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May 2013

Comment: A new path for B.C.’s last great ancient stands (Posted May 18)
Maps show impact of overcutting old-growth forests, conservation groups say (Posted May 14)
"The Good, the Bad, and the Wobbly" (Posted May 13)
Whoever wins election needs to take early action on environment (Posted May 13)
Your election, your choice (Posted May 11)
New Maps Highlight BC's “Crisis in the Woods” due to Old-Growth Logging (Posted May 10)
Union joins environmentalists in call for stricter controls on raw log exports (Posted May 9)
Free presentation on old-growth forests (Posted May 6)
Lawsuit aims to save endangered Douglas fir ecosystems on Vancouver Island (Posted May 7)
BC Liberal Government More Than Tripled Raw Log Exports to Foreign Mills (Posted May 7)
Drop in Employment in BC's Forestry Sector (Posted May 7)
VIDEO: Save BC's Endangered Old-Growth Forests & Forestry Jobs! (Posted May 2)
URGENT- Strong Old-Growth Commitment Needed from BC's NDP - Speak Up Now! (Posted May 1)
Slideshow Presentation in VICTORIA: "BC’s Inland Temperate Rainforest: Upper Fraser Ancient Cedar Stands – A proposed new World Heritage site in B.C." (Posted May 1)
Slideshow in COURTENAY: "BC's Old-Growth Forests: The Ecology, Status, Policies, and the Campaign for Sustainable Forestry" (Posted May 5)

April 2013

West Jet's Going Coastal in Avatar Grove (Posted Apr 30)
Editorial: NDP unclear on environment (Posted Apr 30)
Proposal for UN World Heritage Site for the Giant Cedars in BC’s Inland Rainforest Gains Momentum (Posted Apr 30)
Thank you to Francis Litman and Creatively United for the Planet! (Posted Apr 25)
5 Canadians to salute on Earth Day (Posted Apr 22)
A provincial NDP government would kill Pacific Carbon Trust (Posted Apr 22)
Earth Day forms backdrop to B.C. election campaign (Posted Apr 22)
NDP Full Platform Released Today - Old-Growth Protection Mentioned and $1 million/year Allocated to Protect Endangered Species and Habitat (Posted Apr 24)
Ancient Forest Alliance pushes parties to protect old growth (Posted Apr 24)
NDP Environmental Platform is like a "Blurry Sasquatch Video” on Old-Growth Forest Protection and Park Creation – Details Needed (Posted Apr 22)
Caribou count may be lowest ever (Posted Apr 19)
EARTH DAY events in VICTORIA and VANCOUVER with the AFA THIS WEEKEND (Posted Apr 19)
Slideshow Presentation in NANAIMO: "Conversations about a 21st Century Vision for BC’s Forests" (Posted Apr 25)
Conservationists Launch Petition for BC's Endangered Mountain Caribou, Call on BCï¿½s Politicians to Protect Ecologically Vital Forests (Posted Apr 18)
Old-Growth Forestry “Report Card” for the BC Liberals, NDP, Greens, and Conservatives (Posted Apr 15)
NDP’s forestry-policy plank sparks partisan ire, disappoints ecologists (Posted Apr 16)
NDP forest plan 'minor deviation from unsustainable status quo': critic (Posted Apr 16)
NDP Forestry Platform Fails Ecologically and Continues the Unsustainable Status Quo of Old-Growth Depletion and Overcutting (Posted Apr 16)
NEW Old-Growth Protection Act! SEND a MESSAGE to the NDP-Government-in-Waiting (Posted Apr 14)
Comment: 1993’s Clayoquot Summer was a game-changer (Posted Apr 13)
Ancient Forest Alliance calls for science-based forest plan (Posted Apr 13)
VIDEO: CTV - Environmental Law Centre Proposes BC Old-Growth Act (Posted Apr 12)
Old Growth Protection Proposal by the Environmental Law Centre of the University of Victoria (Posted Apr 11)
“Old Growth Protection Act” needed to preserve BC’s Natural Heritage (Posted Apr 11)
The naked tree-hugger makes her way to Port Renfrew (Posted Apr 6)
Pre-Election Info Night and Rally for Ancient Forests this Wednesday April 10th (Posted Apr 10)
UNBC Study Recommends Northern BC’s “Ancient Forest” be named a World Heritage Site (Posted Apr 2)
Comment: Caribou plan little help to endangered herds (Posted Apr 2)
Tourism businesses slam forest policies (Posted Apr 2)
THANK YOU's! Tree Huggers Ball Success, Amanda's T-Shirt Sales, PosterLoop, and Metropol (Posted Apr 2)

March 2013

Fraser receives forest award (Posted Mar 29)
VIDEO: CHEK TV - Rally for Ancient Forests and BC Jobs (Posted Mar 19)
VIDEO: Global TV News - Protesters Want Government to Protect Old-Growth Forests (Posted Mar 18)
VIDEO: Global TV News - Cathedral Grove & the NDP on Forestry (Posted Mar 20)
MLA recognized for work to protect forests (Posted Mar 27)
Wiggle your trunk at the Tree Huggers Ball (Posted Mar 26)
Groups wary of logging near park (Posted Mar 26)
VIDEO: MLA Awarded for Tree Saving Efforts (Posted Mar 26)
Group angry over old-growth clearcut in Walbran Valley (Posted Mar 26)
MLA Scott Fraser Receives “Forest Sustainability Award” For Years of Outspoken Public Service to Protect Endangered Old-Growth Forests, Halt Forestry Deregulation, and Support BC Forestry Jobs (Posted Mar 25)
Ancient Forest Awareness Blitz: This Saturday in Vancouver-Point-Grey (Premier Christy Clark's Riding) (Posted Mar 20)
The UVic AFA's 3rd Annual Tree Huggers Ball Dance Party Extravaganza Fundraiser this SATURDAY March 23rd! (Posted Mar 17)
VIDEO: CHEK News - Cathedral Grove Threatened by Logging (Posted Mar 13)
The fight to protect what’s left of old-growth forests (Posted Mar 18)
Diverse Crowd of 500 Environmentalists, First Nations, Forestry Workers and Business Owners call for Political Leadership to Protect Old-Growth Forests and Ensure Sustainable Forestry Jobs (Posted Mar 16)
22,000-Strong Petition Calls on BC Government to Protect BC’s Old-Growth Forests, Ensure Sustainable Second-Growth Logging, and to End Raw Log Exports (Posted Mar 14)
Old growth near Cathedral Grove set for imminent logging: activists (Posted Mar 13)
Tourism in the Discovery Islands feels the force of logging (Posted Mar 13)
B.C. backs off plan that would give private companies more power over Crown forests (Posted Mar 13)
Environmentalists approve Liberal move on forest tenure (Posted Mar 13)
B.C. backs off on changes to licensing forest lands (Posted Mar 13)
Environmentalists Sigh with Relief as BC Liberals Back Down from “Forest Giveaway Bill” to expand Tree Farm Licences (TFL’s) on Public Lands (Posted Mar 12)
Planned Old-Growth Logging by World Famous Cathedral Grove Highlights Need for New Provincial Forest Policies (Posted Mar 11)
URGENT: STOP the BC Liberal Government's Proposed Forest Giveaway THIS WEEK! (Posted Mar 10)
Tree licence rollover has no public benefit (Posted Mar 7)
Activist Tackles Raw Log Exports (Posted Mar 7)
TONIGHT! Wed. March 6th, Ken Wu of the AFA will be speaking at a forum on raw log exports and sustainable forestry in Powell River (Posted Mar 5)
Oceans and Forests on Naturalists' Agenda (Posted Mar 5)
AFA Plans “Communities for Sustainable Forestry” Tour in Key BC Ridings in Bid to Stop Proposed Forest Privatization Plan and to Promote Old-Growth Protection, Sustainable Second-Growth Forestry, more (Posted Mar 5)
Unique Prince George area-forest should be World Heritage Site, says study (Posted Mar 4)
Rollover Legislation: Claims and Facts (Posted Mar 4)
Eco-groups regard new forest tenure legislation as ‘land grab’ (Posted Mar 1)
Documents show government is already breaking proposed forestry law (Posted Mar 1)
Ancient Forest Alliance (AFA) Celebrates its Three Year Anniversary (Posted Mar 3)

