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Creatively United for the Planet Supports the Ancient Forest Alliance

Apr 17 2012/in Announcements

The Creatively United for the Planet Festival is a fun-filled, all-ages arts/cultural & healthy living family event to be held both indoors and outdoor happening this weekend to celebrate Earth Week!

When: April 20-22, 2012
Where: 600 Richmond Ave at Richardson (St Matthias)

The festival will raise needed funds for progressive environmental-based charities, including the Ancient Forest Alliance, while heightening awareness and initiating action for positive change in an entertaining and engaging way.

Be sure to stop by the Ancient Forest Alliance booth while you’re there.

Visit the website for more information and a schedule of events: https://creativelyunitedfortheplanet.com/

Benefit Concert and Presentation for the Elphinstone Logging Focus

Apr 12 2012/in Announcements

Benefit Concert and Presentation for the Elphinstone Logging Focus

Saturday, April 14

Roberts Creek Community Hall, Sunshine Coast

7:30 – 10:00 pm

Photographer and musician Shel Neufeld will project hundreds of his nature photographs while performing acoustic guitar compositions, with an opening by members of the Squamish and Sechelt Nations. Come join us for a fun evening of music, vibrant nature images, silent auction, and an opportunity to build community while supporting efforts by Elphinstone Logging Focus to raise awareness and protect local Sunshine Coast at risk forests.

The AFA’s Ken Wu andTJ Watt will also be there to answer any questions about the AFA’s campaign to protect BC’s endangered old-growth forests.

A benefit concert for the Elphinstone Logging Focus, working to protect the forests of the southern Sunshine Coast

Email: loggingfocus@gmail.com
Website: https://www.loggingfocus.org/

San Juan Spruce tree and the Red Creek Fir - some of the Canada's largest trees found right nearby!

TONIGHT! Natural History Presentation: Ancient Forests of BC – Ecology and Politics

Apr 10 2012/in Announcements

The Victoria Natural History Society invites you to join the Ancient Forest Alliance¹s Ken Wu and TJ Watt for a spectacular slideshow and talk on the ecology, wildlife, and politics of old-growth forests including Avatar Grove, Walbran Valley, Clayoquot Sound, McLaughlin Ridge, and the newly found Mossy Maple Rainforest (aka “Fangorn Forest”). We will also discuss the status of various old-growth dependent species-at-risk in BC, such as the Spotted Owl and Mountain Caribou, as well as the possibly extirpated Vancouver Island wolverine, and the push for new provincial policies to protect old-growth forests.

When: Tuesday, April 10th. 7:30 p.m.

Where: Room 159 of the Fraser building at UVic.

Everyone is welcome. Bring a friend and a coffee mug!