The Nature Conservancy: Washington Nature

Great step forward for Great bear. The Great bear Rainforest is a land of towering trees, salmon-filled rivers and peoples with a presence as old as time. On Feb 1, we celebrated as the government of British Columbia and the governments of 26 First Nations signed an historic agreement that will forever conserve 19 million acres in British Columbia, banning logging on much of the land and setting stringent ecological protections on the remaining portions.