The caribou are counting on us

Often called the “Amazon of the North,” the North American boreal forest is the largest intact ecosystem left on the planet. It provides precious habitat for hundreds of species including the endangered woodland caribou.

But the boreal forest and the animals that call it home are in jeopardy.

Irresponsible logging practices are destroying this critical ecosystem, turning the trees of the boreal into lumber and other wood products.

Caribou depend on the forest — but it’s disappearing

For generations, caribou have roamed across Canada, feeding on the lichens that grow on the floor of old growth forests. These majestic creatures have become an iconic symbol of the north and hold cultural significance to the over 600 Indigenous communities that call the boreal home.

Caribou depend on the forest — it provides them with food and safe calving grounds. But logging has transformed the landscape and upset the delicate balance of the ecosystem.

Over the past 20 years, the caribou population has declined by 27% as lumber companies have encroached upon the boreal, cutting down over a football field of trees every minute.

These trees now line the shelves of retail giants in the form of lumber and toilet paper.

But the boreal forest isn’t doomed yet.

Home Depot can help save the boreal forest

It is imperative that retailers do their part in protecting the boreal. As the largest home improvement retailer in the United States, Home Depot has the ability to set a powerful example of corporate responsibility.

The time is now to add your voice: Urge Home Depot not to contribute to deforestation.

By advocating for protection and pressuring companies to take responsibility, we can reverse course on this road to ecological devastation. Trees will tower, lichen will flourish and caribou will roam free.