Environmental groups decry logging near Cathedral Grove
TJ Watt, Ancient Forest Alliance co-founder, said, "The grove is just jampacked with elk signs and ancient coastal Douglas firs – 99 per cent of which have already been logged."
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Crown lands belong to the public, not government
British Columbians are once again being treated to increased controversy about the management of our Crown land forests – whether it is the decreased role of the chief forester, new threats to remove land from forest reserves or the privatization of the forests themselves.
Yogis in support of the Ancient Forest Alliance!
Karma Classes are Hatha Yoga and great for beginners.
Held Sunday evenings from 5:15 – 6:30 pm, and are by donation.
Dates for May are the 6th, 13th, and 27th
Location: Reflections Building, 127-2745 Veterans Memorial Parkway, in Langford
Island Timberlands Begins Logging Old-Growth in Area Formerly Intended as Protected Elk Winter Range in the Cameron Valley near Port Alberni
The Cameron Valley Firebreak is an extremely rare, 150 hectare section of old-growth forest that spans the distance from the valley bottom to mountain top that is a 30 minute drive from the town of Port Alberni and lies several kilometres upstream from the world-famous Cathedral Grove.
Music Video: Holly Arntzen and Kevin Wright – 5ive Sisters
A local song tells the tale of an injured mill worker and the push to ban raw log exports.
Let’s name it ‘Protected’
There’s nothing like labelling something with a name to give you that sense of ownership, but the Ancient Forest Alliance has played a clever card this week by naming one of the most at-risk, unprotected old-growth tree groves on the Island after B.C.’s premier.
Ancient grove named for premier
The group hopes the new name will motivate Premier Clark to protect the grove and develop a plan to protect endangered old-growth forests across BC instead of supporting their continued destruction.
Group names old-growth grove after Christy Clark
An endangered forests advocacy group has named an old growth grove after Premier Christy Clark in a move to protect the greenery.
Eco-group hopes premier will protect ‘Christy Clark Grove’
The Christy Clark Grove — located on unprotected Crown land in the Gordon River Valley near Port Renfrew — rests 500 metres away from a sprawling swath of clearcut Douglas firs and red cedars that AFA co-founder T.J. Watt came across in early April after viewing satellite imagery of some of the last remaining old-growth forests on southern Vancouver Island.
Forest Alliance names old growth trees after Premier
"We're hoping to motivate Premier Clark to protect the Christy Clark Grove. It would be unfortunate if she were to allow a grove named after her to get cut down. And, more importantly, I'm hoping that she will develop a plan to protect endangered old growth forests across BC."
