Photo Gallery

Discover a hidden grove of massive Sitka spruce trees along the Keith River in Quatsino territory—an ancient forest oasis on Vancouver Island’s northwest coast, standing resilient amid decades of old-growth logging.

Experience the magic of Mossome Grove in photos from a recent field day with some of the AFA & EEA staff!

Ancient Forest Alliance photographer TJ Watt travelled to Haida Gwaii this fall as part of his work as a National Geographic Explorer, supported by the Trebek Initiative. There, he had a chance to explore…

Step into the timeless beauty of Yakoun Lake on Haida Gwaii, where towering Sitka spruce trees stand as living reminders of the old-growth forests that once blanketed the Pacific Northwest.

On the far western edge of Clayoquot Sound lies the Sydney River Valley, a fully intact rainforest watershed at the head of Sydney Inlet. In 2024, after years of advocacy, much of the watershed was permanently…

History was made in Clayoquot Sound one year ago with the most significant expansion of old-growth protection in decades, when
 the Ahousaht and Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation declared the protection of 760 km2 of land in 10 new conservancies.

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!

Thank you to everyone who attended and/or supported the AFA's 15th Anniversary Celebration & Fundraiser on May 1st at the beautiful Gorge Pavilion! Thanks to your generosity, we raised over $13,000 to support our efforts to protect endangered old-growth forests in BC!

See photos from the magnificent Mossome Grove and the Port Renfrew region standing hushed under a soft blanket of winter snow.