WILDFIRE & FOREST DOCUMENTARIES
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Stream documentaries about wildfire, forests, and logging, filmed largely in British Columbia, where fire season now shapes the calendar.
The Green Channel's wildfire and forest collection covers the fires themselves, the Indigenous crews on the front lines, the logging economy that built BC, and quieter films about what trees do for the people who live among them.
Wildfire Warriors and Firestorm: Out of the Ashes sits at the centre of this hub. Watch them together: one is about fighting fire, the other about living with what it leaves behind.
What you'll find in this collection
- Wildfires on the front lines: Wildfire Warriors, Firestorm: Out of the Ashes
- Indigenous perspectives on fire and land: Wildfire Warriors, The Canyon War: The Untold Story, Parks Canada's Climate Crew Episode One: Fire!, L'Équipe Climat de Parcs Canada Épisode Un: Feu!
- Logging and BC's forest economy: The Green Chain, The Firekeepers Episode Five: Pia Massie
- Films about trees and forests: In The Company of Trees (EN), Branché Arbres (FR), Return to the Forest, Live It Earth Episode One
BROWSE BY COLLECTION
BC's Burning Forests: Wildfire, its aftermath, and the communities in its path
In Defence of Trees: Logging, forest ecology, and what we owe the forest
Start with Firestorm: Out of the Ashes. Watch the opening free.
WATCH FREE PREVIEWFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Why are Canada's wildfire seasons getting worse?
Three forces are stacking on top of each other: a warming, drying climate that extends fire season at both ends, a century of aggressive fire suppression that left forests loaded with fuel, and more homes built into the wildland-urban interface. The 2023 season was Canada's worst on record, burning over 18 million hectares. The films in this hub were made in the middle of that shift.
What is cultural burning?
Cultural burning is the Indigenous practice of setting small, low-intensity fires at planned times of year to clear undergrowth, renew plant food sources, and reduce the fuel that feeds catastrophic fires. Colonial fire bans suppressed the practice for over a century. It is now being revived across BC, often in partnership with wildfire agencies.
Is logging covered in this collection?
Yes. The Green Chain looks at logging through the people whose livelihoods depend on the forest, including the loggers themselves, rather than treating the industry as a faceless villain. It pairs well with In The Company of Trees, which approaches the same forests from the opposite direction.
How can I watch these documentary films?
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