There is air, there is fresh air, and then there is the brisk, briny, oxygen-thick air that rides in on wild ocean waves.
That's the air you'll breathe when you round the tip of southern Vancouver Island and follow the Pacific Marine Circle Route. This 158-mile scenic drive begins in Victoria, hugs the western coastline to Port Renfrew, then travels across the island to Cowichan Bay before returning to B.C.'s capital.
Forest lovers take note: your explorations into B.C.’s wilderness could be easier than ever before, at least if those summer adventures take you to Avatar Grove. Now, a new boardwalk may guide your way.
The Ancient Forest Alliance submitted a request to B.C.’s Ministry of Forests to build an official trail and boardwalk in the recently protected Avatar Grove near Port Renfrew on May 7.
TJ Watt, co-founder of the Ancient Forest Alliance, said the boardwalk will protect the ecological integrity of the grove, provide visitor safety and enable people from all walks of life to enjoy the old-growth forest.
When: Wednesday, May 9th
Time: 7 to 9pm
Where: St. James Community Square, 3214 W 10th Ave (at Trutch Street) in Kitsilano
Please join us and invite your family and friends this Wednesday in Kitsilano for some drinks and socializing, a fun presentation, and to see some magnificent art donated by esteemed BC artists, including Mark Hobson, Anne Hansen, Ingrid Koivukangas, and many others as a benefit event for our young organization! We'll also present an entertaining 2 year anniversary slideshow about the AFA – what we've done, and where we're going! We really need your support during this pivotal pre-election year to make a difference for our endangered old-growth forests. See you Wednesday evening 🙂
Yesterday the Ancient Forest Alliance submitted a request to BC’s Ministry of Forests to build an official trail and boardwalk in the famed “Avatar Grove,” a monumental stand of old-growth redcedars and Douglas firs that was recently protected near the town of Port Renfrew on Vancouver Island.
Local activists in nearby communities are doing everything they can to hold off the company from logging nearby endangered forests until the lands can be purchased for protection. They need your help! The Ancient Forest Alliance has recently been touring and photographing these endangered areas to help bolster their campaigns. See the beautiful photo galleries below, learn what makes each area special, and find out who to link up with to help protect them!
Located near the town of Port Alberni, the Cameron River Valley is home to some of the most significant remnant old-growth stands left on southern Vancouver Island, where almost 90% of the productive old-growth forests have already been logged. These ancient forests in the Cameron Valley are currently threatened by Island Timberland's logging.
Come to the forum on the fate of the forest lands within the Juan de Fuca region and Capital Regional District, "Our Forests, Our Future". The AFA’s Ken Wu speaks about the need for a provincial park acquisition fund (similar to those of many regional districts) to buy private lands for protection on a much larger scale.
May 3: 7-9 pm, Ambriosia Center, 638 Fisgard St., Victoria – with David Anderson, Ben Parfit, and Ken Wu
https://www.sierraclub.bc.ca/events/our-forests-our-future-victoria
Cameron Valley Firebreak was formerly protected as an ungulate winter range for Roosevelt elk and black-tailed deer, but lost protection in 2004 when the provincial government allowed Weyerhaeuser to remove 88,000 hectares of private managed forest land from tree farm licences.
TJ Watt, Ancient Forest Alliance co-founder, said, "The grove is just jampacked with elk signs and ancient coastal Douglas firs – 99 per cent of which have already been logged."
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