Trailer: Forest for the Trees
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Trailer: Forest for the Trees
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In the 50s, the province of New Brunswick went to war against the spruce budworm. Spray planes shot down DDT over millions of hectares of forest, devastating local wildlife. In her seminal work Silent Spring, Rachel Carson describes how the pesticide would build up in what she called 'rivers of death,' nearly obliterating the salmon population. The province made the switch to fenitrothion, which proved to be toxic to bees and birds. Now the forestry industry sprays herbicides, such as glyphosate, which majorly affect the deer, moose, and bird populations. The overwhelming majority of the province does not want to see these herbicides used in their forest.
It's been 70 years, and every spraying season, planes will once again cover the forest. How many years does history have to repeat itself? How many years will it take for the province to listen?
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