
Eco-activists urge halt to logging plans near Juan de Fuca park
Check out this Times Colonist article about conservationists' disappointment with the BC government's plans to clearcut the ancient forests next to Juan de Fuca Provincial Park on Vancouver Island.
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TJ Watt2019-04-18 19:18:442024-11-14 11:52:50Eco-activists urge halt to logging plans near Juan de Fuca park
Plan to allow logging of old growth forests draws criticism
Check out this Global News piece about conservationists’ disappointment with the BC NDP and their plans to auction off 1,300 hectares of old-growth on Vancouver Island, featuring Sierra Club BC’s Jens Wieting, and footage by AFA’s TJ Watt.
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TJ Watt2019-04-07 18:58:242023-04-06 19:07:17Plan to allow logging of old growth forests draws criticism
Canada’s ‘most magnificent old-growth forest’ near Port Renfrew
View this CHEK News piece about one of Canada’s most magnificent old-growth forests, Mossome Grove, featuring Ken Wu of Endangered Ecosystems Alliance.
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TJ Watt2019-01-13 22:05:372024-07-30 17:23:17Canada’s ‘most magnificent old-growth forest’ near Port Renfrew
Conservationists want protection on ‘Canada’s most magnificent’ old-growth forest
Read this Canadian Press article about the magnificent Mossome (short for 'mossy' and 'awesome') Grove featured in the Globe and Mail, National Post, and the Toronto Star.
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TJ Watt2019-01-13 02:36:372024-07-30 17:23:19Conservationists want protection on ‘Canada’s most magnificent’ old-growth forest
Mossome Grove: ‘One of the most beautiful’ forests on Earth
Read this Times Colonist article about the spectacular Mossome Grove, located near Port Renfrew in Pacheedaht territory on Vancouver Island. The 13-hectare grove (not six hectares, as stated in the article) of remarkable old-growth rainforest features near-record-sized Sitka spruce and bigleaf maple trees.
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TJ Watt2019-01-13 02:18:362024-07-30 17:18:49Mossome Grove: ‘One of the most beautiful’ forests on Earth
Old-growth forest near Port Renfrew needs protection, group says
Watch this CTV piece about Mossome Grove, located by conservationists from the Ancient Forest Alliance and Endangered Ecosystems Alliance in October
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TJ Watt2019-01-13 00:20:242024-07-15 17:11:23Old-growth forest near Port Renfrew needs protection, group says
B.C. ancient tree lovers unveil ‘Mossome’ grove as part of bid for new protections
Read this CBC News article about the magnificent, Mossome Grove, found on Vancouver Island near Port Renfrew.
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TJ Watt2019-01-12 21:52:492024-10-10 10:47:09B.C. ancient tree lovers unveil ‘Mossome’ grove as part of bid for new protections
Conservation groups discover ancient old-growth forest near Port Renfrew: Grove home to record-size Sitka spruce and bigleaf maple trees
Check out this Sooke News Mirror article about Mossome Grove, a spectacular, unprotected grove of near-record-sized Sitka Spruce and giant, moss-covered bigleaf maples on Vancouver Island. Note that the AFA and Endangered Ecosystems Alliance did not 'discover' the grove, but were the first to identify and recognize the area for its conservation value.
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TJ Watt2019-01-09 23:06:302024-07-30 17:18:54Conservation groups discover ancient old-growth forest near Port Renfrew: Grove home to record-size Sitka spruce and bigleaf maple trees
Push is on to protect Mossome Grove
My Campbell River Now article about the magnificent "Mossome Grove" recently located by campaigners from the AFA and Endangered Ecosystems Alliance near Port Renfrew in Pacheedaht territory on Vancouver Island.
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TJ Watt2019-01-09 23:05:552024-07-30 17:18:56Push is on to protect Mossome Grove
Nothing has changed in BC forestry practices under the NDP government.
Check out this article by Briony Penn in Focus On Victoria about the appalling lack of action by the NDP government on old-growth forest protection and forestry reform.
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TJ Watt2019-01-05 17:36:322023-04-06 19:07:18Nothing has changed in BC forestry practices under the NDP government.Take Action
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