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Statue placed by native Squamish peope in the embattled Elaho Valley, British Columbia,

The silvery shell of a spawned chum salmon in the Great Bear Rainforest of British Columbia

Unnamed snopeak at dusk. Singing Pass, Garibladi Park, British Columbia.

The unreal spectacle of Garibaldi Lake in British Columbia, with the shadows and reflections of clouds and mountains mingling on the glacial waters.

The Black Tusk and Lesser Garibaldi Lake from Panorama Ridge, Garibaldi Park, British Columbia.

The spectacular Helm Valley, Garibaldi Park, British Columbia.

Garibaldi Lake in British Columbia, with the shadows and reflections of clouds and mountains mingling on the water's glacial waters.

The unreal spectacle of Garibaldi Lake in British Columbia, with the shadows and reflections of clouds and mountains mingling on the water's glacial waters.

Detail of a spawned salmon lying in the Atnarko River, Great Bear Rainforest, Nuxalk Territory, British Columbia

Close-up of a spawned salmon with its eye eaten and the socket full of blood. Saloompt River, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia

6,000 year-old petroglyphs (rock carvings) along Thorsen Creek, Great Bear Rainforest, Nuxalk Territory, British Columbia

Deep red, purple and yellow sunset over Spiller Inlet in the Ingram-Mooto Wilderness, heart of the Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia

Close-up of a battle-worn chum salmon after its journey from the Pacific to the Atnarko River, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia

Sunset over an unnamed lake in the High Plateau, Caribou Country, British Columbia

Delicate pinks and purple paint the sky and mountains of the Bella Coola Valley at dusk, Great Bear Rainforest, Nuxalk Territory, British Columbia

Stupendous Mountain, Bella Coola River, Great Bear Rainforest, Nuxalk Territory, British Columbia

Re-creation of a traditional totem pole in Bella Coola. Great Bear Rainforest, Nuxalk Territory, British Columbia

Deep red, purple and yellow sunset over Spiller Inlet in the Ingram-Mooto Wilderness, heart of the Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia

Unidentified peak in the wilderness of Garibaldi Park, British Columbia

Railroad tracks in Squamish, British Columbia, with the Squamish Chief in the background. The Chief is the second largest granite monolith in the world.

An unnamed peak in the wilderness of Singing Pass, Garibaldi Park, British Columbia

Juvenile grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) in the Atnarko River, Great Bear Rainforest of British Columbia

Orange and purple sunset against native Boreal forest in the High Plateau (Caribou Country), near Tweedsmuir Park, British Columbia.

Elfin Lakes, Garibaldi Park, British Columbia

Ancient forests in the Elaho Valley stand silhouetted against a blue and orange sky at sunset. Lower mainland, British Columbia,

Three spawned chum salmon in the Atnarko River, Great Bear Rainforest, Nuxalk Territory, British Columbia

Sunset over an unnamed lake in the High Plateau, Caribou Country, British Columbia

Wildflowers at the base of the Squamish Chief, Squamish, British Columbia. The Chief is the second largest granite monolith in the world.

Small creek tumbling down boulders on the Squamish Chief, Squamish, British Columbia. The Chief is the second largest granite monolith in the world.

Big stormclouds over the Boreal forests of the high plateau, Caribou Country, British Columbia.

View from the Elfin Lakes, Garibaldi Park, British Columbia.

Spawned salmon in Saloompt Creek, Great Bear Rainforest of British Columbia

Dusk in the mountains near Squamish, British Columbia, on the border of Garibaldi National Park.

Chilly campsite at 8,000 feet on Stupendous Mtn., in the Nusatsum Valley, Great Bear Rainforest of British Columbia.

Dusk along the Coast of British Columbia near North Vancouver.

Spawned salmon in Throsen Creek, its eyes plucked out by birds. Great Bear Rainforest of British Columbia

Foggy old-growth forest on the Squamish Chief, Squamish, British Columbia. The Chief is the second largest granite monolith in the world.

Hikers pause on a bushwhack up an unnamed trailless peak high in the Nusatsum Valley, Great Bear Rainforest of British Columbia. Snow rolled in within moments of the photo and the whole mission was abandoned.

Juvenile grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) in the Atnarko River, Great Bear Rainforest of British Columbia

The Black Tusk from Panorama Point, Garibaldi Park, British Columbia.

6,000 year-old petroglyphs along Thorsen Creek, Bella Coola Valley, Great Bear Rainforest of British Columbia.

The beautiful Helm Valley from Panorama Point, Garibaldi National Park, British Columbia.

Mount Saugstad rises 10,000 feet above the Great Bear Rainforest near Bella Coola, British Columbia

Late light on old-growth forest on an unnamed trailless peak high in the Nusatsum Valley, Great Bear Rainforest of British Columbia.

Sunset over an unnamed lake in the High Plateau, Caribou Country, British Columbia

Fine alpine scenery in the Lilloett Valley, British Columbia.

The wild high country of the Lilloett Valley, British Columbia.

