Revisiting 1993 Clayoquot

During “the summer of protest,” environmentalists, loggers, and government clashed over the fate of old growth forests in the Clayoquot Sound. Protesters blockaded logging operations by forest company MacMillan Bloedel. Highly publicized mass arrests took place at the Kennedy River bridge, attracting unprecedented international attention to provincial forest policies.

I’ve always had a fascination with the events of 1993 in Clayoquot. For six weeks, a backwoods part of the west coast of Vancouver Island exploded with political activity and social unrest. Now, sixteen years later, the “war in the woods” has long-cooled, but a visit to the area still brings opportunity for exploration, discovery, and history.

The following posts document a visit to Clayoquot’s fresh water regions, old growth forests, and Clayoquot Arm provincial park.