Among the myriad lichens that adorn and encrust the coastal rainforest, few are as striking as Icmadophila ericetorum. This mint-green carpet speckled with tiny pink globes is known as “peppermint drop lichen” or “candy lichen” to some, but in British Columbia, most prefer the evocative nickname “fairy puke lichen” to capture its unique blend of the sickly and the fanciful.
We are incredibly grateful for the support we receive from BC’s business community. Thank you to: Leckie Studio Architecture + Design for including the AFA as one of their priority organizations to support for the holidays. Integral Ecology Group and Stillwater Nature Spa for their gifts as part of their 1% for the Planet commitments. […]
The province has committed to protecting the still-intact swaths of rare interior temperate rainforest in the Incomappleux Valley east of Revelstoke in a deal brokered by the Nature Conservancy of Canada.
Lobaria lichens play a crucial role in forest ecology. They are able to accomplish the rare feat of fixing atmospheric nitrogen—an essential nutrient for plant growth, though almost no organisms are able to extract it from the air. These lichens mine this precious nutrient from the atmosphere and when they fall to the forest floor and decay, that nitrogen is made available to the entire ecosystem.
The licorice fern is a dainty forest dweller primarily found growing on mossy rock faces and the trunks and mossy branches of old-growth trees, sometimes hundreds of feet above the ground in the forest canopy.
Slime molds are among the oddest creatures of the rainforest. These frequently brightly coloured organisms represent an interphase between the multicellular bodies of plants and animals and the unicellular world of amoebas and other protists.
BC has a chance to protect the most endangered ecosystems and promote community economic, social and cultural well-being linked to nature conservation – and also to finally end the War in the Woods over old-growth forests.
We’re excited to share that the Nature-Based Solutions Foundation (NBSF), in collaboration with the Kanaka Bar Indian Band, the Ancient Forest Alliance (AFA), and the Endangered Ecosystems Alliance (EEA), recently purchased one of the most diverse old-growth forests in BC and will be giving it back to the Kanaka Bar with a conservation covenant. The […]
This shocking before and after video exposes the ongoing impacts of old-growth logging on Vancouver Island, BC. Captured between 2020-2022 in the Caycuse watershed in Ditidaht territory by Ancient Forest Alliance Photographer & Campaigner, TJ Watt, the scenes feature centuries-old redcedar trees standing and then cut down with the approval of the BC government. ? […]
For immediate release, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022: New before & after images reveal shocking impacts of old-growth logging on Vancouver Island Images highlight the critical need for conservation financing to help secure old-growth logging deferrals and eventual permanent protection. VICTORIA (Unceded Lekwungen Territories) – The Ancient Forest Alliance has just released a new series of […]
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