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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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Island Timberlands to log contentious old-growth forests on Vancouver Island
Juniper Ridge is an increasingly rare tract of old-growth forest filled with endangered old-growth Douglas-fir trees, sensitive ecosystems of brittle reindeer lichens growing on open rocky outcrops, and an abundance of juniper shrubs.
Activists decry planned logging of old-growth forest on Vancouver Island
A Vancouver Island company is preparing to log a chunk of old-growth forest near Port Alberni that was once protected as winter range for deer, according to conservation groups.
Island Timberlands Moves to Log Contentious Old-Growth Forests and Deer Winter Range Intended for Protection on Vancouver Island
Island Timberlands is moving full throttle to log some of their most contentious old-growth forest lands near Port Alberni, including “Juniper Ridge”, an ungulate winter range formerly intended for protection, and Labour Day Lake, the headwaters of Cathedral Grove’s Cameron River.
CBC Radio Interview: New boardwalks at Avatar Grove
Welcoming the world to hidden treasure. Volunteers are building boardwalks to Avatar Grove the old growth forest near Port Renfrew. We hear how popular the site is becoming.
Saving the biggest, oldest trees
"In town, I spoke with Jon Cash, the former president of the Port Renfrew Chamber of Commerce and co-proprietor of Soule Creek Lodge. He explained that for about a century Port Renfrew was a lumber town, but when the main company in the area moved its centre of operations to Lake Cowichan in 1990 it caused economic difficulties. 'We had to re-invent ourselves,' said Cash. 'We've recently started promoting tall tree tourism, and it's working.' Port Renfrew, known as the 'Big Tree Capital of Canada,' is well positioned since many of the nation's largest trees are found in the area. But it's not easy, for the lumber industry covets old-growth trees, which are far more valuable than second-growth trees, and is quietly cutting down as many as possible."
Tall Tree Music Festival – We have tickets!!
$130 gets you access to 3 days of awesome fun and music from nearly 70 talented artists! Proceeds from our ticket sales go to the AFA with a huge thanks to the Tall Tree Society for their support. Please send us an e-mail if you're interested in purchasing some and to arrange ticket pickup in Victoria!
Hike at Avatar Grove – Boardwalk Fundraiser! Sunday June, 23rd
Join Ancient Forest Alliance organizers Ken Wu and TJ Watt on Sunday, June 23rd for a fantastic forest hike. You'll get the chance to see the progress of the boardwalk so far and find out how you can help support the completion of this important project!
PHOTO GALLERY: Olympic National Park Trip 2013
We just got back from a trip to the astoundingly majestic and mossy temperate rainforests of the Olympic National Park in Washington state, where the Ancient Forest Alliance's photographer, TJ Watt, has taken hundreds of phenomenal photos!
Petition to protect the old-growth forests, ecological integrity and scenic viewsheds of the Discovery Islands!
Clearcut logging is destroying coastal communities in British Columbia. You can help: https://bit.ly/ZSZ7fJ
Sonora Island & the Great Bear Rainforest: Protecting What Remains
Sonora Island is the ‘tail-end’ of the Great Bear Rainforest (or depending on your orientation, it’s the head of the Great Bear). It’s around 160 square kilometers of primarily mountainous terrain, and mostly under forest cover. Homes are sporadically located along its coastline with access by boat and floatplane only. It’s part of unceded aboriginal traditional territories of three First Nations.