Archive for year: 2023

One of the most poisonous, yet beautiful plants of the coastal rainforest is false hellebore (also known as Indian hellebore).

Last summer, members of the House of Ewos from the Tla-o-qui-aht Nation, and many invited guests, raised a totem pole at the ancient village of Opitsaht on Meares Island for the first time since 1993.

We're grateful to announce that a generous supporter has offered to match donations made to the AFA dollar-for-dollar up to $20,000. This means for the next month when you donate to the AFA, your gift will have DOUBLE the impact!

We would like to extend a huge thank you to Wildcoast Perfumery, Zula Jewelry, Barbara Brown Art, Elastic Email, Seaflora Skincare, and Corvidae Environmental Consulting for generously supporting the old-growth campaign.

Great news — the logging deferral in the Central Walbran valley was extended last year until March 2024 and the deferral at Fairy Creek has now been extended as well until February 2025.

How a niche British Columbia-based community is working to bring attention to the importance of old-growth forests.

Nurse logs are a hallmark of the old-growth forest, where the slow death of ancient trees is the mechanism of forest renewal and rebirth — not only do they support the new growth of trees, they also a range of rainforest creatures.

AFA is urging the province to make changes to its forest mapping process after documenting a recent clear cut on northern Vancouver Island.

Shocking photos of chopped-down tree in western Canada highlights flaws in plan to protect forest from loggers, activists say.