sierra club of bc 2000 annual report Executive Staff 2000 Michelle Larstone Interns/ Committee Communications Summer Students Bill Wareham Coordinator 2000 Executive Director Lisa Hartford Shelley Gerber Ciara Parr Tracey Childerhose Sarah Williams John Broadhead Financial Officer Alda Ngo Chair Volunteer Coordinator Todd Biderman Deirdre Gotto Jeff Paleczny Paul Senez Office Manager Robyn Sealy Vice Chair Assistant to Merran Smith Executive Director Michelle Hannah Vicky Husband Senior Forest Jeff Wilson Conservation Chair Bruce Hill Campaigner Marine Campaigner Kim Kobayashi George Gibson Lisa Matthaus and Researcher Christophe Contat Secretary Forest Policy & Darcy Riddell Bernard Guimond Allan Hawkins Economics Analyst Forestry Campaigner/ Brad Gundy Sharon Chow Public Outreach Treasurer Marine Campaigner/ Coordinator Kate Brauer Membership Kerri Pack Jody Holmes Michael Mascall Assistant Forest Science Coordinator Campaigner Mike Simpson Jennifer Hoffman Camela Cowan Diana Angus Education Program Outreach/Admin East Vancouver Is. Rep Coordinator Michelle Johnson Peter Bromley Jill Thompson Great Bear Rainforest Lower Mainland Rep Vancouver Island Outreach Forest Campaigner Pete Dixon Lisa Mitchell/ Victoria Rep Sandra Thomson Shelley Vandenberg Gaia Project Sustainable Living Bus Drew Williams Coordinator Coordinator Quadra Is. Rep Doug Radies Heather Ramsay David Loewen Lillooet Campaigner Gaia Project Haida Gwaii Rep Dave Leversee Intern Coordinator Rob Hart GIS Mapping Diane Urban Coast Mountain Rep Technician Public Outreach Sierra Report Editors Steve Young Coordinator Margaret Floyd GIS Mapping Morgan McDonald Assistant Thanks to Donors 2000 Gaia Project our supporters Hundreds of individuals have supporters and helped to make our work possible and funders through their generous donations donors The Brainerd Foundation in 2000. We thank all donors for BC Hydro The Bullitt Foundation their support. In particular, we’d BC Ministry of Environment, Land BC Ministry of Environment, Land like to recognize the contributions and Parks – Environment Youth Team and Parks – Environment Youth Team of the following individuals, who BC Transit Canada Trust Friends of the each donated more than $500: Environment Fund Canadian International Canadian Council for Human Resources Murray Baron Development Fund in the Environment Industry Robert and Birgit Bateman Climate Change Action Fund The Endswell Foundation M. Chechik Transport Canada Environmental Fund of BC Peter and Allene Drake Human Resources Development Bristol Foster Canada – Fédération de le jeunesse Allan Graves canadienne-française Mark Greenstreet Jeune Brothers Nancy Harrison W. Alton Jones Foundation E. Horlock Konsgaard-Goldman Foundation Paul Hunter The Lazar Foundation J. and R. Lotzkar LGL Limited Larry Lunn Luna Trust B.M. Martin The Moriah Fund R. and P. North Mountain Equipment Co-op Dennis Perry North American fund for Thomas Perry Environmental Cooperation Brian Pinch Norcross Wildlife Foundation, Inc. Keith Reynolds The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Sandra Thomson Patagonia. Inc. in association with Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs Muriel Townsend Project Aware Foundation Buddy Williams Rockefeller Brothers Fund Ken Williams Sierra Club of BC Foundation Linda Williams Sierra Club US Top Shelf Feeds PHOTO CREDITS Turner Foundation Inc. Cover, Lisa Baile Vancouver Community College Page 2, 4 Ivan Hunter Vancouver Foundation Page 6, Lisa Matthaus Page 7, Darcy Riddell, The Victoria Foundation Lisa Matthaus Wilburforce Foundation Page 9, Dave Williams World Wildlife Fund Canada Page 10, Silva Forest Yorkton Securities Foundation Page 11, Mark Hobson Page 13, Mike Simpson Page 15, Jenn Hoffman Page 17, Mark Freeman Page 18, Sierra Club of BC The Sierra Club of BC receives all charitable gifts and grants through the Page 21, Federation of Sierra Club of BC Foundation, 576 Johnson Street, Victoria, BC V8W 1M3 Mountain Clubs Sierra Club of British Columbia 576 Johnson Street Victoria, BC V8W 1M3 Phone: 250.386.5255 Fax: 250.386.4453 e-mail: [email protected] website: www.sierraclub.ca/bc The Sierra Club of BC is an official chapter of the Sierra Club of Canada Sierra Club of Canada 1 Nicholas Street, Suite 412 Ottawa, ON K1N 7B7 Phone: 613.241.4611 Fax: 613.241.2292 e-mail: [email protected] website: www.sierraclub.ca/national Printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper INSIDE Executive Director’s message 2 Conservation report 4 In 2000, Program reports Forest conservation initiatives 6 Sierra Club of BC realized Marine campaign 11 Energy and climate change 12 Endangered species 12 significant conservation achievements Gaia Project 13 that all of our members, supporters Tools for change GIS mapping program 14 and