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Large scale clearcutting of second-growth forests near Shirley in 2011.

Campaign for a $40 million per year BC Park Acquisition Fund Launched

Jun 22 2012

This week the Ancient Forest Alliance has launched a campaign, including a new petition, the distribution of 50,000 new brochures into key communities, and outreach to other conservation and recreation groups, calling on the BC Liberal government to establish a dedicated “BC Park Acquisition Fund” of at least $40 million per year. The fund would raise $400 million over 10 years, enabling the timely purchase of significant tracts of endangered private lands of high conservation, scenic, and recreation value to add to BC’s parks and protected areas system.

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The original 10 magic tickets!

AFA’s tickets for Tall Tree Music Festival SOLD OUT! Proceeds to help fund Avatar Grove Boardwalk!

Jun 18 2012

The great folks at the Tall Tree Music Festival donated 10 tickets to the AFA (our's  just sold out! Additional tickets available at www.talltreemusicfestival.com) to sell for their third-annual event happening this June 21, 22 & 23!  The fesitval (19+) is set in the rugged hills of Port Renfew not far from the Avatar Grove and features 3 nights of great live music, awesome DJ's and amazing people! If you've been the previous years, you know this is not a weekend to miss! A HUGE thanks to the Tall Tree Society for their continued support towards the protection of BC's ancient forests!

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Large scale clearcutting of second-growth forests near Shirley in 2011.

THURSDAY & FRIDAY, JUNE 14-15 : HELP! VOLUNTEERS GREATLY NEEDED in Victoria!

Jun 11 2012

Please help us LABEL and STUFF Envelopes, have some pizza and drinks, and meet other local tree-huggers!   6:30-9:30 pm (both days), Media One Studio, #201-2612 Bridge Street (near Bay St.). Please use the side door below the stairs in the parking lot beside the brown building. Park along the street, not in the private lot.  *Note - If you have an extra folding chair, please bring it if possible in case we run out of seats!

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Hikers walk through the Avatar Grove during last year's Biodiversity Hike.

HIKE – SUNDAY, JUNE 10: Avatar Grove Biodiversity Hike and Boardwalk Fundraiser!

Jun 5 2012

University of Victoria entomologist and old-growth biodiversity specialist Dr. Neville Winchester, president of the Victoria Natural History Society Darren Copley (and former Goldstream Nature Centre chief interpreter) and the Royal BC Museum's senior collections manager of entomology Claudia Copley will be along for the hike to talk about the tremendous diversity of creatures living in our incredible ancient forests!

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Avatar Grove

Avatar Grove Boardwalk – DONATIONS NEEDED!

May 24 2012

For $100 YOU CAN HELP SPONSOR the construction of 1 METER section of BOARDWALK in Avatar Grove - and help us build a stronger, more powerful ancient forest movement!

ANY amount you can donate will add up, whether $10 or $1000!

Please DONATE securely online at: https://ancientforestalliance.org/avatar-grove-boardwalk-now-completed-and-open/ or phone us at 250-896-4007

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Lower Mainland Old-Growth Hike – Sat., May 26th: Lynn Creek Cedar & Kennedy Falls Cedar Grove!

May 22 2012

Join the Ancient Forest Alliance's TJ Watt and Hannah Carpendale this SATURDAY, MAY 26TH for an old-growth hike to the 12-foot wide Lynn Creek Cedar and a grove of ancient redcedars by the Kennedy Falls!

Enjoy the great hike in the woods while learning about the ecology and politics of old-growth forests, the AFA's campaign to protect them, and how YOU can help!

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May 9th – Artists for Ancient Forests – A Silent Auction Benefit for the AFA!

May 9 2012

When:  Wednesday, May 9th
Time:  7 to 9pm
Where:  St. James Community Square, 3214 W 10th Ave (at Trutch Street) in Kitsilano

Please join us and invite your family and friends this Wednesday in Kitsilano for some drinks and socializing, a fun presentation, and to see some magnificent art donated by esteemed BC artists, including Mark Hobson, Anne Hansen, Ingrid Koivukangas, and many others as a benefit event for our young organization! We'll also present an entertaining 2 year anniversary slideshow about the AFA - what we've done, and where we're going! We really need your support during this pivotal pre-election year to make a difference for our endangered old-growth forests. See you Wednesday evening 🙂

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Lower Avatar Grove

Permission to build Avatar Grove boardwalk requested by the Ancient Forest Alliance from the BC Ministry of Forests

May 8 2012

Yesterday the Ancient Forest Alliance submitted a request to BC’s Ministry of Forests to build an official trail and boardwalk in the famed “Avatar Grove,” a monumental stand of old-growth redcedars and Douglas firs that was recently protected near the town of Port Renfrew on Vancouver Island.

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Stillwater Bluffs

Sunshine Coast and Vancouver Island Forests under Threat by Island Timberlands! *NEW Photo Galleries*

May 4 2012

Local activists in nearby communities are doing everything they can to hold off the company from logging nearby endangered forests until the lands can be purchased for protection. They need your help! The Ancient Forest Alliance has recently been touring and photographing these endangered areas to help bolster their campaigns. See the beautiful photo galleries below, learn what makes each area special, and find out who to link up with to help protect them!

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Large scale clearcutting of second-growth forests near Shirley in 2011.

Forum on Juan de Fuca Lands – Thursday, May 3rd

May 3 2012

Come to the forum on the fate of the forest lands within the Juan de Fuca region and Capital Regional District, "Our Forests, Our Future". The AFA's Ken Wu speaks about the need for a provincial park acquisition fund (similar to those of many regional districts) to buy private lands for protection on a much larger scale.

May 3: 7-9 pm, Ambriosia Center, 638 Fisgard St., Victoria - with David Anderson, Ben Parfit, and Ken Wu

https://www.sierraclub.bc.ca/events/our-forests-our-future-victoria

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The Ancient Forest Alliance (AFA) is a registered charitable organization working to protect BC’s endangered old-growth forests and to ensure a sustainable, value-added, second-growth forest industry.

AFA’s office is located on the territories of the Lekwungen Peoples, also known as the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations.
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