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Meet ‘Big Lonely Doug’ And Other Historic Trees That Need Saving in BC

Oct 18 2019/in News Coverage

Check out this great Weather Network video about BC’s endangered old-growth forests, featuring the AFA’s TJ Watt, Big Lonely Doug (Canada’s 2nd largest Douglas-fir tree), and nearby Eden Grove in Pacheedaht territory near Port Renfrew.

Thank you for participating in our livestream event ‘The Future of BC’s Ancient Forests’

Oct 11 2019/in Announcements

Thanks to all who were able to join us for our livestream event ‘The Future of BC’s Ancient Forests’!

If you missed our collective call to action, see the slide below for how you can help speak up for old-growth. Together, let’s tell Forests Minister Doug Donaldson, Environment Minister George Heyman, and Premier John Horgan we will not stand by and watch BC’s ancient forests fall.

Thank you for engaging, for bringing your questions, and for caring about the fate of the province’s last remaining old-growth forests.

Sincerely,
The Ancient Forest Alliance

THE OLD GROWTH TREES ARE IN DANGER

Oct 10 2019/in News Coverage

CFAX
October 10th, 2019

The AFA’s Andrea Inness was interviewed on CFAX last week about the damning results of the Ministry of Forests investigation into BC Timber Sales’ logging of old-growth forests in Nahmint Valley. Hear her breakdown of the findings, what they mean, and how the BC government should respond.

Thank you to our monthly business donors!

Aug 4 2026

A big thank you to these businesses that show up month after month for old-growth forests in BC.

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Speak up for Three Major New Protected Areas in Northern BC

Jul 24 2026

Support the Dene K’éh Kusān, Klappan Sacred Headwaters, and Meziadin conservancy proposals, protecting 3.4 million hectares across northern BC. Deadline: August 4th

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Victoria Buzz: Old growth advocates call for protection of at-risk Vancouver Island forest

Jul 20 2026

The Ancient Forest Alliance (AFA) are calling for the protection of an at-risk old-growth forest on karst limestone in the Tahsish Valley, northern Vancouver Island, BC, known as the “Jewel of the Tahsish.”

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