Lobaria lichens play a crucial role in forest ecology. They are able to accomplish the rare feat of fixing atmospheric nitrogen—an essential nutrient for plant growth, though almost no organisms are able to extract it from the air. These lichens mine this precious nutrient from the atmosphere and when they fall to the forest floor and decay, that nitrogen is made available to the entire ecosystem.
The licorice fern is a dainty forest dweller primarily found growing on mossy rock faces and the trunks and mossy branches of old-growth trees, sometimes hundreds of feet above the ground in the forest canopy.
Slime molds are among the oddest creatures of the rainforest. These frequently brightly coloured organisms represent an interphase between the multicellular bodies of plants and animals and the unicellular world of amoebas and other protists.
Hello Ancient Forest Friends! Please take note:
The AFA Office in Victoria will be closed from Saturday, Dec. 24th to Monday, Jan. 2nd. We will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 3rd with regular business…
Negotiators in Montreal have finalized an agreement to halt and reverse the destruction of nature by 2030, as the COP15 United Nations Biodiversity Conference talks enter their final official day.
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We would like to give a HUGE thank you to the following businesses and individuals for generously supporting the old-growth campaign:
West Coast Trail Express Inc. for their generous donation
Wild…
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The Ancient Forest Alliance is commending the newly elected premier on his mandate letter to Nathan Cullen, Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship in which he outlines the expectation for the creation of new Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs) and committing to the protection of 30% of lands the in BC by 2030.
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December 11, 2022
CBC News
By Chad Pawson
Land stewardship mandate letter calls for 30 per cent of BC’s land base to be protected by 2030
In mandate letters to his land stewardship and forestry…
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Thank you to all who attended the Ancient Forest Alliance’s amazing 2022 Year-End Celebration & Fundraiser last week at the Victoria Event Centre! Below are a few snapshots of the evening. It was…
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The AFA commends the BC government for committing to protecting 30% of lands in the province by 2030, including through the creation of new Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas, which would double what is currently protected in legislated areas in BC. A directive has also been given to “develop a new conservation financing mechanism to support protection of biodiverse areas.”
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Lobaria Lichen
Licorice Ferns
Slime Mold
2022 Holiday Office Closure
Biodiversity agreement to protect planet reached at UN conference in Montreal
Thank you to our recent business supporters!
Old-growth activists commend BC Premier Eby on lofty land conservation goal
Conservationists optimistic over David Eby’s commitments to protect BC’s biodiversity
Thank you to all who attended our 2022 Year-End Celebration & Fundraiser!
BC Government Commits to Doubling the Protection of Lands in BC to 30% by 2030 and Creating a New Conservation Financing Mechanism to Help Establish IPCA’s
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