Stormclouds over an unknown peak in the the Tantalus Range, Southern Mainland, British Columbia.

Craggy peaks in the Straight of Georgia near Vancouver, British Columbia.

Night scene of a mill in the Straight of Georgia near Vancouver, British Columbia.

Spawned salmon along Nooklikonic Creek, Great Bear Rainforest, Nuxalk Territory, British Columbia. Look closely and you can see all of the abrasions from the fish banging against rocks on its migration up the river.

Beautiful eveing light on the bucolic farms of the Bella Coola Valley. Great Bear Rainforest, Nuxalk Territory, British Columbia

Giant Wild Salmonberries gathered in grizzly country, Upper Nusatsum Valley, Great Bear Rainforest, Nuxalk Territory, British Columbia

Wild, untamed Odegaard Falls. Nusatsum River Valley, Great Bear Rainforest, Nuxalk Territory, British Columbia

Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) perched atop a broken-topped old Douglas-fir, with 10,000 ft. Nusatsum Mtn. in the background. Great Bear Rainforest, Nuxalk Territory, British Columbia

Impressionistic rendering of wild chum salmon racing through the icy waters of Nooklikonic Creek, Great Bear Rainforest, Nuxalk Territory, British Columbia

Saloompt Peak stands enveloped by clouds and fog. Bella Coola Valley, Great Bear Rainforest, Nuxalk Territory, British Columbia

Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) perched atop a broken-topped old Douglas-fir, with 10,000 ft. Nusatsum Mtn. in the background. Great Bear Rainforest, Nuxalk Territory, British Columbia

Cottonwood trees relfecting in the waters of Nooklikonic Creek, Great Bear Rainforest, Nuxalk Territory, British Columbia

The fins of two wild Chum Salmon stick out of the waters of the Atnarko River, Great Bear Rainforest, Nuxalk Territory, British Columbia

Male and female chum salmon in the throws of mating. Each fish is thrashing, the male dropping sperm and the female eggs. They'll fall into a pit she's excavated. Great Bear Rainforest, Nuxalk Territory, British Columbia

An old house slumps into the Pacific Ocean. Butedale ghost town, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia

Butedale ghost town, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia

An old house slumps into the Pacific Ocean. Butedale ghost town, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia

Butedale ghost town, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia

Soda bottles sit dusty and cob-webbed, untouched for 30 years in the defunct cannery of the Butedale ghost town, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia

The wilderness of the Great Bear Rainforest in all its splendor, near Hartley Bay. In the foreground is a subalpine Yellow Cedar ecosystem, British Columbia

Sunset over Fan Island in the open Pacific Ocean. From Fan Point, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia

Wide view of sunset over Fan Island in the open Pacific Ocean. From Fan Point, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia

Museel-covered rocky shores along the Inside Passage, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia

Sunset over Fan Island in the open Pacific Ocean. From Fan Point, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia

Deep blue waters of the Pacific Ocean near Hartley Bay, British Columbia. The fjords of the Great Bear Rainforest are the deepest and grandest on Earth.

Rocky shores along the Inside Passage, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia

Steely blue and pink-orange hues on the fjords of the Pacific Ocean, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia

Silvery waters of the Pacific Ocean, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia

Sailing through the fjords of the Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia

Sunset over the South Bentinck Arm, Great Bear Rainforest, Nuxalk Territory, British Columbia

Mount Gurr Lake and the upper Clayton Creek Valley, Great Bear Rainforest, Nuxalk Territory, British Columbia

A fine campsite near Mount Gurr Lake, looking south into the high peaks of the Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia

A small plane flies past high granite peaks in the Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia

The head of the Clayton Creek Valley, Great Bear Rainforest, Nuxalk Territory, British Columbia

Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flaring its wings atop a Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) tree. The Sitka shows a heavy yield of new cones in this photo taken in summer. Great Bear Rainforest, Nuxalk Territory, British Columbia

The oval-shaped snowfield atop 3,000 mt. Stupendous Mountain, Great Bear Rainforest, Nuxalk Territory, British Columbia

Unknown peak in the Bella Coola Valley, Great Bear Rainforest, Nuxalk Territory, British Columbia

A fine campsite near Mount Gurr Lake, looking south into the high peaks of the Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia

A man rummages through garbage in a trash dump in the remote village of Bella Coola, British Columbia. Behind him are two large black bears.

Parody of a BC Forest Service sign featuring Smokey the Bear reads "Only You Can Prevent Clearcuts". Created using Adobe Photoshop.

800 year-old western red cedar (Thuja plicata) cut by Western Forest Products, Ingram-Mooto Wilderness, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia 1999

A spawned Chum Salmon sits between rocks in a stream, veiled by running water. Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia

Fjords near Bella Bella in the Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia

An activist stands in a new logging road on Princess Royal Island, British Columbia, next to a sign reading Danger-Blasting Area. 2003

A logging road being built in the remote wilderness of Princess Royal Island, British Columbia, home to the rare Spirit Bear. 2004

Forest activists take water samples at a remote commercial fish farm on the coast of British Columbia