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More old-growth forests protected by government on B.C. Sunshine Coast

Published on July 21, 2012; Published on July 21, 2012

Topics :: Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource , Sunshine Coast , VICTORIA , British Columbia

VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial government says it's protecting more old-growth forests on the Sunshine Coast.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations says it has now added 14,750 hectares to what's known as old-growth management areas.

Created under the Land Act, the special units are meant to protect the biodiversity of forests and their cultural values.

The government says the areas also protect plant and animal habitat, exclude timber from commercial harvesting and may provide recreational opportunities.

The ministry says the designation covers land units on Jervis Inlet, Bute Inlet, Cortes Island and other islands around Desolation Sound, as well as Howe Sound.

About 55,000 old-growth management areas already exist in the province, which the government says covers about 3.9 million hectares of land.

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