February 2013

'This Is Huge': Sweeping Forest Bill Gathers Foes (Posted Feb 28)
Logging B.C. old-growth forests accelerates climate change: Sierra Club report (Posted Feb 27)
B.C's Remaining Old-Growth Forests Non-Renewable: Sierra Club Report (Posted Feb 27)
Feb. 28th Presentation at SFU: The Ancient Forest Alliance's Pre-Election Campaign with Ken Wu (Posted Feb 25)
BC Government Protects about half of Echo Lake’s Old-Growth Forests (Posted Feb 23)
Pine Beetle used as Trojan Horse to Increase Privatization of BC’s Public Forest Lands through Ministerial Fiat instead of Democratic Legislative Vote (Posted Feb 22)
B.C. land protection insufficient to conserve species biodiversity: report (Posted Feb 21)
The Ancient Forests of Cortes Island #2: The Carrington Bay Children's Forest (Posted Feb 18)
Tourism group set to battle Okisollo loggers and the provincial Liberals (Posted Feb 18)
Protecting the Clearwater Valley would help mountain caribou recovery (Posted Feb 14)
Forest policy must change, forum hears (Posted Feb 14)
AFA Slideshow Presentation this Friday at UVic! FREE PIZZA! (Posted Feb 13)
Media Release: Today Conservationists call for Action on BC Forests at Legislature Opening (Posted Feb 12)
Environmentalists look to insert Great Bear Rainforest into B.C. election agenda (Posted Feb 8)
Mountain Caribou Alert: Call to Action! (Posted Feb 1)
Letters: B.C. forests, Steve Thomson, Ben Parfitt, Bob Simpson... (Posted Feb 1)

January 2013

Response to Minister Thomson - The Real Facts about the Proposed Tenure Legislation (Posted Jan 31)
Privatizing Our Public Forests (Posted Jan 31)
Ben Parfitt: Sneaky Liberals are planning a B.C. forest giveaway (Posted Jan 28)
Vancouver photographer Karen Cooper supporting the AFA through the sale of her plaque-mounted photographs of Echo Lake (Posted Jan 22)
Roadside logging project put on hold (Posted Jan 22)
Alberni's "Hump" gets reprieve as Island Timberlands delays logging plans (Posted Jan 21)
Island Timberlands' logging of Alberni summit could denude the Hump (Posted Jan 18)
Adrian Dix's Not-So-Secret Agenda (Posted Jan 14)
Cortes Island logging dispute moves to the market (Posted Jan 14)

December 2012

Give trees (and frogs) a break (Posted Dec 30)
DECEMBER 19 & 20, 2012--NEW 2013 AFA Calendars & other Holiday Gifts for Sale IN VANCOUVER! (Posted Dec 19)
VIDEO: Global TV News - Echo Lake & Bald Eagles (Posted Dec 15)
VIDEO: The Walbran Valley's "Castle Grove" - Canada's Finest Old-Growth Cedar Forest (Posted Dec 19)
中投斥1億購卑詩林業股 (Posted Dec 18)
Province forsaken its role on Cortes (Posted Dec 18)
OUR VIEW: Provincial oversight missing in Cortes logging dispute (Posted Dec 18)
China Investment Corporation Eyes BC Forests, Spells FIPA Danger (Posted Dec 14)
Chinese seek stake in BC forestry company as FIPA decision looms (Posted Dec 14)
Media Release: Chinese Goverment's Ownership of BC's Forests Could Undermine New Environmental Laws, Forestry Jobs, and First Nations (Posted Dec 13)
Big Trees of Vancouver featured in major Chinese-language newspaper. (Posted Dec 11)
NOW OPEN! AFA Office Cubicle in Downtown Victoria! (Posted Dec 10)
Loggers leave Cortes ... but promise to return (Posted Dec 9)
Political leadership needed to resolve Cortes Island’s “War in the Woods” (Posted Dec 10)
NEW! Ancient Forests of BC Calendars for Sale! (Posted Dec 8)
Tiny Cortes Island girds for battle with China's huge CIC wealth fund (Posted Dec 7)
Cortes Island residents seek compromise with loggers (Posted Dec 7)
Media Release: BC's War in Woods on Cortes Island needs Political Leadership (Posted Dec 6)
Cortes Island residents rejoice as Island Timberlands temporarily withdraws logging crew (Posted Dec 5)

November 2012

Echo Lake Ancient Forest - Follow-Up Letters Needed! Please WRITE! (Posted Nov 28)
Province has no plans to cut old-growth stand in Walbran, near Port Alberni. (Posted Nov 30)
Media Release: Conservationists Relieved as Forest Company Backs Away from Logging Canada’s Finest Old-Growth Cedar Grove, Vancouver Island’s “Castle Grove” in the Upper Walbran Valley (Posted Nov 30)
Global TV video: Logging protests on Cortes Island (Posted Nov 28)
Human shield stalls Cortes logging for third day (Posted Nov 28)
Victoria Outreach Intern Position - Apply Now! (Posted Nov 28)
NOW HIRING: Vancouver Door Canvassers (Posted Nov 28)
TODAY Old-Growth Forest Rally and Riding Outreach Campaign aims to reach thousands of constituents in Premier Christy Clark's Point Grey riding (Posted Nov 24)
Wildstands - A Cortes Community Alliance (Posted Nov 27)
Will logging of ancient forest be halted before it can begin? (Posted Nov 27)
Elphinstone Logging Focus - Wilson Creek forest under threat (Posted Nov 27)
Alberni groups protest McLaughlin logging (Posted Nov 27)
Cortes Island citizens prepare for logging protests (Posted Nov 27)
古樹聯盟促保護老樹 (Posted Nov 25)
VIDEO: Protect Echo Lake Ancient Forest (Posted Nov 12)
VANCOUVER: Sat. Nov. 24th - Storm the Riding for Ancient Forests! Rally and Outreach in Christy Clark’s Riding (Posted Nov 19)
VANCOUVER: Sat. Nov.24th - AFA Fundraiser Sale at Ten Thousand Villages Commercial Drive (Posted Nov 19)
VANCOUVER: Friday, Nov. 23 - UBC Ancient Forest Slideshow (Posted Nov 19)
A UBC student campaign wants to help you kick your paper-towel habit (Posted Nov 18)
VICTORIA: Monday, Nov.26th - EAGLES, ANCIENT FORESTS, and ELECTIONS! (Posted Nov 25)
Spend your conservation dollars for Echo Lake and eagles in the local communities (Posted Nov 2)
The Great Turning Variety Show - Fundraiser for AFA! Friday, Nov. 9th. (Posted Nov 7)
VIDEO: The Eagles have landed (Posted Nov 2)
Now Hiring! Part time and Full time Canvassers (Posted Nov 3)
Employment Opportunity: Canvass Director for the Ancient Forest Alliance in VANCOUVER (Posted Nov 3)

