Oh, Canada!
There’s been a lot of tree-talk here lately (check it here and here), but that’s because, well, we like trees and trees like us. So, in that spirit, we’re gonna toss one more your way.
Now, I’m not one to dole out “mad props” loosely, so believe me when I heap those two words of praise on Canada for doing this:
Canada announced…it will spend $25 million to protect one of the largest intact temperate rainforests left in the world.
The Great Bear Rainforest, a 16-million-acre preserve that stretches 250 miles along British Columbia’s rugged Pacific coastline, is teeming with grizzly bears, wolves and wild salmon and is the ancestral home of many native tribes.
Last February, British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell said the province would protect close to one-third of the region from all logging and would require sustainable logging practices in the rest.
This seems particularly important and helpful since, according to Global Forest Watch, “less than 8% of Canada’s forests are fully protected.” And since 81% of the lumber exported from Canada goes to the U.S. of A. (that means us).
This article’s got me thinking about ways I could start recycling paper products more, so I think I’m going to make the switch for my printer paper and envelopes. You can even pick these things up at the major office supply stores. Office Max sells 100% recycled paper (here, too), and Staples has their recycled paper products organized almost painfully well (just enter your good ole zip code).
I’m out: I’m gonna get $hopping.
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