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Nurse Logs

May 22 2023
Nurse logs are a hallmark of the old-growth forest, where the slow death of ancient trees is the mechanism of forest renewal and rebirth — not only do they support the new growth of trees, they also a range of rainforest creatures.
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A man in a blue jacket stands beside a fallen western redcedar.

Old-growth cedars harvested because of database errors, says environmental group

May 16 2023
AFA is urging the province to make changes to its forest mapping process after documenting a recent clear cut on northern Vancouver Island.
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A man in a blue jacket stands inside the base of a logged western redcedar in the middle of a massive clearcut on northern Vancouver Island.

The Guardian: Images of felled ancient tree a ‘gut-punch’, old-growth experts say

May 11 2023
Shocking photos of chopped-down tree in western Canada highlights flaws in plan to protect forest from loggers, activists say.
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A man in a red jacket stands beside the base of a fallen western redcedar among a giant clearcut of hundreds other old-growth trees.

Ancient Forest Alliance renews call for provincial funds to defer old-growth logging

May 11 2023
The Ancient Forest Alliance is renewing its call on the BC government to commit hundreds of millions of dollars to protect old-growth forests.
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A man in a red jacket lays on a monumental western redcedar among hundreds of other fallen old-growth trees in a clearcut on northern Vancouver Island.

Clearcutting of Grove of Forest Giants on Northern Vancouver Island – Photos and Videos Document the Destruction

May 10 2023
Shocking photos and drone footage reveal the destruction of rare, big-tree old-growth forests on northern Vancouver Island in Quatsino Sound, highlighting the urgent need for dedicated funding to enable both temporary logging deferrals and permanent, Indigenous-led protected areas initiatives.
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Motion for Old-Growth Fund & Export Ban Introduced by MP Patrick Weiler

May 5 2023
MP Patrick Weiler Introduces Motion to Launch the $82 million Old-Growth Protection Fund and to End Old-Growth Log and Wood Product Exports in Canada.
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Earth Week Event 2023

May 4 2023
Thanks to all 200 of you who attended our Earth Week event in late April at St. Mary’s Church in Metchosin. Together, we raised almost $2000 through donations and sales, all of which will go toward protecting the remaining endangered ancient forests of BC!
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Devil’s Club

May 3 2023
Devil’s club is one of the most dreaded banes of the coastal bushwhacker. Towering to over 16 feet (5 metres) high, this plant sports huge, maple-esque leaves and wicked spines coated in irritating oils.
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Happy Earth Day from the AFA!

Apr 22 2023
Happy Earth Day from AFA! ? Here's what the Earth Day 2023 theme, "Invest in Our Planet", means to us.
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How a new ‘nature economy’ is transforming the fight for BC’s ancient forests

Apr 21 2023
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.
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