The Ancient Forest Alliance (AFA)
is a new British Columbian organization working to protect the endangered old-growth forests of BC and to ensure sustainable forestry jobs in the province. It was founded in January of 2010 by former Western Canada Wilderness Committee activists Ken Wu, TJ Watt, and others, and by Vancouver old-growth activist Michelle Connolly. more ...
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Recent Ancient Forest News
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Latest Gallery of TJ Watt Photos - Cortes Island Endangered Forests
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 Save Cortes Island's Endangered Forests!
URGENT! Cortes Island's Threatened Forests Need Your Help! Please write to BC's Minister of Environment Terry Lake.
Ancient Forest Alliance, January 23, 2012
Please WRITE A QUICK EMAIL as soon as possible to BC's Minister of Environment, Hon. Terry Lake at: terry.lake.mla@leg.bc.ca . Ask that the BC government help fund the purchase of endangered old-growth stands, sensitive ecosystems, and other high priority lands for conservation currently owned by Island Timberlands. ***BE SURE to include your FULL NAME and ADDRESS so they know you are a real person!
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Salt Spring Island a 'model' for Cortes Island advocates to prevent logging of pristine B.C. forests.
AFA's Ken Wu speaks on video about solutions to the proposed logging on Cortes Island.
Vancouver Observer - Daniel Pierce, January 14, 2012
As deadline looms for Island Timberlands to begin logging on Cortes Island, advocates are hoping for a re-enactment of an earlier success story to protect the area's pristine forests.
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Ancient Forest Alliance confirms vital old growth in threatened Cortes Island woods
The residents of Cortes Island have been actively trying to save these trees for decades, but since they’re on private land the owners have no legal obligation to retain them
Vancouver Observer - Alexis Stoymenoff, January 14, 2012
Forest conservation experts say documenting old growth trees in BC island forests could help secure provincial support, in order to buy endangered land from logging company Island Timberlands.
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Environmental group balances jobs with old-growth protection
Sooke News Mirror - Pirjo Raits , January 11, 2012
Protecting the environment and retaining forestry jobs seemed to be something that could never happen.
The Ancient Forest Alliance (AFA) came up with a new goal which is to retain forestry jobs through sustainable logging practices while saving old-growth forests for future generations.
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2012 Predictions - Environment - Ken Wu
January 7, 2012
While the strength of environmental campaigns vary each year, 2012 should be major. Here are five predictions: 1. The Climate Change Movement will Heat Up 2. Slick Oil Industry PR will Spread to Pipelines 3. Ancient Forest Campaign will Target both B.C. Lib's and NDP 4. The Fight against Fish Farms will go Viral 5. Raw Logs on a Slow Boat to China will be Protested.
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Logging of pristine BC island forest to begin in January by Brookfield Asset Management
Vancouver Observer - Carrie Saxifrage , January 7, 2012
Island Timberlands will start logging on Cortes Island this January, according to Wayne French, Operations Planner for IT. Cortes Islanders are seeking signatories to a petition to prevent the logging.
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Employment Opportunity: Canvass Director for the Ancient Forest Alliance
Ancient Forest Alliance, January 5, 2012
The Ancient Forest Alliance (www.AncientForestAlliance.org) is hiring a full-time canvass director to run a door canvass and potentially a street canvass in Victoria and to assist in additional fundraising initiatives. Application Deadline: January 23, 2012
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VIDEO: Shaw TV: The campaign for "Fangorn Forest" or the Mossy Maple Rainforest
Shaw TV , December 27, 2011
Conservationists identify and seek to protect Canada's mossiest maple rain forest on Vancouver Island.
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Mr. Arboretum lives on
It's only fitting Henry Kock will be remembered with a new species of lichen.
The Sarnia Observer - Barbara Simpson, December 27, 2011
"At the time, I hadn't paid much attention to what the lichen actually looked like, so I bought it sight unseen," his widow Anne Hansen laughed Wednesday. "Then people said to me, 'Oh my God, that lichen looks like Henry's beard.'"
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A name to remember him by
Vancouver Sun - Pete McMartin, December 21, 2011
It began with a story written by Sun reporter Larry Pynn. In the June 17 edition, Pynn told the story of how Trevor Goward, curator of lichens at UBC, discovered two new species of lichen: one in the Hazel-ton area and one in the Clear-water Valley near Wells Gray Provincial Park.
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