Entries by TJ Watt

One-Year Anniversary of Clayoquot Sound Old-Growth Protections

History was made in Clayoquot Sound one year ago with the most significant expansion of old-growth protection in decades, when
 the Ahousaht and Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation declared the protection of 760 km2 of land in 10 new conservancies.

Shooting Stars

A beautiful highlight in endangered Garry oak meadows is the shooting star, with its vivid purple and swept-back wing-like petals.

2024 Activity Report & Financials

Check out Ancient Forest Alliance’s (AFA) Activity Report & Financials to find out what YOU helped us achieve in 2024.

Happy International Day for Biological Diversity!

Diversity is a defining feature of old-growth forests, whose unparalleled structural complexity develops over centuries to provide habitats for thousands of species, many of which live nowhere else. Learn more about these incredible rainforest ecosystems and take action to protect them!

Bigleaf Maple Flowers

In the coastal rainforests, you know it’s officially spring when the bigleaf maples start to flower with their subtle yellow-green colouring! Learn more about these lovely flowers here.

Thank You for Celebrating 15 Years with Us 🌲

Thank you to everyone who attended and/or supported the AFA’s 15th Anniversary Celebration & Fundraiser on May 1st at the beautiful Gorge Pavilion! Thanks to your generosity, we raised over $13,000 to support our efforts to protect endangered old-growth forests in BC!

Earth Day — Environmental Groups to BC Government: Go Forward, Not Backward on Old-Growth Protection and Modernization of BC Forestry

This Earth Day, AFA and EEA are issuing a strong warning to the BC government about potential commercial logging in protected areas and calling on it to refocus on incomplete measures to protect old-growth forests, implement its draft Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health Framework, and ensure a transition to a sustainable, value-added second-growth forest industry.

Western Trillium

Western trillium are fleeting, charismatic flowers signifying the arrival of spring in old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest.