Hey everyone,
Due to the drought conditions and higher than average heat levels in British Columbia, there are wildfires spreading all over the province. Several are burning in Vancouver Island where I grew up. So far, my hometown is safe from fire, but people in places like Port Hardy are being evacuated from their homes. In Vancouver and most of Vancouver Island, the air quality levels are deemed "unsafe" due to all of the smoke. We've never seen anything like this, and all I can do is watch from horror from halfway across the world as the forests that I love burn.
Here are a few articles on the issue:
And here is the latest fire info:
Our forests are our cultural heritage. They are extremely important to the First Nations people from the province, and also to the rest of us who grew up hiking, camping, and enjoying BC's spectacular landscape. Can everyone send a thought or a prayer to British Columbia? To the people dealing with fire and smoke, to the poor animals who are losing their habitats, and to the majestic cedars and douglas firs that are ablaze (trees that can live for thousands of years). They need rain, and they need the emergency wildfire fighting services to be effective.
Due to the drought conditions and higher than average heat levels in British Columbia, there are wildfires spreading all over the province. Several are burning in Vancouver Island where I grew up. So far, my hometown is safe from fire, but people in places like Port Hardy are being evacuated from their homes. In Vancouver and most of Vancouver Island, the air quality levels are deemed "unsafe" due to all of the smoke. We've never seen anything like this, and all I can do is watch from horror from halfway across the world as the forests that I love burn.
Here are a few articles on the issue:
And here is the latest fire info:
Our forests are our cultural heritage. They are extremely important to the First Nations people from the province, and also to the rest of us who grew up hiking, camping, and enjoying BC's spectacular landscape. Can everyone send a thought or a prayer to British Columbia? To the people dealing with fire and smoke, to the poor animals who are losing their habitats, and to the majestic cedars and douglas firs that are ablaze (trees that can live for thousands of years). They need rain, and they need the emergency wildfire fighting services to be effective.
Most were caused by lightening from what I've read. But there are a lot of them, so who knows? I think most people have been pretty good about respecting the campfire and smoking bans. No one wants to see it get worse.
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