October 2012

Slideshow Presentation: The Ecology and Politics of BC's Endangered Old-Growth Forests (Posted Oct 30)
VIDEO: Protect Echo Lake Ancient Forest (Posted Oct 29)
Manage forests for the future (Posted Oct 22)
Video-game firm joins effort to protect bald eagle habitat (Posted Oct 18)
Vancouver’s East Side Games join cause to protect bald eagle habitat (Posted Oct 18)
Vancouver Tech Company throws its Weight behind Saving BC’s Old-Growth Forests and Bald Eagle Habitat (Posted Oct 17)
Saturday: Cortes Youth Champion Bill M211; The Species At Risk Protection Act (Posted Oct 12)
Group aims to protect eagles’ night roost (Posted Oct 12)
Campaign sprouts up to save Echo Lake old-growth forest (Posted Oct 11)
*ACTION ALERT* Save Echo Lake's Ancient Forest! Globally significant bald eagle habitat (Posted Oct 13)
Province urged to protect Harrison Eagles (Posted Oct 11)
Campaign Launched to Protect Rare Lowland Old-Growth Rainforest and Internationally Significant Eagle Roosting Area east of Vancouver (Posted Oct 12)
NDP Sets Fire to Libs' Forest Industry Fix (Posted Oct 9)
Plan to maintain timber supply widens land base. (Posted Oct 9)
B.C. considers 'limited logging' of old-growth (Posted Oct 9)
Logging of old-growth forest mulled by B.C. government (Posted Oct 9)
Media Release: BC Liberals open the back door to log protected forests under the guise of "science" and "local communities" (Posted Oct 10)
Rock music video to support old-growth forest conservation in BC (Posted Oct 8)

September 2012

British Columbia Magazine: Ancient cedars saved (Posted Sep 21)
EIGHT MONTH COUNTDOWN until the BC Election! (Posted Sep 21)
Battle revealed over use of sensitive Island forest near Port Alberni (Posted Sep 21)
Land swaps could protect watersheds, official says (Posted Sep 21)
TOMORROW LUSH "Charity Pot" Celebration Day with the Ancient Forest Alliance (Posted Sep 14)
On the big tree trail on Vancouver Island (Posted Sep 10)
Action Alert! Canada’s Finest Grove of Old-Growth Cedars under Threat – Speak Up! (Posted Sep 10)
Avatar Grove Boardwalk Update (Posted Sep 6)
Letter to the Editor - Pine beetle claims refuted (Posted Sep 4)
Long-Term Vision for Forest Management and Forest Economy Missing (Posted Sep 4)

August 2012

Markers stir fears of Walbran logging (Posted Aug 29)
Survey tape sparks logging concerns in Vancouver Island old-growth forest (Posted Aug 29)
Canada’s Finest Grove of Old-Growth Cedars under Threat – Citizens still Waiting for Promised New Legal Tool to Protect BC’s Largest Trees and Ancient Groves (Posted Aug 29)
Ben Parfitt and Anthony Britneff: B.C. MLAs take wrong approach to timber supply crisis (Posted Aug 27)
Environmentalist bristles over report urging more logging (Posted Aug 16)
Media Release: Timber Committee Opens Back Door for Potential Logging of Protected Forests (Posted Aug 15)
Lift on logging restraints would be ill-advised (Posted Aug 7)
More logging won’t cure forestry trade’s ills (Posted Aug 1)

July 2012

Here's what B.C. needs to do to save forestry (Posted Jul 31)
Opening protected areas not ideal: Bercov (Posted Jul 31)
Yogis in support of the Ancient Forest Alliance! (Posted Jul 25)
Saving 'Avatar Grove': the battle to preserve old-growth forests in British Columbia (Posted Jul 23)
Big trees by the numbers (Posted Jul 16)
‘Big trees’ of Avatar Grove are pure magic (Posted Jul 5)

June 2012

URGENT: BC’s FOREST RESERVES in PERIL! PLEASE WRITE-IN and SPEAK UP! (Posted Jun 28)
B.C. warned not to touch reserves for short-term supply (Posted Jun 26)
Province to ease logging restrictions in Fraser region (Posted Jun 25)
Leave Old Growth Alone Says Union (Posted Jun 25)
Campaign for a $40 million per year "BC Park Acquisition Fund" Launched (Posted Jun 22)
Timber Workers and Conservationists Join Forces to Oppose Proposed Logging of Protected Forest Reserves in BC's Interior (Posted Jun 21)
Avatar Grove's popularity creates need for trail (Posted Jun 10)
THURSDAY & FRIDAY, JUNE 14-15 : HELP! VOLUNTEERS GREATLY NEEDED in Victoria! (Posted Jun 11)
HIKE - SUNDAY, JUNE 10: Avatar Grove Biodiversity Hike and Boardwalk Fundraiser! (Posted Jun 5)
AFA's tickets for Tall Tree Music Festival SOLD OUT! Proceeds to help fund Avatar Grove Boardwalk! (Posted Jun 18)

May 2012

It's a land of giants in Port Renfrew's ancient Avatar Grove (Posted May 31)
Lower Mainland Old-Growth Hike - Sat., May 26th: Lynn Creek Cedar & Kennedy Falls Cedar Grove! (Posted May 22)
The Week, May 17 (Posted May 19)
Vancouver Island circle route: Drink in the wine, the scenery, the air (Posted May 20)
Boardwalk sought for Avatar Grove (Posted May 16)
Avatar Grove Boardwalk - DONATIONS NEEDED! (Posted May 24)
Permission to build Avatar Grove boardwalk requested by the Ancient Forest Alliance from the BC Ministry of Forests (Posted May 8)
Sunshine Coast and Vancouver Island Forests under Threat by Island Timberlands! *NEW Photo Galleries* (Posted May 4)
Protect the Cameron Valley's Endangered Forests! (Posted May 4)
Forum on Juan de Fuca Lands - Thursday, May 3rd (Posted May 3)
Environmental groups decry logging near Cathedral Grove (Posted May 1)
Groups make appeal to save forest (Posted May 2)
May 9th - Artists for Ancient Forests - A Silent Auction Benefit for the AFA! (Posted May 9)

