In 2021 and 2022, I documented a group of passionate environmentalists fiercely opposed to the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project (TMX). When they felt that their lawful methods of protest ran dry, they began building treehouses along the construction route of the pipeline with the goal of stopping it. This peaceful direct action was spearheaded by Simon Fraser University professor Tim Takaro.

This story was photographed in collaboration with writer Emily Kelsall and was published in the National Observer and Chatelaine.