Check out this piece in the Cowichan Valley Citizen on the logging of one of the most spectacular ancient forests on the South Island rivalling Avatar Grove or the Walbran.
https://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Haddon-Creek-Logging-Aug-2019-120.jpg8001200TJ Watthttps://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-AFA-Logo-1000px.pngTJ Watt2020-05-15 17:24:002024-06-17 16:11:38Conservation group cries foul over logging old-growth forest in Caycuse River watershed
In April 2020, Ancient Forest Alliance campaigner and photographer TJ Watt explored and documented old-growth logging totalling over 70 hectares along Haddon Creek in Ditidaht Territory and found monumental…
https://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/big-tree-logging-vancouver-island-bc.jpg10001500TJ Watthttps://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-AFA-Logo-1000px.pngTJ Watt2020-04-30 21:19:222024-06-17 16:11:41Photo Gallery: Massive Trees Cut Down on Vancouver Island
Conservationists with the Ancient Forest Alliance are calling for both immediate and longer-term steps to protect old-growth following the logging of some of Vancouver Island’s grandest ancient forests along Haddon Creek in the Caycuse River watershed.
https://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Caycuse-Watershed-April-2020-43.jpg10001500TJ Watthttps://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-AFA-Logo-1000px.pngTJ Watt2020-04-30 16:47:262024-10-10 11:34:35Logging of BC’s grandest ancient forests continues as Old-growth Strategic Review panel submits recommendations to Province
https://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Nicholas-de-Pencier-filming-in-Avatar-Grove-near-Port-Renfrew-1.jpg12001800TJ Watthttps://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-AFA-Logo-1000px.pngTJ Watt2020-04-08 23:31:192024-06-17 16:11:47Need a “forest fix”? Watch our top 5 ancient forest films!
Today is the 10-year anniversary of the Ancient Forest Alliance and we're celebrating a decade of accomplishments made possible by YOU, our supporters!
https://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/2020-10-Year-Collage-2-1500px.jpg9381500TJ Watthttps://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-AFA-Logo-1000px.pngTJ Watt2020-02-24 18:41:002024-06-17 16:11:49Today marks the 10-year anniversary of the AFA!
Check out this Globe and Mail article featuring the Endangered Ecosystems Alliance’s Ken Wu and the AFA’s TJ Watt, who recently located nearly two dozen(!) groves of spectacular but mostly unprotected old-growth Sitka spruce forest in the San Juan Valley in unceded Pacheedaht territory near Port Renfrew.
https://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Screen-Shot-2020-01-10-at-11.35.18-AM.png6431010TJ Watthttps://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-AFA-Logo-1000px.pngTJ Watt2020-01-07 17:30:002024-07-30 16:27:22For Vancouver Island’s old-growth explorers, naming trees is a delight – but saving them is a challenge
Douglas Magazine (Vancouver Island's business magazine) recently published this piece about the AFA's work to protect old-growth forests, the rise of "Tall Tree Tourism" on Vancouver Island, the negative impacts of raw log exports, and opportunities for BC to transition to a value-added, second-growth forest industry.
https://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Screen-Shot-2019-10-22-at-1.18.48-PM.png446674TJ Watthttps://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-AFA-Logo-1000px.pngTJ Watt2019-10-03 20:10:562024-07-30 17:01:30A Closer Look at B.C. Forestry and Tall Tree Tourism
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 and members of the Port Renfrew business community are welcoming the postponement of BC Timber Sales’ plans to auction off 109 hectares of old-growth forest for logging next to Juan de Fuca Provincial Park in Pacheedaht territory on Vancouver Island.
https://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/JDF-BCTS-Aerial-16x9.jpg6751200TJ Watthttps://staging.ancientforestalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cropped-AFA-Logo-1000px.pngTJ Watt2019-05-08 20:52:202024-07-30 16:24:46Conservationists and Port Renfrew Business Community Welcome Postponement of Old-Growth Logging Plans near Juan de Fuca Provincial Park
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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