April 2012

Yogis in support of the Ancient Forest Alliance! (Posted Apr 30)
Crown lands belong to the public, not government (Posted Apr 30)
Island Timberlands Begins Logging Formerly Protected Old-Growth Elk Winter Range in the Cameron Valley near Port Alberni (Posted Apr 27)
Music Video: Holly Arntzen and Kevin Wright - 5ive Sisters (Posted Apr 26)
Let’s name it ‘Protected’ (Posted Apr 26)
Ancient grove named for premier (Posted Apr 24)
Forest Alliance names old growth trees after Premier (Posted Apr 23)
Ancient Forest Alliance asks Victoria to protect grove (Posted Apr 22)
Group names old-growth grove after Christy Clark (Posted Apr 23)
Eco-group hopes premier will protect 'Christy Clark Grove' (Posted Apr 23)
Eco-group hopes premier will protect eponymous grove (Posted Apr 21)
B.C. plan would open Interior’s protected woods for logging (Posted Apr 19)
Power Grab Eyed by Clark Gov't to Set Logging Levels (Posted Apr 19)
A Shocking Glimpse of BC's New Forest Plan (Posted Apr 19)
Opposition mounts to government talks on opening forest reserves to loggers (Posted Apr 19)
Earth Week Discovery: Newly found giant trees named “Christy Clark Grove” after BC’s premier in hopes she will protect it and endangered old-growth forests across BC (Posted Apr 20)
Hike raises awareness of bluffs (Posted Apr 18)
Celebrating Earth Day By the Sea and Supporting the Ancient Forest Alliance (Posted Apr 17)
Creatively United for the Planet Supports the Ancient Forest Alliance (Posted Apr 17)
Benefit Concert and Presentation for the Elphinstone Logging Focus (Posted Apr 12)
TONIGHT! Natural History Presentation: Ancient Forests of BC - Ecology and Politics (Posted Apr 10)

March 2012

Easter Egg Gift Basket Raffle for the AFA! (Posted Mar 28)
Harper changes the rules for the environment (Posted Mar 22)
Big Bass not Big Stumps! Featuring the musical stylings of: Grandpa Phunk, Nagdeo, 5am, and Commoddity (Posted Mar 22)
Bluffs receive high-profile focus (Posted Mar 14)
Liberals ignoring committee on raw log exports: Dix (Posted Mar 14)
Minister costing logging jobs, critics say (Posted Mar 14)
An Afternoon of BC's Ancient Forests at UBC Slideshow Event (Posted Mar 13)
Tree Huggers Ball Dance Party at UVic! (Saturday, Mar. 10th) (Posted Mar 10)
Artists unite to protect the planet (Posted Mar 6)
Park acquisition fund wanted (Posted Mar 6)
Eco group urges B.C. to re-form park fund - Organization highlights CRD's model (Posted Mar 2)
B.C. conservationists call for provincial park acquisition fund (Posted Mar 2)
Environmentalists Call for a BC Park Acquisition Fund and for Island Timberlands to Back Off until Contentious Lands can be Purchased for Protection (Posted Mar 1)

February 2012

The Victoria Naturalist - “Canada’s Mossiest Rainforest” Found on Vancouver Island (Posted Feb 1)
VIDEO: CHEK News - Avatar Grove Protected (Posted Feb 24)
VIDEO: Shaw TV's "The Daily" - Avatar Grove Protected (Posted Feb 24)
Protection of Avatar Grove will boost tourism (Posted Feb 23)
CBC Radio: All Points West radio interview with the AFA's Ken Wu on Avatar Grove (Posted Feb 23)
B.C. Auditor-General faults government for failing to protect forests (Posted Feb 20)
Island version of Avatar Grove given provincial protection (Posted Feb 18)
Avatar Grove now protected (Posted Feb 17)
B.C. earns kudos for protecting Avatar Grove; slammed by auditor general on forestry (Posted Feb 17)
Forest alliance welcomes government announcement to preserve Avatar Grove (Posted Feb 17)
Les bûcherons ne pourront pas couper les arbres anciens de la forêt Avatar Grove (Posted Feb 17)
TWO YEAR Anniversary of the Ancient Forest Alliance - Mon., Feb 27th! (Posted Feb 21)
Area-by-Area ACTION ALERT! Speak up for BC’s Endangered Ancient Forests! (Posted Feb 16)
Avatar Grove to be protected by province (Posted Feb 16)
Ancient Forest Alliance Supports Avatar Grove’s Protection, Calls for Protection of All of BC's Endangered Old-Growth Forests (Posted Feb 16)
Canada's Mossiest Rainforest (Posted Feb 13)
VIDEO: Canada's Mossiest Rainforest aka "Fangorn Forest" (Posted Feb 13)
UVic Slideshow Featuring BC's Most Spectacular Old-Growth Rainforests! (Posted Feb 7)
Join the Friends of McLaughlin Ridge on Facebook! (Posted Feb 7)
Vehicle Donation Needed (Posted Feb 7)

January 2012

NEW PHOTO GALLERY featuring Cortes Island's endangered forests! (Posted Jan 30)
Save Cortes Island's Endangered Forests! (Posted Jan 23)
Salt Spring Island a 'model' for Cortes Island advocates to prevent logging of pristine B.C. forests. (Posted Jan 19)
Ancient Forest Alliance confirms vital old growth in threatened Cortes Island woods (Posted Jan 16)
Environmental group balances jobs with old-growth protection (Posted Jan 11)
2012 Predictions - Environment - Ken Wu (Posted Jan 7)
Logging of pristine BC island forest to begin in January by Brookfield Asset Management (Posted Jan 7)

December 2011

A name to remember him by (Posted Dec 26)
VIDEO: Shaw TV: The campaign for "Fangorn Forest" or the Mossy Maple Rainforest (Posted Dec 27)
Mr. Arboretum lives on (Posted Dec 27)
NEW Posters, Winner of Lichen Auction, Canada’s Mossiest Rainforest TV Clip! (Posted Dec 23)
Ancient Forest Alliance thanks the Mountain Equipment Co-op (Posted Dec 21)
Lichen legacy (Posted Dec 21)
Final week to visit AFA store for Holiday Gifts! (Posted Dec 22)
New lichen species named for U of G tree guru Henry Kock (Posted Dec 19)
Thumbs Up! (Posted Dec 18)
Scientists' names live on in lichens (Posted Dec 17)
Santa Claus, Conservation Groups Benefit from 'Tree Beard' Lichen Named for Late U of G Plantsman (Posted Dec 16)
New Species Conservation Auction” closes with renowned BC artist Anne Hansen (aka “Oystercatcher Girl”) making winning bid of $4000, with proceeds to the Ancient Forest Alliance. (Posted Dec 16)
Lichenologist Trevor Goward: Statement on the Close on the New Species Conservation Auction (Posted Dec 15)
Anne Hansen: A Likin' For Lichen (Posted Dec 15)
Mossiest forest in Canada creating buzz in Lake Cowichan (Posted Dec 14)
British Columbia Magazine: Lichen auction closes soon (Posted Dec 14)
Scientific American: Designate a species with your name or your pooch's (Posted Dec 14)
Lichen-naming auction can be your path to immortality (Posted Dec 14)
“New Species Conservation Auction” - Unique Conservation Fundraiser to help counter the Biodiversity Crisis, closes this Thursday (Posted Dec 11)
Lichen auction closes Dec. 15 (Posted Dec 8)
Taxonomy - The name of the lichen (Posted Dec 7)
“Name that Lichen” auction closes 15 December! (Posted Dec 5)
TONIGHT! Chief treaty negotiator Robert Morales speaks on the Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group's fight for their forests and human rights! (Posted Dec 13)
Monday, Dec.5th: SEE BC’s MOST UNIQUE OLD-GROWTH FOREST! AFA Photo Journey & Fundraiser (Posted Dec 4)

