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Our Mission

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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Ancient Forest Alliance photographer and campaign director TJ Watt stands beside the fallen remains of an ancient western redcedar approximately 9 feet (3 metres) wide, cut down by BC Timber Sales in the Nahmint Valley near Port Alberni in Hupačasath, Tseshaht, and Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ First Nation territory. (2024)

Statement on the Provincial Forest Advisory Council’s Interim Report – AFA & EEA

The Provincial Forest Advisory Council’s (PFAC) interim report falls short of addressing the root causes of BC’s forestry crisis or outlining the bold, decisive actions needed to reverse it, warn the Ancient Forest Alliance (AFA) and Endangered Ecosystem Alliance (EEA).
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AFA’s online Silent Auction is now LIVE!

We’re excited to invite you to our first-ever online Silent Auction, happening now! This is your chance to bid on unique items, experiences, and gifts — all while supporting the protection of endangered old-growth forests in BC.
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Times Colonist: Leaked report claims B.C. timber harvest is vastly overestimated

A leaked technical review prepared for a group of First Nations claims British Columbia is greatly overestimating how much timber it can sustainably harvest in a push for short-term economic gains. 
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News Coverage

National Observer: Long-awaited changes to BC’s private forests not coming, government confirms

Local governments on Vancouver Island are frustrated after legislative changes are not coming to the law governing how private forest lands are managed in BC.
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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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(250) 896-4007 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm)

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205-620 View Street
Victoria, B.C. V8W 1J6

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The Ancient Forest Alliance (AFA) is a registered charitable organization working to protect BC’s endangered old-growth forests and to ensure a sustainable, value-added, second-growth forest industry.

AFA’s office is located on the territories of the Lekwungen Peoples, also known as the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations.
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