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Deer Ferns

Apr 21 2023

Deer fern is abundant in the coastal rainforest. Read on to learn more about these special rainforest dwellers.

A man with grey hair and a beard stands in front of a massive old-growth tree wearing a puffy Patagonia vest and neon green t-shirt. Beside him on the right is a photo of another man with red hair and a beard wearing a teal Ancient Forest Alliance t-shirt, also standing in an old-growth forest.

Earth Week Event with Andy MacKinnon & TJ Watt – Wed. April 19th

Apr 14 2023

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.

Events

Western Skunk Cabbage

Apr 11 2023

A sure sign of spring on the west coast is the emergence of the spectacular western skunk cabbage.

Educational

A turquoise ocean splashes against craggy rocks with lush, green old-growth forest and blue-hued mountains in the background.

Earth Month Contest: Prints for Forest Protection!

Apr 7 2023

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!

Take Action

An aerial capture of Vernon Bay, with shining blue water surrounded by craggy rocks on the left bordered by lush green old-growth treetops.

Thank You to Our Amazing Business Supporters!

Apr 6 2023

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!

Thank You

Indigenous funding model is a win-win for ecosystems and local economies in Canada

Apr 4 2023

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.

News Coverage

SALMON PARKS: Inside a movement to conserve Pacific Northwest old growth

Mar 21 2023

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.

News Coverage

A male Williamson's Sapsucker clinging to a Pine Tree

Sapsucker housing crisis: endangered woodpecker ‘condos’ are being clear cut

Mar 7 2023

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.

News Coverage

Two northern spotted owls sit side-by-side on a branch

BC extends ban on old-growth logging for two years to assist endangered spotted owl’s recovery

Mar 6 2023

On Friday, the province announced it had extended the suspension of old-growth logging activity in the Fraser Canyon's Spuzzum and Utzilus watersheds for two more years to help with the recovery of the critically endangered spotted owl.

News Coverage

An aerial shot of a clearcut in the Caycuse Watershed in Ditidaht Territory.

Conservationists decry lack of funding to protect old-growth forests despite major provincial budget surplus and ecological crisis in the woods

Feb 28 2023

Still needed is short-term funding for First Nations to offset lost logging revenues from accepting logging deferrals as well as long-term conservation financing to develop sustainable economic alternatives to old-growth logging linked to the creation of new Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas.

Media Release

Deer Ferns

Earth Week Event with Andy MacKinnon & TJ Watt – Wed. April 19th

Western Skunk Cabbage

Earth Month Contest: Prints for Forest Protection!

Thank You to Our Amazing Business Supporters!

Indigenous funding model is a win-win for ecosystems and local economies in Canada

SALMON PARKS: Inside a movement to conserve Pacific Northwest old growth

Sapsucker housing crisis: endangered woodpecker ‘condos’ are being clear cut

BC extends ban on old-growth logging for two years to assist endangered spotted owl’s recovery

Conservationists decry lack of funding to protect old-growth forests despite major provincial budget surplus and ecological crisis in the woods

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