The City of Vancouver has spent $19 million on logging the trees of Stanley Park.

The City of Vancouver has spent $19 million on logging Stanley Park, to date.

The City claims that hemlock trees, defoliated by an insect called the hemlock looper, have created risks of falling and wildfire.

But there is little evidence to support these claims.

Numerous scientists, hired by the Stanley Park Preservation Society, have evaluated Stanley Park and have determined the opposite: that opening the canopy by removing tens of thousands of trees with heavy industrial logging machinery is causing an increased risk of dangerous blowdowns…not to mention the devastation of Vancouver’s iconic park.

There is no basis in science to justify what the City is doing. Snags in a coastal rainforest pose little risk of fire and typically do not fall over. They simply decompose in place and continue to contribute to the ecosystem.

The City made a deal with one forestry contractor, involving $19 million dollars, without getting a second opinion and without input from the public.

The logging contracts were awarded to the same outfit that "assessed" the park and made the recommendations to log the trees.

Moreover, money paid to the contractor was obtained secretly… transactions that were only discovered because of a lawsuit launched by the Stanley Park Preservation Society in an effort to stop the logging.

The Stanley Park Preservation Society consists of a small group of determined Vancouver residents who are not willing to sit back and watch the needless destruction of Stanley Park, one of the last remnants of old growth native coastal western hemlock forest. 

Their case was heard on November 5-7, 2025 by the Supreme Court of British Columbia and is currently awaiting judgment.

Please consider making a donation (large or small) in support of the momentous efforts of the Stanley Park Preservation Society.

The funds will help cover legal fees, expert witness fees, and court costs incurred in this fight for truth, public transparency and to save what remains of our precious native coastal rainforest within Stanley Park.

This initiative will persist until ethical responsibility and true justice prevail.

Donate to help stop the logging and save the trees of Stanley Park here.