Great Bear Rainforest :: Photo Essay :: 2

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by Tim Ennis

posted May 07, 2008

Photo © Tim Ennis Photography

Life on Earth

Wyclees Lagoon, Smith Inlet, 2008.

The coastal temperate rainforests of the Pacific coast contain more living matter (biomass) than any other ecosystem on earth. For example, scientists have calculated that a single acre of ancient rainforest here supports four times the amount of living matter by weight than an acre of the most productive tropical rainforest.

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		:: UPDATE Historic Accord Protects B.C. Forests First Nations are gaining more control over their traditional lands while considerations of sustainability are becoming central to forestry planning.
		:: SIGN OF LIFE Rainforest Logging Shutdown in BC The British Columbia logging company MacMillan Bloedel announced January 8, 1997, that it is shutting down its logging operations in the Clayoquot Sound rainforest, BC.

Photographer Tim Ennis is Director of Land Stewardship, BC Region, for the Nature Conservancy of Canada, a non-profit group that protects biodiversity in Canada through various mechanisms, most notably including direct land purchases. Several of the images here are taken of NCC lands.

Communicating the beauty of this region and raising awareness are Tim's main goals with his photographs: "I hope to motivate people to help in whatever way they can to join in the preservation of biodiversity (and cultural diversity) here in British Columbia, or where ever home may be for you!"

See more of Tim's photos of the Great Bear Rainforest, and the rest of his amazing work on Flickr, and at the Nature Conservancy of Canada.

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