p><p>"At this time, <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCParks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCParks</span></a> is not considering including this area in the provincial protected areas system," wrote Minister of Land, Water and Resource Stewardship <a href="https://beige.party/tags/NathanCullen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NathanCullen</span></a> in a letter to Grant Trower of Howser, B.C., on Sept. 3.</p><p>Trower is the founder of the group <a href="https://beige.party/tags/WildlifeHabitatsForTomorrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildlifeHabitatsForTomorrow</span></a> that has been advocating for the protection of a 531-hectare grove and wetland.</p><p>He wants <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BritishColumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishColumbia</span></a> to declare the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CedarGroves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CedarGroves</span></a> a protected area, which is a category of protection just short of a full-fledged provincial park.</p><p>“There are many <a href="https://beige.party/tags/trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trees</span></a> in this grove that are well over 1,000 years old, and one that is estimated to be 2,100 years old,” said Trower. “They are the largest trees in the whole southern interior <a href="https://beige.party/tags/rainforest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rainforest</span></a>. It isn’t just old growth. It’s <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ancient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ancient</span></a> old growth.”</p><p>He told the Nelson Star that Cullen's letter will not deter him.</p><p>"The advocacy is ongoing to ensure this special place will remain for our kids and grandchildren, for this grove is unique and easy to experience," he said, adding that the next steps will include media attention, targeted field trips and obtaining <a href="https://beige.party/tags/FirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstNations</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/endorsement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>endorsement</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.nelsonstar.com/local-news/bc-parks-rejects-protected-status-for-duncan-lake-cedar-grove-7523100" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nelsonstar.com/local-news/bc-p</span><span class="invisible">arks-rejects-protected-status-for-duncan-lake-cedar-grove-7523100</span></a></p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCpoli</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/SaveOldGrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveOldGrowth</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/StopDeforestation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopDeforestation</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/StopEcocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopEcocide</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ForestsForTheFuture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForestsForTheFuture</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/AncientForests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AncientForests</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/AncientTrees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AncientTrees</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conservation</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CarbonSinks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarbonSinks</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ProtectOldGrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectOldGrowth</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Cascadia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cascadia</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCInterior" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCInterior</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCNewDeathParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCNewDeathParty</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCNDPLegacyoOfDeath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCNDPLegacyoOfDeath</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PacificNorthwest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacificNorthwest</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CDNpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CDNpoli</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/PNW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PNW</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/TreesOverGreed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TreesOverGreed</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BanCorporateLobbyists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BanCorporateLobbyists</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ElectionsBC2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionsBC2024</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCVotes2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCVotes2024</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCElection2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCElection2024</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/NeverVoteConservative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeverVoteConservative</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/NeverVoteNeoliberal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeverVoteNeoliberal</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCNeoliberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCNeoliberals</span></a></p>