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John,
Each spring, pregnant woodland caribou journey to remote corners of the North American boreal forest to give birth and raise their calves, often returning to the same site year after year.[1]
But what happens when a caribou returns to find her calving ground destroyed by logging?
Each year, another million acres of the boreal forest are lost to logging, and animals that call the boreal home -- especially endangered woodland caribou -- are paying the price.[2]
We're calling on Lowe's to commit to not selling wood products sourced from critical caribou habitat in the boreal forest: Will you join us?
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The largest intact forest in the world, the boreal stretches across Canada from the Pacific coast to the Atlantic like a lush green crown. This vast tangle of trees, rivers and marshland is a refuge for northern wildlife including lynx, wolverines and brown bears. It also serves as the breeding ground for billions of migratory songbirds.[3]
There is perhaps no species more attuned to the boreal's wild heart than the threatened woodland caribou.[4]
Woodland caribou are perfectly evolved for the boreal forest. Their small frames allow them to negotiate the dense foliage, their wide hooves spread their weight when traveling across the spongy peatland and their hollow fur traps heat in frigid winters and provides buoyancy, enabling them to swim with ease across the boreal's many lakes and rivers.[5]
These incredible animals are intimately connected to their forest home -- as it's torn apart by logging, the future of the caribou becomes increasingly bleak.
By committing to not sourcing any wood from critical habitat in the boreal forest, home improvement companies like Lowe's can support caribou conservation by reducing demand for the logging that threatens their home.
Tell Lowe's: Don't source wood from trees relied upon by caribou.
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Lowe's has taken steps in the right direction, increasing transparency around its wood-sourcing practices, but it has yet to commit to protecting the undisturbed forest land that's so necessary for woodland caribou.[6]
These older undisturbed forests are crucial to the continued survival of woodland caribou -- they sustain the lichen caribou eat and the dense tree growth provides shelter from predators.[7]
Lowe's does not need to source wood from undisturbed parts of the boreal forest. Caribou, however, do need these trees to survive.
Help ensure generations of woodland caribou can continue safely raising their young in the boreal forest: Take action today.
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Thank you,
Ellen Montgomery
1. "Woodland caribou scientific review to identify critical habitat: chapter 12," Government of Canada, last accessed October 28, 2025.
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2. Ellen Montgomery and Sammy Herdman, "Threatened by logging, the boreal forest needs our help," Environment America, September 27, 2022.
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3. Ellen Montgomery and Sammy Herdman, "Threatened by logging, the boreal forest needs our help," Environment America, September 27, 2022.
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4. "Woodland caribou - boreal population," Natural Resources Canada, last accessed October 29, 2025.
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5. "Boreal Woodland Caribou: Fast Facts," Pimachiowin Aki, December 20, 2021.
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6. Ellen Montgomery and Sammy Herdman, "Lowe's new forestry report: two steps forward and one sidestep," Environment America, December 30, 2022.
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7. Benjamin Shingler, "'Cutting the heck' out of Canada's boreal forest has put caribou at risk," CBC, January 11, 2024.
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