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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.
Authorized by Ancient Forest Alliance, registered sponsor under the Election Act, 250-896-4007.
AFA’s office is located on the territories of the Lekwungen Peoples, also known as the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations.
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Submission by Vicky Husband to the BC Government’s TFL-Expansion Plans
"TFLs have always enabled monopolistic corporate control of our public forests and, over the long term, have not maintained the public benefits that were promised when they were awarded. The sorry state of BC’s coastal forests and coastal forest industry, where the majority of current TFLs exist, provides all the evidence needed to reject the creation of any more TFLs..."
Thank You to Earth Day Local Business Fundraisers!
On behalf of B.C's endangered old-growth forests, we'd like to say 'Thank You' to all of the local businesses who held an event to support us on Earth Day, April 22nd: North Park Bike Shop, Ananda Ayurveda, Cafe 932, and the Grassroots Eco-Salon. The AFA is supported by thousands of individual donors and small and independent businesses who allow us to continue our forest-saving campaigns. Thank you so much for your support!
*POSTPONED* Date TBA: Kwakiutl First Nations Community RALLY in Port Hardy
A community rally will be held sometime in the near future by the Kwakiutl First Nation band in Port Hardy on northern Vancouver Island, asking the BC government and major forest companies to respect their land and their treaty. The rally will be in regards to Island Timberlands' logging of a 700 year old ancient redcedar forest near their reserve in late December without consulting the band.
VIDEO: “Big Lonely Doug,” Canada’s 2nd largest Douglas-fir tree!
"Big Lonely Doug", a recently found old-growth Douglas-fir tree standing alone in a clearcut on southern Vancouver Island, has been officially measured to be the second largest Douglas-fir tree in Canada. Last week, renowned forest ecologist Andy MacKinnon, who manages the BC Big Tree Registry run by the University of British Columbia and is also the co-author of the best-selling "Plants of Coastal British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon", measured the goliath tree.
Towering Vancouver Island tree officially second-largest in the country
The Globe and Mail's coverage on Big Lonely Doug.
Check out Canada’s second largest Douglas-fir tree (photos)
"Dubbed 'Big Lonely Doug', this Douglas-fir is the second largest tree of its species (Pseudotsuga menziesii) in Canada."
B.C.’s ‘Big Lonely Doug’ is the second-largest tree in Canada
The Province's article on the official measurement of Big Lonely Doug, the second largest Douglas fir in Canada, located near Port Renfrew BC.
Big Lonely Doug Officially Measured and Confirmed as Canada’s 2nd Largest Douglas-fir Tree
“Big Lonely Doug”, a recently found old-growth Douglas-fir tree standing alone in a clearcut on southern Vancouver Island, has been officially measured to be the second largest Douglas-fir tree in Canada. Last week, renowned forest ecologist Andy MacKinnon measured the goliath tree. The results are as follows..
Big Lonely Doug Officially 2nd-Largest Fir in Canada
Article by Huffington Post on the recent measurement of Big Lonely Doug as the second largest Douglas fir in Canada.
Vancouver Island tree officially second-largest in Canada
Coverage by CTV News on Big Lonely Doug, officially measured as the second-largest Dougas fir tree in Canada.