A bald eagle flies amid a flock of seagulls as it hunts for fish during the herring spawn on Vancouver Island. Photo by Mya Van Woudenberg.

Only a tiny fraction of old-growth forests remain standing in British Columbia, and most remains at risk of being logged. Photo by Mya Van Woudenberg.

Tsleil-Waututh Nation members paddling in front of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline terminal. The Nation has fought against the Trans Mountain expansion project for years which has an 80% chance of spilling oil. Photo by Mya Van Woudenberg

A sea lion barking at their neighbour on a crowded rock off the coast of Tofino, British Columbia (Nuu-chah-nulth territory). Photo by Mya Van Woudenberg.

Gwawa′enuxw chief, Irv Speck, stands in an old-growth forest on his territory. Photo by Mya Van Woudenberg.

Almost every mountain and hillside has been logged in this valley on Northern Vancouver Island, including some of the last remaining old-growth forests. Photo by Mya Van Woudenberg.

An environmental educator leads a school workshop helping young students connect with the plants and animals in their backyards. Photo by Mya Van Woudenberg.

A child carefully holds a snail as an environmental educator looks on. These formative moments of connection with nature help nurture the environmental stewards of tomorrow. Photo by Mya Van Woudenberg.

A robin sends a cascade of water droplets into the air as it bathes in a small puddle. Photo by Mya Van Woudenberg.

Seagulls fill the air as fishing boats compete for herring off the coast of Vancouver Island. While massive herring spawns used to be common up and down the west coast, industrial overfishing has reduced herring numbers to historically low levels. Photo by Mya Van Woudenberg.

An eagle flies off with their herring catch off the coast of Vancouver Island. Photo by Mya Van Woudenberg.

A logging truck sits beside recently logged old-growth trees on Northern Vancouver Island. Photo by Mya Van Woudenberg.

It is still legal to log centuries-old trees in most of British Columbia. Photo by Mya Van Woudenberg.

The reflection of an Interior old-growth forest in Canim Lake territory (100 Mile House, British Columbia). Photo by Mya Van Woudenberg.

A black bear snatching up a dead salmon as it floated downstream during the fall salmon run on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Photo by Mya Van Woudenberg.

A boy using a magnifying glass to explore their local forest during a nature-based school workshop. Photo by Mya Van Woudenberg.

A moment of connection with a raccoon along the shores of Victoria, British Columbia. Photo by Mya Van Woudenberg.

WSANEC land defender and Coast Salish storyteller Chiyokten opens a forest rally in Victoria, British Columbia on Lekwungen territory. Photo by Mya Van Woudenberg.

A forester stands in a young forest near Lillooet, British Columbia. These forests are being managed to better resist wildfires as they become more common in the Interior. Photo by Mya Van Woudenberg.

An Anna's humminbird hovers in front of a flower. Photo by Mya Van Woudenberg.