Happy Earth Day from the AFA!
Happy Earth Day from AFA! ? Here’s what the Earth Day 2023 theme, “Invest in Our Planet”, means to us.
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Entries by TJ Watt
How a new ‘nature economy’ is transforming the fight for BC’s ancient forests
Check out this interactive article by Global News, which highlights a new economic model dubbed the “nature economy”, showing how leaving ancient forests standing is more profitable than cutting them down.
Deer Ferns
Deer fern is abundant in the coastal rainforest. Read on to learn more about these special rainforest dwellers.
Earth Week Event with Andy MacKinnon & TJ Watt – Wed. April 19th
Please join us for a free night of insightful presentations and a special photo show on Wednesday, April 19th, 2023 from 7–9pm to celebrate Earth Week.
Western Skunk Cabbage
A sure sign of spring on the west coast is the emergence of the spectacular western skunk cabbage.
Earth Month Contest: Prints for Forest Protection!
To honour Earth Month, we’re hosting a PRINT GIVEAWAY to help protect endangered ancient forests in BC! All you need to do to enter is Send a Message to the BC government using our recently UPDATED take-action tool!
Thank You to Our Amazing Business Supporters!
We would like to thank WildPlay Element Parks, Patagonia Victoria, Flow Motion Aerials, and West Coast Trail Bus Express for generously supporting the old-growth campaign!
Indigenous funding model is a win-win for ecosystems and local economies in Canada
First Nations in the Great Bear Rainforest and Haida Gwaii of Canada, have successfully invested in conservation initiatives that have benefited ecosystems while also increasing communities’ well-being over the past 15 years.
SALMON PARKS: Inside a movement to conserve Pacific Northwest old growth
The Seattle Times covers The Nuchatlaht and Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nations’ efforts to establish a number of Salmon Parks in their unceded territories that would protect hundreds of square kilometres of ancient forests, salmon watersheds, and previously logged areas in need of restoration.
Sapsucker housing crisis: endangered woodpecker ‘condos’ are being clear cut
Almost two decades after the Williamson’s sapsucker was listed as endangered under Canada’s Species at Risk Act, the BC government continues to sanction logging in the bird’s old-growth forest critical habitat.