November 2011

Protect McLaughlin Ridge! Please take 5 minutes to write a quick email! (Posted Nov 11)
VIDEO: Protect McLaughlin Ridge YouTube Clip (1min) (Posted Nov 13)
Lichen names up for auction (Posted Nov 29)
'Canada's mossiest rainforest' needs protection, Island groups say (Posted Nov 29)
“Canada’s Mossiest Rainforest” Found on Vancouver Island (Posted Nov 28)
VIDEO: New Species Conservation Auction - Name That Lichen! (Posted Nov 24)
Ancient Forest Photo Exhibit & Sale - Ends this Friday at 5pm! (Posted Nov 23)
Til' The Last Tree - Slideshow of Cross Canada Bike Tour (Posted Nov 14)
Chainsaw buzz stirs up once-protected old growth (Posted Nov 12)
Critics insist logging harms wildlife (Posted Nov 9)
Deadline to Submit Avatar Grove Protection Comments this Wednesday, Nov. 9th! (Posted Nov 7)
Old-Growth Logging of Deregulated Forest Lands on Vancouver Island Threatens Deer Winter Range and Endangered Goshawk Habitat (Posted Nov 7)
Welcome to Avatar forest in B.C. (Posted Nov 3)
Cross-Canada Bicycle Trip for BC’s Old-Growth Forests nears Completion (Posted Nov 3)
Ancient Forest Alliance hosts rally to protect old growth (Posted Nov 2)
Thank You Metropol Printshop! (Posted Nov 2)
Thank You PosterLoop Media! (Posted Nov 2)
1 & 1/2 Annual Tree Huggers Ball - Dance Party Extravaganza! (Posted Nov 1)
Public Hike to the Avatar Grove - Saturday, Nov.5th. (Posted Nov 1)

October 2011

Big trees boost tourism in West Coast town (Posted Oct 24)
Conservationists Call for the Protection of Endangered Ecosystems on Department of National Defence Lands (Posted Oct 26)
Conservationists fearful of DND land sale (Posted Oct 28)
VIDEO: CTV News - Endangered DND Lands Need Protection (Posted Oct 27)
Human rights groups and Indigenous peoples’ organizations will closely monitor landmark international hearing into Canadian land rights case (Posted Oct 26)
Conservationists call for the Protection of Endangered Ecosystems on Department of National Defence (DND) Lands (Posted Oct 26)
VIDEO: Ancient forests in B.C. - Canadian Geographic Blog (Posted Oct 26)
Big trees boost tourism in West Coast town (Posted Oct 24)
THANK YOU to all those involved with the ancient forest rally! (Posted Oct 22)
Move by Liberals to amend Forest Act draws criticism (Posted Oct 8)
VIDEO: CTV News - Ancient Forest Alliance wins "Benefit Brew" contest (Posted Oct 7)
Forest brews, mighty tasty (Posted Oct 7)
RALLY for ANCIENT FORESTS and BC FORESTRY JOBS! Thursday, Oct. 20th (Posted Oct 15)
Slideshow: Saving our Spectacular Ancient Forests! Wed, Oct. 12th (Posted Oct 11)
And the benefit brew winner is: Ancient Forest Alliance (Posted Oct 4)
Ancient Forest Alliance wins “Benefit Brew” competition of Phillips Beer! (Posted Oct 1)

September 2011

Avatar Grove closer to being protected (Posted Sep 28)
Facebook game lets you solve anagrams to save Canada's forests (Posted Sep 27)
Ban Raw Log Exports March and Rally (Posted Sep 23)
On National Tree Day the Ancient Forest Alliance calls for a “Provincial Heritage Trees Designation” to Protect Canada’s Largest and Oldest Trees (Posted Sep 21)
Ancient Forest Photo Show - Fundraiser! Wed, Sept. 28th (Posted Sep 28)
Local band Quioa new album Wildside to support ancient trees (Posted Sep 20)
Earthdance Vancouver 2011 - Celebrating the Forests! (Posted Sep 20)
Port Renfrew: Gateway to the West Coast Trail (Posted Sep 19)
Public HIKE to the AVATAR GROVE - Sunday, Sept. 25th (Posted Sep 19)
’Til the Last Tree duo going the extra mile for B.C.’s old growth forest (Posted Sep 13)
Eco-cyclists on cross-country trek (Posted Sep 13)
Saanich company launches online game that aids ancient forests (Posted Sep 12)
THANK YOU to Victoria Skafest for their Generous Donation! (Posted Sep 7)
ONLY 3 DAYS LEFT! The AFA NEEDS YOUR VOTES in the Phillips Benefit Brew contest! (Posted Sep 21)
New Company Develops Online Games for a Better World (Posted Sep 8)
Victoria firm taps into social gaming for fundraising (Posted Sep 9)
Forest campaigner lauds Avatar Grove protection, criticizes trade-off (Posted Sep 7)
Ancient Forest Alliance welcomes proposed interim protection for Avatar Grove (Posted Sep 7)
THANK YOU to Bikram Yoga Saanich (Posted Sep 6)

August 2011

Avatar Grove: the Extraordinary and the Ordinary (Posted Aug 26)
Justifying environmental destruction (Posted Aug 26)
AVATAR GROVE HIKE - Thursday, Aug. 25th (Posted Aug 22)
THANK YOU to the Tall Trees Society for their generous donation! (Posted Aug 16)
Old growth trees cut down in the Caycuse Valley (Posted Aug 15)
Sun. Aug 28: LOWER MAINLAND Ancient Forest WALK and FUNDRAISER in Manning Park’s Magnificent SUMALLO GROVE (Posted Aug 17)
Sat. Aug 27: Nature Walk and Fundraiser at GREATER VICTORIA’S FINEST ANCIENT FOREST (Posted Aug 18)
Clearcutting threatens black-tailed deer, activist says (Posted Aug 13)
Ancient Forest & Nature Photography Workshop with the AFA’s TJ Watt! (Posted Aug 14)
Recent Old-Growth Clearcutting of Deer Wintering Habitat on Vancouver Island Documented and Posted on Youtube (Posted Aug 12)
VIDEO: Shaw TV: Avatar Grove & Eco-Tourism in Port Renfrew (Posted Aug 10)
Award-winning Canadian poet Don McKay takes lichen-naming bid to $3,500 (Posted Aug 3)
AVATAR GROVE EXTRAVAGANZA: Biodiversity Hike and Fundraiser! Sunday, August 7th (Posted Aug 4)
Canada’s biggest tree (Posted Aug 2)

