2021 Activity & Financial Report

2021 was a historic year in the movement to protect old-growth forests in BC thanks to all of you! View our 2021 Activity Report & Financials, and check out our priorities for 2022!  

BC Government Announces Additional Logging Deferrals

Earlier this month, in partnership with First Nations, the BC government announced the deferral of an additional 480,000 hectares of the most at-risk old-growth forests in BC – a big step forward in the push to save old-growth, with a ways still yet to go. Combined with the government’s earlier deferral (a temporary halt to […]

Nootka Island Old-Growth Logging – Part 2

Nootka Island has been ravaged over the years by some of the worst clearcut logging on the coast of BC. Today, about 75% of Nootka’s ancient rainforests have been cut and the best of what’s left remains largely unprotected. Logging now encroaches on the renowned Nootka Trail as well, with clearcuts coming to within 300 […]

Nootka Island Old-Growth Logging – Part 1

  Nootka Island, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, is a natural treasure. From its slopes to shorelines one can find towering redcedars and Sitka spruce trees, white sandy beaches with wolves and whales, and the stunning Nootka Trail, considered by many to be one of the most beautiful wilderness trails in all of […]

International Day of Forests

Happy International Day of Forests! Today - and every day - is a fantastic time to celebrate the magnificent forest ecosystems in BC. These forests are home to some of the oldest, tallest, and widest trees known on Earth.

Recreational Canoeing Association of BC Signs Resolution in Support of Old-Growth Protection

We’re pleased to announce the Recreational Canoeing Association of BC (RCABC), representing 400 members, has signed a resolution in support of old-growth forest protection! By signing this resolution, RCABC is calling on the BC government to support First Nations to protect at-risk old-growth forests while ensuring sustainable economic development and enabling the shift to a […]

Show your love for ancient forests this Valentine’s Day

Looking for a sustainable gift idea this Valentine’s Day? Why not show your love for ancient forests AND those close to you by dedicating a donation to the AFA in honour of a loved one.

Goodbye to AFA’s Forest Campaigner, Andrea Inness.

The Ancient Forest Alliance team wishes to thank Andrea Inness, who will be departing in early February after devoting five years as a Forest Campaigner with the AFA, including three and a half years on the Executive Team.

Planning to give AFA gifts this holiday season? Order soon!

Time is running out to place your order for ancient forest gifts and receive them before the 25th!

You’re invited to the AFA’s 2021 Virtual Year-End Update & Fundraiser!

We’re hosting our virtual year-end update and fundraiser on Thursday, November 25, from 7-8 pm (PST) on Zoom. Join us to learn what we’ve been up to this past year and what’s next for old-growth forests in BC. Plus, you could win some fun prizes! With the BC government’s latest old-growth deferral announcement, the release […]