The AFA’s TJ Watt and forest ecologist Andy MacKinnon joined the BC KAIROS Rolling Justice Bus at Avatar Grove on day one of a four day tour to explore Vancouver Island’s most spectacular ancient forests!
The BC government is seeking recommendations for the 2020 provincial budget until Friday, June 28th. This presents a golden opportunity to request funding for old-growth forest protection! Please submit your feedback (using our prepared submission) today!
Before-and-after images taken by conservationists with the Ancient Forest Alliance highlight the destructive impacts of recent clearcut logging by the Teal Jones Group on Edinburgh Mountain, a “hotspot” of high conservation, scenic, and recreational value near Port Renfrew on Vancouver Island.
Watch this Global News piece about the day of action for ancient forests where concerned and frustrated British Columbians gathered outside 17 MLA offices across the province to demand protection for endangered old-growth forests and a shift to a sustainable, second-growth industry.
Check out this article in the Sooke News Mirror about a province-wide day of action for ancient forests!
We find inspiration knowing that younger generations are taking action to learn about and protect BC’s ancient forests as our now and future leaders. We’d like to send a shout-out to some of these amazing youth! Thank you very much to Fiona and Melody for organizing a ‘Toonie Party’ for their 10th birthday, which raised […]
Read this Times Colonist article about the BC Green Party’s call on the provincial government for a moratoria on logging in Vancouver Island’s old-growth “hotspots” ( intact ancient forests with the greatest conservation and recreational values).
Check out this CTV article about the BC Greens’ call for moratoria on old-growth logging on Vancouver Island and a transition to a sustainable, second-growth economy.
Read Green Party MLA Sonia Furstenau’s op ed in the Times Colonist about the urgent need for the NDP government to protect BC’s endangered old-growth forests.
The BC Green Party has called on the on the provincial government to institute a moratoria on logging in Vancouver Island’s old-growth “hotspots”. Check out their media release here!
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