July 2011

Province takes step towards protecting 'Avatar Grove' (Posted Jul 26)
Like lichen? Name of species up for grabs in fundraiser (Posted Jul 22)
Naming rights to new lichen species up for sale (Posted Jul 22)
B.C.'s Avatar Grove needs park status, say environmentalists (Posted Jul 26)
BC Government Takes Important Step towards Protecting Vancouver Island’s “Avatar Grove” (Posted Jul 25)
Hunt for trophy trees yields a treasure trove on Vancouver Island (Posted Jul 23)
Likin’ a lichen? Why not put your name on it forever? (Posted Jul 22)
Wade Davis and Andy MacKinnon, BC’s Best Known Botanists, Make Bids for Naming Rights for New Species of Old-Growth Forest Lichens as part of Conservation Fundraiser (Posted Jul 22)
Camping in Port Renfrew? Try the Pacheedaht Campground and RV park! (Posted Jul 21)
Eco-tourism in Port Renfrew (Posted Jul 21)
The Week - We've Still Got Wood (Posted Jul 21)
Meet Cheewhat, Canada’s largest tree — and help the alliance keep giants like it safe (Posted Jul 18)
VIDEO: Canada's Largest Tree - The Cheewhat Giant! (Posted Jul 16)
VIDEO: CHEK TV News clip featuring Port Renfrew's new Tourist Information Centre and the Avatar Grove (Posted Jul 14)
Parks Day Alert: Video clip of “Canada’s Largest Tree” and old-growth logging by Pacific Rim National Park Reserve released today (Posted Jul 16)
In Port Renfrew, a ‘new world’ is built on ancient trees (Posted Jul 15)
Ancient Forest Alliance and Port Renfrew Chamber of Commerce cooperate to Protect Old-Growth Forests and Avatar Grove through new Chamber Info Centre (Posted Jul 14)
Thank you to Mountain Equipment Co-op for supporting the Ancient Forest Alliance! (Posted Jul 5)
Name that lichen (Posted Jul 4)
Victoria's 12th Annual Ska Festival July 5th-9th (Posted Jul 1)

June 2011

Canadian Student Takes Top Prize in International Environmental Journalism Competition with an Article on Avatar Grove (Posted Jun 28)
Lichen: the new immortalization (Posted Jun 25)
If you take a lichen to them, name them (Posted Jun 24)
Naming rights for new species up for auction online (Posted Jun 24)
Your name could go on a lichen (Posted Jun 24)
New Species Name to be Auctioned-off as Fundraiser for the Ancient Forest Alliance! (Posted Jun 17)
June 14th - Rally to support Hul'quimi'num people's fight against takeover of TimberWest (Posted Jun 13)
B.C. isn't doing enough to preserve its forests (Posted Jun 13)
VIDEO: World's Largest Douglas-fir Tree - The Red Creek Fir! (Posted Jun 8)
Translation needed in raw-log export debate (Posted Jun 1)

May 2011

Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group opposes TimberWest sale to pension funds (Posted May 27)
Cross Canada Bike Tour Aims to Raise Funds to Protect BC's Ancient Forests! (Posted May 20)
VIDEO: CHEK News: The Fight For Our Ancient Forests, BC Parks, and the Carmanah Valley (Posted May 20)

April 2011

Avatar Grove must get saved (Posted Apr 12)
Local environmental advocates celebrate Earth Day (Posted Apr 23)
Forests for the Future: Community Gathering & Letter-Writing Evening at the Rhizome Cafe (Posted Apr 15)
Port Renfrew Chamber News (Posted Apr 13)
VIDEO: Avatar Grove - Making a Stand (Posted Apr 13)
Old trees find new value in historic logging town (Posted Apr 11)
Secrets of Clayoquot Event - Tuesday, April 5th, 7:30-9:00pm, Ambrosia Event Centre, Victoria, BC. (Posted Apr 2)

March 2011

VIDEO: New INCREDIBLE High-Definition (HD) Video Shot in the Avatar Grove! (Posted Mar 25)
Port Renfrew aided by donations (Posted Mar 23)
A South Vancouver Island National Park Reserve (Posted Mar 22)
Sooke fundraiser aims to raise awareness of Island's ancient trees (Posted Mar 20)
Avatar Grove profile on the rise (Posted Mar 18)
VIDEO: Al Jazeera Reports on Ancient Forest Alliance’s Campaign to Save Old-Growth Forests and the Avatar Grove (Posted Mar 9)
In B.C., Al Jazeera finds a new war to cover (Posted Mar 9)
ACTION ALERT! TOMORROW: Al-Jazeera Reports on BC’s Ancient Forests and Avatar Grove (Posted Mar 4)
B.C.'s ancient forests draw Al Jazeera's gaze (Posted Mar 4)
Avatar Grove to be featured on Al Jazeera News Network (Posted Mar 3)
Al Jazeera to report from front lines of B.C.'s old-growth logging issue (Posted Mar 3)
Al Jazeera Covers Ancient Forest Alliance’s Campaign to Save British Columbia’s Endangered Old-Growth Forests and the Avatar Grove (Posted Mar 3)

February 2011

VIDEO: Forest Practices Board Report - BC's Ancient Forests Need More Protection (Posted Feb 16)
Old-growth group helping push forest policy changes (Posted Feb 23)
No Paradigm Shift in BC Government, But New Recognition of Public Mood for Protecting Avatar Grove and Expanding Old-Growth Protection (Posted Feb 17)
Metchosin photographer earns national recognition (Posted Feb 17)
Times Colonist - Thumbs Up To the Forest Practices Board (Posted Feb 13)
Grove Saved? (Posted Feb 16)
B.C. needs endangered species legislation (Posted Feb 15)
B.C. looking for new ways to protect ancient trees (Posted Feb 16)
BC Government considers protecting "Avatar Grove" (Posted Feb 14)
BREAKING NEWS: AVATAR GROVE might get SAVED – Please WRITE a LETTER now!! (Posted Feb 16)
BC Government considers protecting the Avatar Grove and Ancient Trees (Posted Feb 12)
Group Optimistic About Government Considering Protection of Old Growth Forests (Posted Feb 12)
Forestry Watchdog Concludes "Strong Public Interest" for Saving Ancient Forests and that BC Government can Readily Protect Avatar Grove (Posted Feb 11)
Forests minister to protect ancient trees (Posted Feb 11)
Watchdog wants big trees protected (Posted Feb 11)
Companies urged to conserve ancient trees (Posted Feb 11)
Call for Port Renfrew Foresters not to chop down ancient trees (Posted Feb 11)
Naturalists set to meet Island forests (Posted Feb 11)
Photograph of Vancouver Island clearcut wins national competition (Posted Feb 4)
Photo of Old-Growth Clearcut on Vancouver Island Takes Top Prize (Posted Feb 4)
B.C.'s Best Old-Growth Forest Slideshow Visits Salt Spring (Posted Feb 3)
Ancient forest group continues push for old-growth (Posted Feb 1)
CFAX Radio Interview (on Youtube): Climate and Old-Growth Forests with Sierra Club of BC's Jens Wieting (Posted Feb 1)

January 2011

Searching for the 'sweet spot' in the carbon debate (Posted Jan 26)
VIDEO: Canada's Gnarliest Tree - Save the Avatar Grove (Posted Jan 27)
Film series turns eye to Youbou closure (Posted Jan 24)
The Death Of A Sawmill (Posted Jan 19)
Ancient Forest Alliance’s One Year Anniversary, Organization Prepares for Province Wide Tour (Posted Jan 19)
The closure of the Youbou Sawmill, 10 years later (Posted Jan 18)
VIDEO: Victoria Community TV Presents: Face to Face with Avatar Grove (Posted Jan 14)
Interview with TJ Watt - Photographer and Environmentalist (Posted Jan 14)
2 MOST IMPORTANT LETTERS to WRITE for ANCIENT FORESTS (Posted Jan 13)
Poor B.C. Logging Practices "add to gas emissions" (Posted Jan 13)
Tree-Huggers and Tree-Cutters Celebrate 10 Year Alliance (Posted Jan 13)
Certification fails to protect B.C. forests (Posted Jan 4)

