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Thank you to all the businesses, organizations, and artists who supported the AFA in 2019

Jan 6 2020/in Thank You

The Ancient Forest Alliance would like to extend our deepest gratitude to the many outstanding businesses, organizations, and artists who supported our ancient forest campaign in 2019.

A huge thanks the Ball Foundation for their generous support, which strengthened our capacity to engage “non-traditional allies” like recreation and faith groups to broaden support for old-growth protection, and to Patagonia for supporting our efforts to pursue conservation financing solutions for Vancouver Island First Nations through their Environmental Grants Program. Our deepest thanks also to the Calgary Foundation and Smith Share Foundation for your generous contributions to our campaign.

A big thanks to Patagonia Victoria for organizing a hugely successful benefit night for the AFA at the screening of Treeline and for welcoming our canvassers to set up holiday booths. Thank you MEC Victoria for their in-kind gifts and for lending their retail space for our community outreach work. We also deeply appreciate the many local businesses that share their space with our canvassers before and after their shifts. It means so much to our team!

We would like to thank Bough & Antler Northwest Goods for sharing their creative talents to design AFA’s custom logo t-shirts and for donating a portion of proceeds from their business sales; Sea Flora Skincare and Gran Manitou for their generous donations and in-kind gifts; Banyen Books & Sound and to i.O.N Clothing Featuring Hemp and Company for retailing AFA Merchandise in their storefront, Kerrisdale Cameras Victoria for organizing staff fundraisers; and Tribe Archipelago and Elastic Email for your generous monthly contributions.

Thank you to the following businesses and organizations for your generosity and support: Tantalus Design, Island Return it Sidney, Handsome Dan Enterprises, Grumpy Hat, Skye Dreamer, Cadboro Bay United Church, Brentwood College Environmental Club, and Sierra Club BC.

We were thrilled to receive in-kind support from a variety of businesses and artists at our 2019 Year-End fundraiser, including:

Adrena LINE Zipline Adventure Tours, Artisans Well Gallery & Gifts, Axe & Grind, Baby Dog Canada, Big Fish Lodge, Botanical Bliss, Barnaby Black, Candace Perry Moen, COBS Bread on Millstream, COBS Bread West Shore, Country Grocer, Crag X Climbing Gym, Diane Moran, Fairway Markets, Floyds Diner, Fountain Diner, Il Terrazzo Ristorante, IMAX VICTORIA, Handsome Dan’s Port Renfrew, Kleque Method, Logan Ford, Lorelei Green, Lordco Parts Ltd. , Lynn James Art, Mark Leiren-Young, The Market on Yates, MEC Victoria, Michael Layland, Mile 19 Signs & Graphics, Patagonia Victoria, Richard Krieger, Robinson’s Outdoor Store, Save-On-Foods, Seaflora Skincare, Sheringham Distillery, Shelly Knocton Art, Real Canadian Superstore, Terry McLean, Thrifty Foods, Tiger Dave Tattoos, Quality Foods – Langford, Quest Reality Games Victoria, Turmeric Indian Cuisine, The Village Estevan, Victoria Bug Zoo Inc., Val Gavin, Village Food Markets, Wild Renfrew and Cello Bride for her beautiful cello performance.

Thank you all again for your support, creativity, and for helping to make our work possible.

Sincerely,

Andrea Inness, TJ Watt, Joan Varley, Rachel Ablack, Tiara Dhenin, Amanda Evans, and Jacob Swain.

The Ancient Forest Alliance Team

ACTION ALERT: Have your say on the BC government’s Old Growth Strategy

Dec 18 2019/in Take Action

Right now, the BC government is seeking public feedback on how it can better manage old-growth forests as part of its Old Growth Strategic Review. An independent, two-person panel is accepting public feedback via written submissions and an online questionnaire until Friday, January 31st 2020 and will report to the premier and cabinet by the end of April 2020.

