Before-and-after images taken by conservationists with the Ancient Forest Alliance highlight the destructive impacts of recent clearcut logging by the Teal Jones Group on Edinburgh Mountain, a “hotspot” of high conservation, scenic, and recreational value near Port Renfrew on Vancouver Island.
https://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Gordon-River-Bridge-4-After-Web.jpg10001500TJ Watthttps://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-AFA-Logo-1000px.pngTJ Watt2019-06-10 16:58:502024-10-10 11:49:47New Old-Growth Clearcut Mars the Scenery from the Popular Gordon River Bridge at Avatar Grove
Conservationists with the Ancient Forest Alliance (AFA) are outraged that the BC government’s logging agency, BC Timber Sales, is currently auctioning off 109 hectares of old-growth forest adjacent to Juan de Fuca Provincial Park on Vancouver Island.
https://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/BCTS-JDF-Aerial-16x19.jpg6751200TJ Watthttps://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-AFA-Logo-1000px.pngTJ Watt2019-04-18 16:53:102024-10-10 11:19:25Conservationists condemn BC NDP Government’s plans to log old-growth forest adjacent to Juan de Fuca Provincial Park
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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
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.
https://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/San-Juan-River-Oct-2018-82.jpg8001200TJ Watthttps://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-AFA-Logo-1000px.pngTJ Watt2019-01-09 23:06:302024-07-30 17:18:54Conservation groups discover ancient old-growth forest near Port Renfrew: Grove home to record-size Sitka spruce and bigleaf maple trees
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.
https://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/mossome-grove-wolly-giant-maple-tj.jpg10001500TJ Watthttps://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-AFA-Logo-1000px.pngTJ Watt2019-01-09 18:31:122024-07-30 17:19:26Conservationists locate what may be Canada’s most magnificent and photogenic old-growth forest on Vancouver Island
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
Thousands of ancient giants, like the enormous redcedar in this film, are being logged in Vancouver Island’s spectacular Nahmint Valley and many more are at risk. Speak up TODAY and send an instant message to the BC government demanding protection for BC’s endangered old-growth forests
https://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Screen-Shot-2018-12-18-at-5.10.00-PM.png6581122TJ Watthttps://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-AFA-Logo-1000px.pngTJ Watt2018-12-19 01:12:202024-07-30 16:58:17Ancient Giant Logged in the Nahmint Valley
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