Talk and Log: Wilderness Politics in British Columbia

For more than three decades, British Columbia’s old growth forestshave been a major source of political conflict. In Talk andLog, Jeremy Wilson presents a comprehensive account of the rise ofthe wilderness movement, examines the forest industry’s politicalstrategies, and analyzes the inner workings of the policy process. Heilluminates the forces behind controveries that have divided BritishColumbians, preoccupied the provincial government, and drawn theattention of people across Canada and the world. By discussing thepatterns and trends underlying the past three decades of wildernesspolitics, Wilson identifies the currents likely to dominate B.C.wilderness debates in decades to come.