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An Afternoon of BC’s Ancient Forests at UBC Slideshow Event

Mar 13 2012/in Announcements

The UBC Ancient Forest Committee (AFC) is hosting an afternoon slideshow event on Thursday March 15th in the SUB Room 207/209. This is in conjunction with Student Environment Centre’s Responsible Consumption Week.

Thursday March 15th from 2:30-5pm “An Afternoon of BC’s Ancient Forest” Slideshow Events! Expand your knowledge and relationship with BC’s old-growth forests with these stunning photo and film adventures from two separate slideshows. These are the first public old-growth forest slideshow events to come to UBC in over 2 years! Help the UBC Ancient Forest Committee turn out a good crowd – invite your friends! Show your support and please help spread the word!!!

In SUB Room 207/209

Schedule

2:30 pm “Ecology and Politics of BC’s Ancient Forests: Avatar Grove, Cortes Island, Walbran Valley, Fangorn Forest, and much more…” presented by Ken Wu, the founder of the Ancient Forest Alliance.

3:45 pm “The Great Vancouver Forest” A film and photo documentation of the ancient rainforests of Vancouver and the North Shore Mountains. Presented by Ira Sutherland, UBC Forestry student and director of the UBC AFC.

Tree Huggers Ball Dance Party at UVic! (Saturday, Mar. 10th)

Mar 10 2012/in Announcements

The 2012 Tree Huggers Ball – Dance Party Extravaganza is here! This is going to be another huge night of live music, DJ’s, dance-offs, limbo contests, prizes and as always, a great crew of folks! Come dressed in any forest themed attire you desire!

DATE: Saturday, March. 10th
TIME: 8pm – 1am
LOCATION: Felicita’s Pub @ UVic
TICKETS: $10 @ the UVSS booth in the SUB and at the door!

MUSIC FROM: The Stowaways! Compassion Gorilla! Benny The Jett! 5AM!

FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/events/380718538605237/

Through the last 2 events the UVic club has raised over $11,000 for the AFA making it nearly the largest contributor to the organization so far! So bring out your friends and get ready for an awesome time!

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★ COMPASSION GORILLA ★

Known for inciting dance parties in the street, where circus monkeys hang from streetlights and grizzly bears do cartwheels over cars, Compassion Gorilla takes the pulse and groove of an electronic dance party, and delivers it in an entirely live format. This 8-piece troupe of musical magicians packs a full-on festival presence and enwraps the audience in a spell of dance, magic and melody.
https://www.compassiongorilla.com/

★ THE STOWAWAYS ★

If you feel like dancing, it’s The Stowaways prerogative: ripping fiddle tunes, mixed with high energy driving originals were the right medicine to get Raffi in the middle of the dance floor on Saltspring Island.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Stowaways/190331387687024?sk=wall
https://www.myspace.com/windpoweredtour/music

★ 5AM ★

| Connecting Circles | Victoria BC |

5am’s love for music has been with him since day 1. Growing up around live bands, his interest for electronica has spawned within the last 5 years. Influences like Pink Floyd and Tool quickly transformed into Lighta!, DJG, and Headhunter aka. Addison Groove to name a few. Recently, focusing on the aspects of production, 5am is creating his own sound, merging a unique blend of wonky, funky house and dubstep to make you move in ways you never thought possible. Opening for such international headliners such as Mimosa, you know this boy isn’t messin’ around.

https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=324192516613
https://soundcloud.com/connecting-circles

★ BENNY THE JETT ★
| Victoria Dubstep | Hundy Thou | Party People Sound Solutions |

Emerging from the mists of the past and depths of the local trailer park Benny The Jett has been rocking since the stone age…. or at least the last millennium. Hear the unmistakable ROAR and witness the awesome spectacle of this mighty and ferocious turntablist that will shake you to the very foundations.

Ken Wu and Jason Addy at a press conference at the Sooke Potholes on Mar. 1.

Park acquisition fund wanted

Mar 6 2012/in News Coverage

Different conservationist groups, at the Sooke Potholes on March 1, called on the B.C. government to form a land acquisition fund that would be dedicated to protecting park land.

Ken Wu, co-founder of the Ancient Forest Alliance, said the B.C. government had been negligent in protecting old-growth forests in the southern part of the province.

“One of the most important planks in a conservation platform that the B.C. Liberal government must commit to before a provincial election before 2013, is to commit to a B.C. park acquisition fund,” Wu told reporters.

The environmental groups are calling for a provincial acquisition fund of $40 million a year, over 10 years, amounting to $400 million. The fund would be used to purchase valuable private land at risk of logging and deforestation.

According to Wu, the acquisition fund could provide continued protection of the Muir Creek watershed, which is located12 km west of Sooke.

The Ancient Forest Alliance had a recent victory over the protection of old-growth cedars in Avatar Grove, near Port Renfrew, on Feb. 16. The provincial government protected 59.4 hectares of Crown land in the area from harvesting, which Wu called a start, but he added much more action was needed from the provincial government.

The conservationists also requested Island Timberlands, the second largest private land owner in B.C., to halt any plans for logging in contentious areas until funds can be acquired to purchase the private lands.

Joining Wu, in representation of different conservationist groups along the southern B.C. Coast, was Jason Addy, of the Friends of Stillwater Bluffs from Powell River.

Addy said the 48 hectares of private land that comprises Stillwater Bluffs has been listed as a protection priority for the Powell River Regional District. The Friends of Stillwater Bluffs is currently asking Island Timberlands for a five-year moratorium to stop future logging until the appropriate funds can be accumulated to purchase the land.

Other old-growth forests and sensitive ecosystems at risk of being logged by Island Timberlands are: Cortes Island near Campbell River, Cathedral Grove Canyon in MacMillan Park, and Cameron Valley Firebreak and McLaughlin Ridge near Port Alberni.

Island Timberlands did not return calls by press time.

Read article in the Sooke News Mirror: https://www.sookenewsmirror.com/news/141606583.html

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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