AFA is Now a Registered Charity!
We’re elated to announce that Ancient Forest Alliance is officially a registered charity!
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Entries by TJ Watt
The Independent: Rare tree hunter in Canada finds ‘freak of nature’ 1,000-year-old cedar
An explorer who focuses on location and preserving old-growth trees has encountered what is one of the oldest old-growth trees ever documented in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
The Washington Post: ‘Freak of nature’ tree is the find of a lifetime for forest explorer
TJ Watt has spent half his life as a forest explorer, a self-described “tree hunter” in British Columbia. He wades deep into endangered forests to find pristine towering trees that are hundreds of years old and massively wide but have never been photographed or documented.
San Jo’s Smiley, Canada’s Largest Sitka Spruce Tree
A strikingly beautiful image of the magnificent San Josef Spruce, aka “San Jo’s Smiley,” the largest spruce tree in Canada.
Thank You to Our Wholesalers!
As a business, there are a number of ways to support Ancient Forest Alliance (AFA), one of which is selling AFA merchandise! Thank you to these local businesses who sell everything from AFA cards and stickers, to totes and shirts!
Conservation Groups Urge BC Government to Hurry Up and Close Gaps in Old-Growth Protection
On the three-year anniversary of the BC government’s acceptance of the Old-Growth Strategic Review Panel’s 14 recommendations to ensure a “paradigm shift” in the conservation and management of old-growth forests in the province, AFA and EEA are urging the BC government to hurry up and close the gaps in old-growth protection.
Building a Broad-Based Movement: Thank You to These Non-Traditional Allies!
Building a broad-based movement to protect old-growth forests by engaging non-traditional allies, such as businesses, unions, outdoor recreation groups, chambers of commerce, tourism associations, faith groups, and more, is the hallmark of our work at Ancient Forest Alliance. Of these diverse non-traditional allies, there are a number who’ve recently shown their support with generous gifts to AFA, and we’d like to take this opportunity to thank them!
Massive red cedar resembling rock wall discovered in Ahousaht territory
Giving the illusion of a rock wall, a massive western red cedar tree in Ahousaht territory near Tofino in Clayoquot Sound has been named one of Canada’s most impressive trees by conservationists on Vancouver Island.
1,000 year old tree found on Flores Island to be protected
Nearly two decades into his hunt for B.C.’s biggest trees, it takes a lot to blow away Ancient Forest Alliance campaigner and National Geographic explorer TJ Watt. A tree on Flores Island has done just that.
BC big tree hunter documents grandest old-growth tree he’s ever seen
TJ Watt says Western red cedar near Tofino is a 46-metre-tall leviathan of a biodiverse ecosystem.
