Devil’s club is one of the most dreaded banes of the coastal bushwhacker. Towering to over 16 feet (5 metres) high, this plant sports huge, maple-esque leaves and wicked spines coated in irritating oils.
Happy Earth Day from AFA! ? Here’s what the Earth Day 2023 theme, “Invest in Our Planet”, means to us.
Check out this interactive article by Global News, which highlights a new economic model dubbed the “nature economy”, showing how leaving ancient forests standing is more profitable than cutting them down.
Deer fern is abundant in the coastal rainforest. Read on to learn more about these special rainforest dwellers.
Please join us for a free night of insightful presentations and a special photo show on Wednesday, April 19th, 2023 from 7–9pm to celebrate Earth Week.
A sure sign of spring on the west coast is the emergence of the spectacular western skunk cabbage.
To honour Earth Month, we’re hosting a PRINT GIVEAWAY to help protect endangered ancient forests in BC! All you need to do to enter is Send a Message to the BC government using our recently UPDATED take-action tool!
We would like to thank WildPlay Element Parks, Patagonia Victoria, Flow Motion Aerials, and West Coast Trail Bus Express for generously supporting the old-growth campaign!
First Nations in the Great Bear Rainforest and Haida Gwaii of Canada, have successfully invested in conservation initiatives that have benefited ecosystems while also increasing communities’ well-being over the past 15 years.
The Seattle Times covers The Nuchatlaht and Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nations’ efforts to establish a number of Salmon Parks in their unceded territories that would protect hundreds of square kilometres of ancient forests, salmon watersheds, and previously logged areas in need of restoration.
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