December 2010

Radio Show Raises Support and Awareness for BC's Endangered Old-Growth Forests (Posted Dec 30)
No Charlie Brown Tree (Posted Dec 23)
Avatar hopes high in Port Renfrew chamber (Posted Dec 22)
Port Renfrew's 'Avatar Grove' To Become Eco-Tourism Site (Posted Dec 21)
Island's own Avatar Grove to open near Port Renfrew (Posted Dec 19)
Endangered Avatar Grove Celebrates One Year Anniversary (Posted Dec 17)
Endangered Avatar Grove (Posted Dec 14)
Slideshow to protect Island's ancient forests (Posted Dec 4)

November 2010

Letter to the Editor: Governments failing forest industry (Posted Nov 21)
SAVE OUR CLIMATE AND ANCIENT FORESTS! (Posted Nov 18)
Scientists Urge Canada to Protect Its Northern Rainforests as Climate Change Insurance (Posted Nov 18)
Avatar Grove: Don’t Miss It (Posted Nov 16)
Log exports a thorn in the side of communities (Posted Nov 14)
Minister says more log shipping capacity needed in B.C. (Posted Nov 13)
B.C. minister denies selling out lumber industry in China (Posted Nov 2)

October 2010

Lumber sales to China criticized (Posted Oct 30)
ANCIENT FOREST ALLIANCE CALLING FOR BAN ON EXPORT OF RAW LOGS TO CHINA (Posted Oct 27)
Ban Old-Growth Wood and Raw Log Exports to China, Ancient Forest Alliance tells BC Liberal government on the Eve of Trade Mission (Posted Oct 27)
VIDEO: Canada's Largest Spruce Tree - The San Juan Spruce! (Posted Oct 21)
Clearcuts blamed in First Nation flooding (Posted Oct 14)
Ancient Forest Alliance seeks support (Posted Oct 13)
Common Ground: Newsbytes (Posted Oct 13)
Losing legacies in the cut block (Posted Oct 14)
Activists make “Avatar” pitch (Posted Oct 6)
VIDEO: CHEK News: Avatar Grove Sees Visit From Provincial NDP Politician and Regional Representitives (Posted Oct 5)
The battle to save Avatar Grove (Posted Oct 5)
Ancient Forest Alliance (AFA) Launches the “100,000 Strong for Ancient Forests and BC Forestry Jobs” Campaign (Posted Oct 4)
Week of Action for Ancient Forests - MLA Office Pickets This Week! (Posted Oct 3)
Avatar Grove Featured in Westworld Magazine (Posted Oct 1)
Old-Growth Forest Slideshow Comes to Saltspring Island on Wednesday, October 6th (Posted Oct 1)

September 2010

Horgan, Hicks, and Cash Join Ancient Forest Alliance on Tour of Avatar Grove and to Canada's Biggest Trees and Stumps (Posted Sep 28)
VIDEO - Elected officials tour Avatar Grove (Posted Sep 29)
Ancient Forest Alliance Stands in Solidarity with Forestry Workers (Posted Sep 17)
Cantelon Worker Deflects Heat (Posted Sep 13)
AFA Condemns Cantelon's Endorsement of Old-Growth Logging (Posted Sep 9)
AFA denounces MLA office (Posted Sep 10)
VIDEO: Shaw Daily: Avatar Grove and "Canada's Gnarliest Tree" (Posted Sep 1)

August 2010

Logging near the largest Douglas fir in the world angers environmentalists (Posted Aug 27)
Thanks to UsedVictoria.com founder Don Barthel for a data projector! (Posted Aug 25)
Vancouver Sun: BC's Biggest Trees and Stumps photogallery (Posted Aug 25)
PLEASE WRITE a THANK YOU LETTER! (Posted Aug 21)
Donate Monthly or One Time to the Ancient Forest Alliance! (Posted Aug 21)
Member of Parliament (MP) Keith Martin's Excellent Article to Protect the Avatar Grove and Expand Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (Posted Aug 18)
The Week, August 12-18 (Posted Aug 17)
B.C. environmentalists fight to preserve Avatar Grove (Posted Aug 15)
NEW and SPECTACULAR Photo Gallery of AVATAR GROVE (Posted Aug 16)
Ahimsa Yoga Sooke Fundraisers contribute $200 to the Ancient Forest Alliance (Posted Aug 14)
Sending a message to Brookfield Asset Management on Bay Street, "Hands off BC's last old growth trees." (Posted Aug 12)
Zoe Miles comes to Toronto to save B.C.'s 'Avatar Woods' (Posted Aug 14)
VIDEO: MTV and "Avatars" follow Zoe Miles to Brookfield Asset Management (Posted Aug 14)
Old Forests Get Protection (Posted Aug 13)
VIDEO: Fight to save local landmark going international (Posted Aug 11)
Thumbs up/ thumbs down (Posted Aug 10)
Avatar Grove, the "Cathedral Grove" of Port Renfrew, under increasing threat due to BC Government intransigence (Posted Aug 6)
Old-growth grove could be under the axe (Posted Aug 6)
B.C. chops down bid to protect 'Avatar Grove' (Posted Aug 5)
BC Government Commended for Protecting 1600 Hectares of Extremely Endangered Coastal Douglas Fir Ecosystem (Posted Aug 3)

July 2010

Ancient Forest Alliance commends the BC Government and Forests Minister Pat Bell for taking a step forward to protect some of Vancouver Island's Old-Growth Forests (Posted Jul 31)
Old-growth protection boosted (Posted Jul 31)
Saving Our Forest Giants (Posted Jul 28)
Avatar Grove Hike - Sunday July 25 (Posted Jul 22)
Seymour Valley Old-Growth Forest Hike (Posted Jul 28)
Organise a Fundraiser for the Ancient Forest Alliance (Posted Jul 18)
New Images of Massive Trees and Giant Stumps on Google Earth (Posted Jul 18)
MP Keith Martin wants to expand Pacific Rim park (Posted Jul 14)
Saving Our Ancient Forests- Slideshow and Talk (Posted Jul 14)
Endangered forest turns into Island battleground (Posted Jul 13)
Organize a fundraiser for the Ancient Forest Alliance (Posted Jul 5)
Belly dancing, Beer, and Burger night nets almost $600 for the Ancient Forest Alliance (Posted Jul 5)
Saanich Bikram’s “Karma Classes” contributes nearly $1000 to the Ancient Forest Alliance (Posted Jul 5)
Tall Tree Festival in Port Renfrew (Posted Jul 5)
Ancient Forest Alliance supports MP Keith Martin’s proposal to expand Pacific Rim National Park Reserve to include Canada’s grandest old-growth forests (Posted Jul 9)
Inaugural Tall Trees Music Festival grows deep roots (Posted Jul 8)
MP Martin Continues Push To Expand Park (Posted Jul 8)

