ACTION ALERT: Speak up for ancient forests. Submit your feedback on Budget 2021 by June 26th!

Right now until 5:00 pm, Friday, June 26th, the BC government is seeking input from British Columbians on their priorities for the 2021 provincial budget. This is a critical opportunity for us to request…
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Most of B.C.’s massive old trees are ghosts, existing only on paper

Most of British Columbia’s old-growth forests of big trees live only on maps, and what’s left on the ground is fast disappearing, a team of independent scientists has found.
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Scientists conclude B.C.’s count of old-growth forest greatly overestimated

      Vancouver SunJune 9, 2020 An independent report by a trio of scientists warns that the tiny amount of old-growth forest remaining in B.C. is in peril if the province…
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B.C. vastly overestimates size of its old-growth forest, independent researchers say

CBC News British ColumbiaJune 4th, 2020 Old growth cedar is pictured in Avatar Grove on Vancouver Island. (Chris Corday/CBC) Self-published report concludes most old growth areas counted…
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B.C. old-growth data ‘misleading’ public on remaining ancient forest: independent report

Government touts 13 million hectares of province's forests are old growth, but ecologists found only 35,000 hectares support the largest trees The NarwhalJune 4th, 2020 The majority of British…
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Conservationists demand immediate logging moratoria in light of new research detailing dire state of BC’s old-growth forests

Take action for ancient forests! Send an instant message to the BC government today. Victoria, BC – Conservationists with the Ancient Forest Alliance (AFA) are renewing their calls for the BC government…
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Announcing Celina Starnes as AFA’s New Board Chair

The AFA is pleased to announce Celina Starnes has been appointed as the new Chair of the AFA Board of Directors. After joining the board in 2019, Celina assumed the role of Chair in April, taking over from AFA co-founder and former executive director, Ken Wu, who will remain as a board member at large as he dedicates more time to his new organization, the Endangered Ecosystems Alliance.
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