staff can be proud of. Forest policy & economic analysis 14 ‘‘ Environmental education 15 BILL WAREHAM Grassroots activism 16 Victoria Group 16 Coast Mountain Group 16 East Vancouver Islands Group 17 Quadra Island Group 18 Haida Gwaii Group 18 Financial report 19 Supporters and donors inside back cover 1 Executive Director’s message I can confidently say that 2000 was Sierra Club of BC’s doing a good job on environmental protection. best year ever. It felt like we were a train speeding down the Behind all the public profile, our dedicated campaigners tracks adding new cars on the fly, building momentum and like Merran Smith, Bruce Hill, Jody Holmes, Sharon Chow, capacity along the way. Our increased capacity paid off. The Lisa Matthaus, Jill Thompson and Doug Radies spent Club realized some major successes and we are proud of our countless hours in discussions and negotiations with First work. Nations communities, government, community represen- Our name was in the limelight throughout the year. We tatives and multinational logging companies. Their work excelled in fulfilling our role as a credible environmental voice. reflects one of Sierra Club of BC’s greatest strengths — bring- Thanks to our dedicated members, donors and passionate ing the war in the woods indoors, engaging in dialogue and campaigners, we were able to generate an incredible amount finding the common ground among seemingly polar agendas. of media coverage, keeping the public informed on issues It is in this forum that the tough work takes place in crafting including coastal rainforest protection, the South Chilcotin lasting conservation solutions. Mountains Wilderness, endangered species protection, forest With growth also came a changing of the guard. Sadly, we policy reform and marine species conservation. As the press saw the passing of a great activist and dedicated board clippings stacked up, polling results ranked Sierra Club of member, Grant Copeland. His tenacity and wisdom are deeply BC second highest among BC groups as an organization missed. We also wished a supportive farewell to Shelley Gerber, 2 Darcy Riddell and Michelle Larstone who moved on to pursue members worked together for the sake of our environment their careers on other fronts. In their wake, we welcomed during the millennium year. It is a year I am very proud of, several new and inspired individuals, bringing renewed energy and I would like to personally thank each and every individual and vision to our campaigns. that helped us realize our conservation and organizational A particularly proud moment for Sierra Club of BC in 2000 objectives. was the day the Order of BC was awarded to our very own I invite your continued support for the Sierra Club of BC. Vicky Husband for her passionate defense of BC’s natural In return, we commit to work hard to protect wild places and heritage, especially our ancient coastal rainforests. Vicky wildlife on your behalf in 2001. reflects the quality and standard of people that make Sierra Club of BC the effective organization that it is. As I write this message, 2001 is already rushing by with our list of campaign successes growing. But as our work continues, it is inspiring to stop, reflect and learn from our activities during the past year. The program highlights and Bill Wareham pictures in this report tell the stories, and illustrate how our dedicated and efficient staff, volunteers, local groups and 3 Conservation report Occasionally, conservation gains are spectacular in scope. increase our profile as well as our success on various campaigns. Most often, however, the rewards are incremental, the result The cornerstone of our conservation work is our coastal of grinding, painstaking work. This is the kind of year Sierra temperate rainforest campaign. Merran Smith and Dr. Jody Club of BC had — in meetings with bureaucrats, logging Holmes ably led the high-level negotiations around the future companies and community organizers, in strategic planning of BC’s Central Coast. In concert with other BC and inter- sessions with our allies, in community halls defending our national environmental groups, Sierra Club of BC helped to positions, in public education campaigns, outreach strategies form the Rainforest Solutions Project to work with all and classrooms. stakeholders. After countless hours in boardrooms, the Sierra Club of BC was a name you heard a lot of in 2000. prognosis for success is good. We worked tirelessly to save the coastal temperate rainforest. Our in-house GIS technicians produced outstanding Our technicians produced first-class satellite maps for the satellite maps and shared this technology and expertise within ican’t find vicky conservation community. We fought for environmental values the conservation and First Nations community; the at the