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.
https://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/San-Juan-River-Oct-2018-36.jpg8001200TJ Watthttps://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-AFA-Logo-1000px.pngTJ Watt2019-01-13 02:18:362024-07-30 17:18:49Mossome Grove: ‘One of the most beautiful’ forests on Earth
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https://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/mossome-grove-maple-ken.jpg8441500TJ Watthttps://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-AFA-Logo-1000px.pngTJ 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
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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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.
https://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Mossome-Grove-Dec-2018-39-1.jpg8001200TJ Watthttps://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-AFA-Logo-1000px.pngTJ Watt2019-01-09 23:05:552024-07-30 17:18:56Push is on to protect Mossome Grove
Conservationists in British Columbia have recently located what may very well be the most magnificent and awe-inspiring old-growth forest in the country on Vancouver Island. The spectacular, largely unprotected grove, with several near record-size trees, highlights the need for new policies by the BC government to protect BC’s biggest trees, grandest groves, and old-growth forest ecosystems.
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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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Watch this Global News piece featuring Sierra Club BC’s Jens Wieting about BC's global responsibility to protect endangered old-growth forests and the need for urgent action by the NDP government.
https://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/nootka-island-logging-aerial-7.jpg7951200TJ Watthttps://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-AFA-Logo-1000px.pngTJ Watt2019-01-03 23:04:462023-04-24 16:54:29Disturbing finding about destruction of old-growth rainforest in B.C.
New logging has commenced on Edinburgh Mountain, an exceptional old-growth forest “hotspot” near Port Renfrew in Pacheedaht territory on Vancouver Island and the location of Big Lonely Doug (Canada’s second largest Douglas-fir tree) and the spectacular Eden Grove.
https://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Edinburgh-Mt-Logging-Dec-2018-57.jpg8001200TJ Watthttps://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-AFA-Logo-1000px.pngTJ Watt2018-12-20 18:19:542024-07-30 17:02:00Photo Gallery: Old-Growth Logging on Edinburgh Mt. Near Port Renfrew
A 15.6 cutblock, featuring old-growth forest with monumental redcedars and Douglas-firs, is being logged by Teal Jones Group and adds to the over 75 hectares of old-growth forest the company has logged on Edinburgh Mountain since 2016.
https://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Edinburgh-Mt-Logging-Dec-2018-35.jpg8001200TJ Watthttps://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-AFA-Logo-1000px.pngTJ Watt2018-12-19 18:00:062024-07-30 17:02:02New Logging Operations Underway on Edinburgh Mountain, an Old-Growth Forest Environmental “Hotspot” near Port Renfrew on Vancouver Island
Mossome Grove: ‘One of the most beautiful’ forests on Earth
Old-growth forest near Port Renfrew needs protection, group says
B.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
Push is on to protect Mossome Grove
Conservationists locate what may be Canada’s most magnificent and photogenic old-growth forest on Vancouver Island
Nothing has changed in BC forestry practices under the NDP government.
Disturbing finding about destruction of old-growth rainforest in B.C.
Photo Gallery: Old-Growth Logging on Edinburgh Mt. Near Port Renfrew
New Logging Operations Underway on Edinburgh Mountain, an Old-Growth Forest Environmental “Hotspot” near Port Renfrew on Vancouver Island
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