The magnificent but endangered old-growth forests of Vancouver Island are about to get a large-scale national audience on IMAX screens across Canada. Read on to hear more!
https://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/EmbersandtheGiants_full-Art-Video-Piece.jpg10312032TJ Watthttps://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-AFA-Logo-1000px.pngTJ Watt2019-04-16 19:18:182024-07-30 16:29:17New IMAX Film by Renowned Canadian Video Artist to Highlight Vancouver Island’s Endangered Old-Growth Forests
Join the AFA and the Iisaak Olam Foundation in celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Meares Island Tribal Park Declaration, Wednesday April 17th at the White Eagle Polish Hall from 6pm-9pm.
https://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Screen-Shot-2019-04-05-at-1.40.35-PM.png221446TJ Watthttps://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-AFA-Logo-1000px.pngTJ Watt2019-04-13 00:49:142023-04-06 19:07:17Join us for the 35th Anniversary Celebration of the Meares Island Tribal Park!
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.
https://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/aerial-klanawa-valley-clearcuts.jpg9411500TJ Watthttps://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-AFA-Logo-1000px.pngTJ Watt2019-04-07 18:58:242023-04-06 19:07:17Plan to allow logging of old growth forests draws criticism
Don't miss your opportunity to score a FREE Big Tree Poster set, take part in our awesome Earth Day t-shirt photo challenge, and pick up a gorgeous (and now discounted!) 2019 calendar before April 22nd!
https://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/cheewhat-cedar-vancouver-island-bc.jpg10001500TJ Watthttps://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-AFA-Logo-1000px.pngTJ Watt2019-04-05 19:30:482024-10-10 10:44:003 ways to celebrate & support ancient forests this month
Environmental organizations Ancient Forest Alliance, Sierra Club BC and the Wilderness Committee call on the B.C. government to stop issuing logging permits in B.C.’s last remaining intact old-growth forest “hotspots” and endangered old-growth ecosystems and to implement legislation to protect endangered ancient forests.
https://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Edinburgh-Mt-Sept-2016-Stump.jpg533800TJ Watthttps://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-AFA-Logo-1000px.pngTJ Watt2019-03-21 16:47:232024-11-14 11:52:53On International Day of Forests, conservation groups call on B.C. government to immediately halt logging of last intact old-growth areas
The licensee with logging rights to the most spectacular sections of Jurassic Grove is accepting public feedback on their logging plans. Please send a message by 5pm Monday, March 4th, asking for the remaining unprotected sections of Jurassic Grove to be added to adjacent Old Growth Management Areas.
https://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/jurassic-grove-redcedar-tj-watt-1.jpg10711500TJ Watthttps://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-AFA-Logo-1000px.pngTJ Watt2019-02-28 22:16:282024-07-30 16:24:05ACTION ALERT: Send a message and help protect spectacular Jurassic Grove!
The Ancient Forest Alliance is disappointed the NDP government’s provincial budget, released yesterday, fails to allocate urgently needed funding for the protection of endangered old-growth forests.
Read on for our full response.
Victoria City Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Thursday calling on the BC government to protect Vancouver Island's endangered old-growth forests, starting with a moratoria on old-growth logging, and to work with First Nations, local communities, labour organizations, and industry to pursue a transition to a sustainable, second-growth forest industry!
https://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Avatar-Grove-Jan-2019-20.jpg8001200TJ Watthttps://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-AFA-Logo-1000px.pngTJ Watt2019-01-31 23:31:582023-04-06 19:07:17Victoria City Council unanimously adopts resolution calling for the protection of Vancouver Island’s old-growth forests
View this CHEK News piece about one of Canada’s most magnificent old-growth forests, Mossome Grove, featuring Ken Wu of Endangered Ecosystems Alliance.
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.
New IMAX Film by Renowned Canadian Video Artist to Highlight Vancouver Island’s Endangered Old-Growth Forests
Join us for the 35th Anniversary Celebration of the Meares Island Tribal Park!
Plan to allow logging of old growth forests draws criticism
3 ways to celebrate & support ancient forests this month
On International Day of Forests, conservation groups call on B.C. government to immediately halt logging of last intact old-growth areas
ACTION ALERT: Send a message and help protect spectacular Jurassic Grove!
Conservationists disappointed Budget 2019 fails to prioritize protection of endangered old-growth forests
Victoria City Council unanimously adopts resolution calling for the protection of Vancouver Island’s old-growth forests
Canada’s ‘most magnificent old-growth forest’ near Port Renfrew
Conservationists want protection on ‘Canada’s most magnificent’ old-growth forest
Get in Touch
Phone
(250) 896-4007 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm)
Address
205-620 View Street
Victoria, B.C. V8W 1J6
Privacy Policy
Resources
Who We Are
The Ancient Forest Alliance (AFA) is a registered charitable organization working to protect BC’s endangered old-growth forests and to ensure a sustainable, value-added, second-growth forest industry.
Earth-Friendly Web Design by Fairwind Creative