SUBMIT YOUR FEEDBACK

This is a rare and critical opportunity for us to call for a science-based plan to protect BC’s endangered old-growth forests.

With entire forest ecosystems and the species they support being pushed further to the brink of extinction under BC’s destructive forest policies, it’s time for sweeping changes that put biodiversity, the climate, and the long-term wellbeing of communities first.

Please take a moment to submit your feedback. Below are some suggested points you can include:

BC’s old-growth forests:

Are complex ecosystems that have evolved over millennia and are home to some of the largest and oldest trees on Earth.
Provide habitat for unique and threatened species, support clean water for communities and wild salmon, store more carbon per hectare than second-growth forests, are a pillar of BC’s multi-billion dollar tourism industry, and are important to many First Nations cultures.
Are a non-renewable resource under BC’s system of forestry where second-growth forests are logged every 50-80 years, never to become old again.
Are endangered in many parts of BC, particularly on the southwest coast, after over a century of industrial logging.

Under its proposed Old Growth Strategy, the BC government must:

Implement an ecosystem-based approach to forest management, similar to the Great Bear Rainforest. This includes establishing higher, legally-binding old-growth protection targets, based on the latest science, to sustain the long-term ecological integrity of old-growth forest ecosystems.
Support First Nations’ sustainable economic development and diversification, Indigenous land-use plans that protect old-growth forests, and the creation of Indigenous Protected Areas.
Create a Natural Lands Acquisition Fund for the purchase and protection of endangered old-growth forests on private lands.
Use its control over BC Timber Sales to quickly phase out old-growth logging in BCTS-controlled lands.

While the BC government develops its Old Growth Strategy:

The BC government must take immediate action to halt logging in old-growth forest “hotspots” and BC’s most endangered forest ecosystems.

ADD YOUR VOICE

AFA Year-End Celebration- THANK YOU!

Nov 29 2019/in Thank You

Thank you to all who attended the AFA’s amazing 2019 Year-End Celebration last night! It was one of our best turnouts to date with more than 150 people joining us at the Victoria Event Centre. We are most grateful to you, our supporters, for your continued generosity and uplifting energy and to everyone who helped make the night a success! Special thanks to the talented Cello Bride for her heartfelt performance, the many business donors and local grocers who contributed to the silent auction and fed our guests (see below), Victoria Event Centre staff, and AFA’s hard working volunteers and team members!

Adrena LINE Zipline Adventure Tours, Artisans Well Gallery & Gifts, Axe & Grind, Baby Dog Canada, Big Fish Lodge, Botanical Bliss, Barnaby Black, Candace Perry Moen, COBS Bread on Millstream, COBS Bread West Shore, Country Grocer, Crag X Climbing Gym, Diane Moran, Fairway Markets, Floyds Diner, Fountain Diner, Il Terrazzo Ristorante, IMAX VICTORIA, Handsome Dan’s Port Renfrew, Kleque Method, Logan Ford, Lorelei Green, Lordco Parts Ltd. , Lynn James Art, Mark Leiren-Young, The Market on Yates, MEC Victoria, Michael Layland, Mile 19 Signs & Graphics, Patagonia Victoria, Richard Krieger, Robinson’s Outdoor Store, Save-On-Foods, Seaflora Skincare, Sheringham Distillery, Shelly Knocton Art, Real Canadian Superstore, Terry McLean, Thrifty Foods, Tiger Dave Tattoos, Quality Foods – Langford, Quest Reality Games Victoria, Turmeric Indian Cuisine, The Village Estevan, Victoria Bug Zoo Inc., Val Gavin, Village Food Markets, and Wild Renfrew

2025 Activity Report & Financials

Apr 30 2026

2025 was a milestone year for the Ancient Forest Alliance and the old-growth campaign. Despite the BC government's backsliding on many of its old-growth commitments, there was still much work to be proud of, including celebrating our 15th year working to protect ancient forests. Check out our 2025 Activity Report & Financials to see the impact YOU made on 2025, plus, find out what we have in store for 2026!

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