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223 international scientists call for urgent action to protect British Columbia’s endangered temperate rainforests

Jun 28 2018/in News Coverage

A total of 223 scientists from nine countries have signed a letter urging the provincial government to take immediate action to protect B.C.'s remaining temperate rain forests!

“BC’s temperate rainforests are globally rare, they offer habitat for many imperiled species and, globally, the vast majority of these unique rainforests has already been logged. Protection of remaining intact tracts of these carbon-rich, climate saving forests is a global responsibility." – Dr. Dominick DellaSala, chief scientist at the Geos Institute in Ashland, Oregon

We have to protect all of the world’s rainforests, not just tropical rainforests

May 25 2017/in News Coverage

Here's an article by the Sierra Club of BC's Alys Granados, featuring a photo by the Ancient Forest Alliance's TJ Watt of recent old-growth clearcutting in the Klanawa Valley on Vancouver Island, in the Georgia Straight.

See article here: https://www.straight.com/news/912886/alys-granados-we-have-protect-all-worlds-rainforests-not-just-tropical-rainforests

Slideshow Presentation in VICTORIA: "BC’s Inland Temperate Rainforest: Upper Fraser Ancient Cedar Stands – A proposed new World Heritage site in B.C."

May 1 2013/in Announcements

When: Thursday May 2, 2013
Time: 7:00-9:00 pm
Where: VICTORIA, Ambrosia Centre, 638 Fisgard St
Admission: $5

Join us to hear about emerging research from the University of Northern BC has highlighted the global rarity of ancient redcedar stands of the upper Fraser River watershed east of Prince George, presented by Dr. Darwyn Coxson, Ecosystem Science and Management Program, UNBC.

Scientists Urge Canada to Protect Its Northern Rainforests as Climate Change Insurance

Nov 18 2010/in News Coverage

A new book released this week highlights the urgent need to protect Canada’s more than 20 million hectares of pristine temperate and boreal rainforests. Found in British Columbia, Newfoundland, Quebec, and New Brunswick, these globally important rainforests absorb and store vast amounts of carbon. Scientists argue that protecting these rainforests is a critical insurance against climate change and are calling on the Canadian government to take this message to the upcoming global conference on climate change.

Bald Eagles

Dec 11 2024/in Creature Feature, Educational

Witness the majestic bald eagle in the temperate rainforests of BC, where they nest in ancient trees and hunt for wild salmon. Learn about their impressive vision, enormous nests, and how the Chehalis and Harrison Rivers host one of the world’s largest eagle concentrations.

Roosevelt Elk

Nov 17 2023/in Creature Feature, Educational

The Roosevelt elk is Vancouver Island’s largest and most charismatic land mammal and is specially adapted to the temperate rainforests of the Pacific Northwest.

The Ancient Tree Hunter

Aug 10 2021/in News Coverage

There are no trails in the old-growth coastal temperate rainforests of Canada’s southern Vancouver Island. As I follow TJ Watt through another grabby thicket of stink currant, I offer silent thanks that I’m not the one lugging the camera equipment.

Acclaimed Documentary, Anthropocene: The Human Epoch, Depicts Beauty and Destruction of BC’s Old-Growth Forests

Oct 18 2018/in Media Release

The widely acclaimed documentary film entitled Anthropocene: The Human Epoch by renowned filmmakers Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier and photographer and artist Edward Burtynsky, which premiered last month at the Toronto International Film Festival, highlights the profound impact humanity has had on planet Earth, including the destructive logging of BC’s coastal temperate rainforests.

New Spectacular Drone Video of Tree Climbers Scaling Canada’s 2nd Largest Douglas-fir Tree, “Big Lonely Doug”

Aug 14 2016/in Media Release

Today the Ancient Forest Alliance is releasing a spectacular new HD drone video of tree climbers scaling the second largest known Douglas-fir tree in Canada, “Big Lonely Doug”, in a clearcut on Vancouver Island. Remotely-piloted drones equipped with high definition video cameras are a new tool being used by conservationists like the AFA to monitor and document endangered ecosystems such as Vancouver Island’s old-growth temperate rainforests.

‘Old Growth of BC’ Slideshow by AFA’s Ken Wu at Big Tree Weekend!

Jun 4 2015/in Announcements

Date: Saturday June 20th
Time: 6:30-8:00pm
Location: Meet at the Stanley Park Ecology office, 610 Pipeline Road
Cost: $5 members/$10 non-members

Explore the ecology and conservation status of the most spectacular temperate rainforests in Canada with Ken Wu from the Ancient Forest Alliance. Photographer TJ Watt will share his striking images of old growth forests – and the biggest trees and grandest groves – at this presentation.