Bear Your Soul Contest

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About Bear Your Soul Contest

ForestEthics, Greenpeace and Sierra Club are asking you to “Bear Your Soul”. Don’t worry, this will be much easier than therapy.

Summary: Using a photograph, tell the BC Government why it needs to honour its agreement to conserve the Great Bear Rainforest. You could submit a picture of yourself holding a sign, frolicking in the woods (er, tastefully), or one that shows the beauty of the wilderness.

Details: The Great Bear Rainforest is the largest tract of intact coastal temperate rainforest left on Earth. It comprises over 30,000 square miles--about the size of Austria. It's home to three kinds of bears (grizzly, black and the rare spirit bear), six million migratory birds, 3000 genetically distinct salmon stocks and many species of plants unique to the region.

Two years ago, the province of British Columbia committed to protecting this region under a new conservancy. All the stakeholders--the provincial government, logging companies, First Nations and environmentalists--agreed to a new approach to resource planning developed by an independent team of scientists, and committed to its implementation by March 31, 2009.

While some progress has been made, BC must still initiate a regional plan to ensure conservation of these critical ecosystems.

Using a photograph, tell the BC Government why it needs to honour its agreement to conserve the Great Bear Rainforest. You could submit a picture of yourself holding a sign, frolicking in the woods (yes, tastefully), or one that shows the beauty of the wilderness.

Here are some examples: