Entries by TJ Watt

Conservation groups discover ancient old-growth forest near Port Renfrew: Grove home to record-size Sitka spruce and bigleaf maple trees

Check out this Sooke News Mirror article about Mossome Grove, a spectacular, unprotected grove of near-record-sized Sitka Spruce and giant, moss-covered bigleaf maples on Vancouver Island. Note that the AFA and Endangered Ecosystems Alliance did not ‘discover’ the grove, but were the first to identify and recognize the area for its conservation value.

Push is on to protect Mossome Grove

My Campbell River Now article about the magnificent “Mossome Grove” recently located by campaigners from the AFA and Endangered Ecosystems Alliance near Port Renfrew in Pacheedaht territory on Vancouver Island.

Conservationists locate what may be Canada’s most magnificent and photogenic old-growth forest on Vancouver Island

Conservationists in British Columbia have recently located what may very well be the most magnificent and awe-inspiring old-growth forest in the country on Vancouver Island. The spectacular, largely unprotected grove, with several near record-size trees, highlights the need for new policies by the BC government to protect BC’s biggest trees, grandest groves, and old-growth forest ecosystems.

Nothing has changed in BC forestry practices under the NDP government.

Check out this article by Briony Penn in Focus On Victoria about the appalling lack of action by the NDP government on old-growth forest protection and forestry reform.

Disturbing finding about destruction of old-growth rainforest in B.C.

Watch this Global News piece featuring Sierra Club BC’s Jens Wieting about BC’s global responsibility to protect endangered old-growth forests and the need for urgent action by the NDP government.

Photo Gallery: Old-Growth Logging on Edinburgh Mt. Near Port Renfrew

New logging has commenced on Edinburgh Mountain, an exceptional old-growth forest “hotspot” near Port Renfrew in Pacheedaht territory on  Vancouver Island and the location of Big Lonely Doug (Canada’s second largest Douglas-fir tree) and the spectacular Eden Grove.

New Logging Operations Underway on Edinburgh Mountain, an Old-Growth Forest Environmental “Hotspot” near Port Renfrew on Vancouver Island

A 15.6 cutblock, featuring old-growth forest with monumental redcedars and Douglas-firs, is being logged by Teal Jones Group and adds to the over 75 hectares of old-growth forest the company has logged on Edinburgh Mountain since 2016.

Ancient Giant Logged in the Nahmint Valley

Thousands of ancient giants, like the enormous redcedar in this film, are being logged in Vancouver Island’s spectacular Nahmint Valley and many more are at risk. Speak up TODAY and send an instant message to the BC government demanding protection for BC’s endangered old-growth forests

Conservationists call for halt on old-growth logging in Nahmint Valley near Port Alberni

Watch this Global News piece about the logging of magnificent ancient forests in the Nahmint Valley near Port Alberni, featuring AFA Campaigner Andrea Inness.

Eco-group files complaint over old-growth cuts

Times Colonist article about the complaint the AFA filed about the Nahmint Valley, which led to investigations by both the Ministry of Forests and the Forest Practices Board into potential non-compliance by BC Timber Sales.