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Infographic: 5 years after the Old Growth Strategic Review, the BC Government stalls progress and starts to backslide.

Here's what has happened in the 5 years since the Old Growth Strategic Review, and what the BC government still needs to do to ensure the full protection of old-growth forests in BC.
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Photo: Cute Bear Cub Climbs Tree!

See this photo of a black bear cub climbing a tree and learn about why old-growth trees are so important for their happiness and survival!
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Shooting Stars

A beautiful highlight in endangered Garry oak meadows is the shooting star, with its vivid purple and swept-back wing-like petals.
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Happy International Day for Biological Diversity!

Diversity is a defining feature of old-growth forests, whose unparalleled structural complexity develops over centuries to provide habitats for thousands of species, many of which live nowhere else. Learn more about these incredible rainforest ecosystems and take action to protect them!
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Bigleaf Maple Flowers

In the coastal rainforests, you know it's officially spring when the bigleaf maples start to flower with their subtle yellow-green colouring! Learn more about these lovely flowers here.
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Western Trillium

Western trillium are fleeting, charismatic flowers signifying the arrival of spring in old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest.
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What are Ecosystem-Based Protection Targets, and why does BC need them?

To truly safeguard biodiversity, BC needs “Ecosystem-Based Protection Targets” for every ecosystem type—rainforests, grasslands, dry forests, wetlands, etc.—on a scale large enough to ensure their long-term health and stability.
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A bald eagle soars over the an estuary in the Great Bear Rainforest, BC.
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Bald Eagles

Witness the majestic bald eagle in the temperate rainforests of BC, where they nest in ancient trees and hunt for wild salmon. Learn about their impressive vision, enormous nests, and how the Chehalis and Harrison Rivers host one of the world's largest eagle concentrations.
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New Video! AFA’s TJ Watt’s TEDxVictoria Talk on Old-Growth Forests

In his presentation, One Last Shot to Protect Old-Growth Forests In British Columbia, TJ takes us on a visual journey of his work as a conservation photographer, big tree hunter, and National Geographic Explorer.
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Gnome Plant

This bizarrely fascinating gnome plant is a rare pink myco-heterotroph found in coastal rainforests. Lacking leaves and stems, it relies on fungi for nutrients rather than photosynthesis. Explore its mysterious relationships with insects and fungi, and learn why this beautiful organism is such a curious critter in forest ecosystems.
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