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VIDEO: "Did You Know?" Old-Growth Forest on Shaw TV

Aug 27 2015/in News Coverage

Here is a “Did you Know?” clip on Shaw TV this week featuring the AFA's Ken Wu talking about BC's old-growth forests, their importance, and their continued endangerment on Vancouver Island by industrial logging:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_TrNdJNMvY

The Guide to Being an Awesome Canadian – featuring Climbing ‘Big Lonely Doug’

Aug 27 2015/in News Coverage

MacLean's magazine has featured a photo by the AFA's TJ Watt. This shot of Big Lonely Doug was captured during the tree climb and featured in the July 2015 'Guide to Being an Awesome Canadian'! Can you spot tree climbers Matthew Beatty (near the bottom) and Will Koomjian (near the top)?

AFA Office closed until August 18th for Summer Holidays

Aug 4 2015/in Announcements

Please note that our downtown office is now closed until August 18th for Summer Holidays. Thank you for your understanding 🙂

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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