June 2010

Forestry agency has no guidance on conflict over Douglas fir stand (Posted Jun 24)
Tall Tree Fest highlights Island talent (Posted Jun 24)
Ancient forests and new advocates (Posted Jun 19)
Trees and Bikes: The Big Tree Tour (Posted Jun 19)
NEW, CONVENIENT PHONE-IN credit card DONATIONS (Posted Jun 17)
Big Trees Pedal Powered Tour Completed! (Posted Jun 17)
Tall Tree Music Festival in Port Renfrew, Friday June 25 - Sunday June 27 (Posted Jun 5)
BIG TREES PEDAL POWERED TOUR (Posted Jun 5)
Hunting the ancient giants (Posted Jun 5)
Ahimsa Yoga in Sooke Hosts Fundraiser for the Ancient Forest Alliance (Posted Jun 2)

May 2010

Reinventing Renfrew (Posted May 29)
VIDEO: Discover Sooke Blog - Avatar Grove in Port Renfrew (Posted May 27)
VIDEO: Ancient Forest Alliance Avatar Grove Trip March 2010 (Posted May 27)
CRD Parks Public Input Process Presents Golden Opportunity to Protect Canada's Most Magnificent Old-Growth Forests (Posted May 22)
Ancient Forest Alliance Applauds CRD Parks for Considering Public Input (Posted May 21)
Peace in the forest an elusive goal in B.C. (Posted May 20)
Old-Growth Forest Slideshow Comes to Saltspring Island on Thursday, May 27 (Posted May 19)
CRD Parks Public Input Process Presents Golden Opportunity to Protect Canada’s Most Magnificent Old-Growth Forests (Posted May 18)
Noon Hour Protest Against Old-Growth Logging Targets MLA Ida Chong (Posted May 14)
Old-growth forest 'a sea of stumps' (Posted May 14)
Massive Port Renfrew tree stumps raise logging suspicions (Posted May 14)
Old-growth forest activists turn to Facebook (Posted May 14)
“Canada's Biggest Stumps Competition” Launched (Posted May 13)
Celebration of Nature, Music and Dance brings artists together to protect forests (Posted May 10)
Big Trees Pedal Powered Tour (Posted May 7)
Bikram Yoga Fundraisers for the Ancient Forest Alliance (Posted May 7)
PROTEST/ Gift Giving Ceremony for the AVATAR GROVE and BC’s ANCIENT FORESTS at MLA Ida Chong’s Oak Bay Office! (Posted May 7)
Fundraising Update (Posted May 7)
Celebration of Nature, Music and Dance - Ancient Forests and Sound (Posted May 1)

April 2010

Prospect of logging in Douglas fir ecosystem above Nanoose Bay worries neighbouring municipalities (Posted Apr 30)
Victoria Natural History Society article (Posted Apr 26)
Fundraising Update - Please support the Ancient Forest Alliance! (Posted Apr 23)
Upcoming AFA Events and Hikes! (Posted Apr 23)
Protect Haro Woods (Posted Apr 21)
Earth Day Media Release: Avatar’s James Cameron Invited by Environmental Group to Visit the Endangered “Avatar Grove” of Ancient Trees (Posted Apr 22)
TOMORROW Slideshow of the Avatar Grove, San Juan Spruce and Red Creek Fir (Posted Apr 20)
Forest industry pays for many services (Posted Apr 20)
Stand up for Avator Grove (Posted Apr 18)
Upcoming AFA Events (Posted Apr 15)
Expected layoffs in B.C. government's Ministry of Forests bad timing says NDP (Posted Apr 14)
New Old-Growth Activist Teams to be Launched in BC Swing Ridings to take the Ancient Forest Campaign to a Whole New Level (Posted Apr 9)
Environmental activist targets Oak Bay-Gordon Head riding to launch tree campaign (Posted Apr 10)
Avatar Rally for B.C.'s Ancient Forests, 27 March 2010 (Posted Apr 9)
Avatar worth saving (Posted Apr 8)
Avatar worth exploring (Posted Apr 8)
Monday Hits The Road To See Avatar Grove (Posted Apr 4)
Earthly Na'vi (Posted Apr 3)
Avatar's beauty exists in our world, too (Posted Apr 1)
Science Matters: It's getting harder and harder to spot the spotted owl (Posted Apr 2)
Old growth forest for sale in Cape Scott Provincial Park (Posted Apr 1)
Old-growth forest worth preserving (Posted Apr 1)

March 2010

Island’s own Avatar world under threat (Posted Mar 25)
B.C.'s old-growth forests have support of the Na'vi (Posted Mar 27)
Hollywood spin for old-growth forest (Posted Mar 26)
Deformed cedar puts new face on old-growth protection on Vancouver Island (Posted Mar 25)
Vancouver Island’s own Avatar world under threat (Posted Mar 25)
“Canada’s Gnarliest Tree” Discovered in the Endangered “Avatar Grove” of Enormous Old-Growth Trees on Vancouver Island, Canada (Posted Mar 25)
Please Support the Ancient Forest Alliance! (Posted Mar 23)
Alliance Protects Ancient Forests (Posted Mar 22)
Teetering on the brink of extinction (Posted Mar 19)
Threatened B.C. forest dubbed the “Avatar Grove” (Posted Mar 17)
Pandora fans feeling blue over the Earth (Posted Mar 17)
TOMORROW Saturday, March 27 - RALLY for Ancient Forests and Forestry Jobs! (Posted Mar 26)
Old-growth logging blamed for Island wasteland (Posted Mar 15)
Koksilah River Old-Growth In Jeopardy (Posted Mar 12)
Ken Wu Wants to Save 'the Avatar Grove' (Posted Mar 9)
No logging plans near giant fir: TimberWest (Posted Mar 6)
Protect old grove before it's too late (Posted Mar 5)
World’s Largest Douglas fir Threatened by Proposed Logging in Adjacent Old-Growth Forest (Posted Mar 4)
World’s Largest Douglas Fir Under Threat (Posted Mar 2)
Old-growth forests could bring tourists (Posted Mar 1)

February 2010

World's largest Douglas fir at risk, fearful environmentalists charge (Posted Feb 26)
The Avatar blues (Posted Feb 26)
VIDEO: A Channel News - Giant Fir Threatened (Posted Feb 25)
Largest Douglas fir in the world at risk say environmentalists (Posted Feb 25)
British Columbia: Clearcutting the "Avatar Forest" (Posted Feb 20)
Rare stand of old-growth trees near Port Renfrew only partly protected says eco-group (Posted Feb 21)
James Cameron: Fox didn't want Avatar's 'treehugging crap' (Posted Feb 20)
Environmental group: Protect rare forest giants marked for logging near Port Renfrew (Posted Feb 19)
Exceptional Old-Growth Stand, the “Avatar Grove” Slated for Destruction (Posted Feb 18)
TJ Watt Exclusive Interview Canadian Landscape Environmental Photographer (Posted Feb 17)
Ancient Forest Alliance - Launch Event! (Posted Feb 17)
Environmental Organization Establishes 3 Step Program to Cure “Post-Avatar Depression Syndrome” (Posted Feb 17)

January 2010

Old-growth forest activists launch new group (Posted Jan 21)
Island forest group strikes out on its own (Posted Jan 21)
Old Forests, New Twist (Posted Jan 21)
Wu in the Wild (Posted Jan 20)
Local Environmental Activist Takes New Role in Protecting Old Growth Forests (Posted Jan 20)
New BC Organization "Ancient Forest Alliance" Launched to Protect BC's Old-Growth Forests and Forestry Jobs (Posted Jan 19)

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