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The Ancient Forest Alliance works to protect endangered old-growth forests in British Columbia and to ensure a sustainable, value-added, second-growth forest industry.

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Photos: Sydney River Valley – Clayoquot Sound

On the far western edge of Clayoquot Sound lies the Sydney River Valley, a fully intact rainforest watershed at the head of Sydney Inlet. In 2024, after years of advocacy, much of the watershed was permanently…
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My Comox Valley Now: Commercial logging isn’t happening in BC parks; says BC Minister

In a letter to the Ancient Forest Alliance and Endangered Ecosystems Alliance, Minister of Environment and Parks Tamara Davidson confirmed that there’s no commercial logging happening in provincial parks and it isn’t permitted under the BC Parks Act. The letter comes following reports of potential commercial salvage logging and fuel load reduction projects happening in these parks.
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BC Government Confirms No Commercial Logging in Provincial Parks Amid Rising Concerns in General for Protected Areas

The BC Ministry of Environment and Parks has officially confirmed that provincial parks are off-limits to commercial logging, responding to a formal inquiry from the AFA & EEA.
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One-Year Anniversary of Clayoquot Sound Old-Growth Protections

History was made in Clayoquot Sound one year ago with the most significant expansion of old-growth protection in decades, when
 the Ahousaht and Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation declared the protection of 760 km2 of land in 10 new conservancies.
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The photos you see on this website were captured by AFA Photographer, Campaigner, and Co-Founder, TJ Watt. TJ has been photographing both the beauty and destruction of BC’s old-growth forests for over a decade now and his images play a vital role in making these remote areas visually accessible for people across the globe.

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