Dec 10 2014

Wednesday, Dec. 10th 5-7pm: AFA Year End "Meet and Greet" and Open House in Victoria!

If you're in Victoria or on southern Vancouver Island, swing by this Wednesday sometime between 5-7 pm at The Dock (3rd Floor, via elevator access from the little courtyard by Fantan Alley off Pandora St) for the Ancient Forest Alliance's "Year End Meet and Greet' and Open House" to socialize with AFA staff and fellow supporters, have some snacks and drinks, see many of the NEW ancient forest images taken by AFA photographer TJ Watt in 2014, and see a fun little slideshow on what we've been up to and where we're going! https://www.facebook.com/events/371190086382882/

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Nov 28 2014

"United Roots" AFA Fundraiser Pendant by Emma Glover Design

We'd like to thank one of our local jewelry designers, Emma Glover Design (https://www.facebook.com/emmagloverdesign) for her latest creative endeavour of this awesome handcrafted, sterling silver, "United Roots" Pendant, a fundraising piece for the Ancient Forest Alliance. We are so grateful for all the ways our community comes together in protecting B.C.'s endangered forests. Thanks Emma! Pendants are available by request @ $100ea. or purchase one (4 available) at the Ancient Forest Alliance booth at this Saturday's Oaklands West Coast Winter Market from 10-4 (https://www.facebook.com/events/217441831759733/).

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Nov 28 2014

THANK YOU to Trees Organic Coffee House, Banyen Books & Sound, and Eternal Abundance!

Thanks to Trees Organic Coffee House (treescoffee.com) for hosting the AFA’s holiday sales booth in Vancouver this season, and to Banyen Books & Sound (www.banyen.com) as well as Eternal Abundance (eternalabundance.ca) for selling AFA merchandise to assist in our fundraising efforts! We greatly appreciate the support of these local businesses for our work to ensure the protection of BC’s endangered old-growth forests and a sustainable second-growth forest industry!

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Nov 14 2014

The Style of Support

Inspire Hair Design will be donating $1 from every hair service rendered this November to our campaign to protect BC's endangered old-growth ecosystems! Thanks to Inspire Hair Design for being inspired to help the forests! https://inspirehairdesign.ca/

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Nov 12 2014

THANK YOU to LUSH, MEC, Patagonia, and the Evergreen Foundation

The Ancient Forest Alliance is most grateful for the major support of ethical companies and foundations in helping our organization continue our work to protect BC's endangered old-growth forests and to ensure a sustainable, second-growth forest industry. We are giving great THANKS to LUSH, MEC, Patagonia, and the Evergreen Foundation for their support!

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Nov 5 2014

We’ve crossed 30,000 petition signatures! THANK YOU! Let’s keep going!

The Ancient Forest Alliance's petition to protect British Columbia’s endangered old-growth forests and forestry jobs recently crossed the 30,000 signature mark! Thank you to everyone who has signed and shared the petition so far. You're helping send a clear message to BC's politcians that we need to protect our endangered old-growth forests, log second-growth sustainbly, and ban raw log exports. Can you now help us reach 50,000 by sharing this link online? ancientforestalliance.org/ways-to-take-action-for-forests/petition/

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Nov 5 2014

Avatar Grove Boardwalk: Preliminary Phase Complete – THANK YOU SO MUCH!

THANKS to your support, we've raised over $12,000 in 2014 so far and have now completed the basic, preliminary phase of the boardwalk, including including vital bridges, steps, tree-viewing platforms, and walkways over several sensitive, steep, slippery and wet sections. This is an incredible improvement from before and one that has been enjoyed by thousands of people already from all across the world. If you've yet to visit the grove since the work began, now's a great time to do so! Funding Still Needed for 2015 Upgrades..

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Oct 1 2014

Thank You to Moksha Yoga Victoria!

Thank you to Victoria's Moksha Yoga yogis, making change one Karma class at a time. Your contributions to the Ancient Forest Alliance's campaigns to protect B.C's endangered old growth forests are greatly appreciated. May every Tree Pose bring us that much closer to our goals. 

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Sep 8 2014

Great News! BC Government Backs Down from Tree Farm Licence Expansion Plans for Now – THANK YOU for Speaking Up!

Recently, just before the Labour Day weekend, the BC government quickly mentioned that they have no immediate plans to introduce any legislation to expand Tree Farm Licences across British Columbia in 2014 or in the spring. This proposal has been a recurring scheme by the BC Liberal government - proposed before the 2013 BC election and then again this year until now - to give exclusive logging rights to major logging companies on vast areas of BC's public forest lands. Each time, a massive public uproar has played an important role in preventing this "forest giveaway scheme" from being implemented! THANK YOU to the many thousands of our supporters who formed the numeric bulk of the opposition speaking up against this proposal (see www.BCForestMovement.com), to the many First Nations who voiced their concerns and especially to the Tsilhqot’in First Nation who recently won the land title case in the Supreme Court, which was a fundamental reason for the BC government backing down. We must stay vigilant in case the relentless BC Liberal government tries again to attempt such a plan in the future. See the article in Clearwater Times: https://www.clearwatertimes.com/breaking_news/273093851.html 

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Sep 8 2014

Native Tree and Shrub Planting in Portage Park (View Royal) on Sept.14

Join the Greater Victoria Green Team, Ecological Pathfinder volunteers of Portage Park, and Ancient Forest Alliance for a fun day of planting trees and shrubs in the beautiful Portage Park (View Royal). Come learn about the ecology of Vancouver Island’s amazing forests, native plants, and help restore the native ecosystem. Thanks to the support of the Evergreen Foundation and Canon. Date: Sunday, September 14 Time: 9:45am to 2pm Join the event and RSVP here: https://www.meetup.com/Greater-Victoria-Green-Team/events/201693132/ For more info contact Amanda at: amanda@greenteamscanada.ca

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