Series - Editorial Fellowship: Climate Change and Human Health

Grassroots group Stop the Spray raises public awareness to stop BC’s toxic forestry policy

Author Maia Wikler
Mandated, mass aerial glyphosate sprays pose huge climate and public health risks

Why It Matters

Climate change is increasing the rate and intensity of wildfires in B.C., but so are poor forestry practices. A forestry policy that mandates herbicide spraying poses wildfire risks and impacts public health.

var TRINITY_TTS_WP_CONFIG = {"cleanText":"Grassroots group Stop the Spray raises public awareness to stop BC\u2019s toxic forestry policy. This journalism is supported by the Future of Good editorial fellowship on climate change and human health, supported by Manulife. See our editorial ethics and standards here. In 2010, employees of a forestry company made an unexpected house call to James Steidle, owner of an apiary and cattle farm in Prince George, BC (unceded lands of the Lheidli T'enneh).\u00a0 \u201cThey just kind of showed up one day saying they were going to spray around our property.\u201d Steidle explains, \u201cThey told us, it\u2019s just Roundup, don\u2019t worry about it. And that they would just do a light pass. But we didn\u2019t want them to spray because we had honey bees \u201

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