Join us on Wednesday, June 1st from 7-8:30 pm PDT for our old-growth and wildlife webinar “Confiers, Carnivores, & Coho: The importance of old-growth forests for bears and wild salmon”. The evening will be spent learning from our esteemed guests, Helen Davis and Roger Dunlop, who will speak about the importance of old-growth […]
For almost two hundred years, the Marbled Murrelet was one of North America’s most mysterious birds. Though western scientists first described this charming little seabird (likened to a “plump robin”) in 1790, no one was able to find the bird’s nest until 1974! Scientists put people on the moon before they finally tracked down the […]
Like a botanical Clark Kent, these unassuming plants are hiding superhero qualities. Not only does moss have the ability to absorb liquids up to 20 times their weight, but they also act as insulation for soil and tree roots – either keeping it cool or warming it up. They help to colonize areas affected by […]
We’re thankful to the following businesses who have graciously supported the AFA and the old-growth campaign: Seaflora Skincare for their monthly support and for donating 3% of total online sales from April to May Flow Motion Aerials and C. Brindle Consulting Group Ltd. for their generous donations to the AFA Stillwater Nature Spa for choosing […]
Our latest exploration of Klaskish Inlet on northern Vancouver Island, a wild, rugged, and remote area home to stunning old-growth forests has been hit hard by clearcutting. Despite that, this region still represents one of the few remaining opportunities to set aside large tracts of ancient rainforests on Vancouver Island. View our photo gallery […]
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!
The forest around us is dense with accumulated life. Big ancient cedars are almost completely obscured by towering salal, huckleberry, and hemlock saplings, and every surface is a tiny emerald garden of moss, liverworts, and lichens. Above the canopy of the forest, the sky is blue and the sun is shining with no hint of […]
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 […]
The largest private landowner in British Columbia, Mosaic Forest Management, is moving to defer 40,000 hectares (400 square kilometers) of old-growth and older second-growth stands from logging on their private lands for the next 25 years, via a carbon credit program. The lands are mainly located on southeastern Vancouver Island, with a few scattered […]
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.
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