British Columbians documenting what’s happening in their forests and watersheds due to forestry.
For years, people across British Columbia have been seeing the warning signs:
- creeks running brown
- landslides where they’ve never happened
- floods hitting harder
- drinking water disappearing
- wildlife vanishing
- mills closing
- lakes logged to the edge
Until now, there was no single place to record these experiences.
Everything was scattered – and easy for government to ignore.
SpokenUp changes that.
SpokenUp is a public, province-wide database of real experiences from people living with the impacts of BC’s forestry system – anyone who’s watched the impacts of industrial forestry up close.
Your story matters. And it helps build accountability.
Why SpokenUp matters
✔ It gives British Columbians one place to speak with a unified voice.
✔ It puts lived experience beside hard data.
✔ It gives MLAs and councils information they can’t pretend they never saw.
✔ It helps researchers, journalists, and community groups track patterns across the province.
✔ It creates public accountability where there has been none.
Share what you’ve seen.
Whether it’s a single instance or a detailed account, every submission helps build a fuller picture of what’s happening in BC’s forests and watersheds.
Your story will appear (with your permission) in a province-wide map that shows the real impacts of broken forestry policy.
Privacy
You choose what’s public (your name, initials, or keep your name private when your data/story is published). Your email will never be shared.
What You Can Report
- muddy creeks
- sediment runoff
- landslides
- floods
- dried-up wells
- disappearing water
- blown-out roads
- mill closures
- safety risks
- biodiversity loss
- snowpack changes
- smoke, fire, fuel buildup
- wildlife/aquatic life issues
- recreation site problems
- rule breaking
- anything you see on the land
What Happens With Your Story
This data is shared on this website and social media, as well as with MLAs, BC Ministers, the Premier, councils, journalists, and researchers.
It will never be sold.
Your name stays private unless you choose otherwise. Your email is not shared.
Submissions are reviewed before being added. This database is managed and run by the Boundary Forest Watershed Stewardship Society – a grassroots, non-profit based in Grand Forks, BC.
Once you’ve filled out the form, please consider:
- Signing the petition below.
- Donating to the New Forest Act Campaign. Help us keep this database alive.