The future of BC’s ancient forests hangs in the balance of decisions made today
While the NDP government deliberates on the future of BC’s endangered old-growth forests, logging of ancient trees continues at a shocking pace across the island. Teal-Jones is one of the worst offenders, with dozens of old-growth cutblocks spread out across the Walbran, Caycuse, and Gordon River Valleys. They’ve also begun road construction adjacent to the […]
Photo Gallery: Taylor River Valley – Old-Growth Under Threat
See our latest photo gallery exposing BC Timber Sales’ plans to auction off nearly 200 football fields worth of old-growth forest in the Taylor River Valley near Port Alberni.
Photos: Loup Creek Grove – Port Renfrew
In March 2020, the AFA identified a spectacular grove ancient giants along Loup Creek near Port Renfrew in Pacheedaht territory. This region was heavily logged in the 1970s and 80s, save for a strip of old-growth along the river. Most of the old-growth that remains today along Loup Creek is protected within an Old Growth […]
Photo Gallery: Massive Trees Cut Down on Vancouver Island
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 redcedar trees over 11 feet in diameter cut down. Some of these trees had previously been photographed by him while still standing. Without question, this is […]
Photo Gallery: Exploring & Climbing Ancient Giants at Eden Grove
While further exploring Eden Grove in Pacheedaht territory earlier this year, the AFA’s TJ Watt located another epic stand of ancient giants!
New Photo Gallery: Tahsis – Endangered Old-Growth
See our latest photo gallery featuring an incredible-yet-endangered stand of old-growth Douglas-fir trees growing on the hillside above Tahsis on the west coast of Vancouver Island, BC.
Avatar Grove with BC KAIROS Rolling Justice Bus
The AFA’s TJ Watt and forest ecologist Andy MacKinnon joined the BC KAIROS Rolling Justice Bus at Avatar Grove on day one of a four day tour to explore Vancouver Island’s most spectacular ancient forests!
Photos: 35-Year Anniversary of the Meares Island Tribal Park.
Here are photos from the April 17th event celebrating the 35-year anniversary of the Meares Island Tribal Park, Wah’nah’juss Hilth’hooiss! In April of 1984, the Tla-o-qui-aht and Ahousaht First Nations and local environmentalists came together in an historic show of solidarity to protest the logging of some of Canada’s finest ancient forests by MacMillan Bloedel […]