Feb 26 2026It’s AFA’s 16th Birthday!
On Tuesday, February 24th, we’re celebrating 16 years of working together with you, our community, to ensure the permanent protection of old-growth forests in BC.
To mark the date, will you chip in $16 or more to support our work?
As we mark 16 years of protecting old-growth forests in BC, we’re asking you to help power the work ahead.
Your support has helped us secure major milestones, including early wins like protecting Avatar Grove and recent ones, such as the commitment of over a billion dollars in provincial-federal funding for nature conservation in BC. See a timeline of our past successes!
Please consider making a gift of $16 or more today. Whether $6, $16, $160, or $1,600, every dollar helps ensure we can continue holding the government accountable for protecting endangered ancient forests and ecosystems in BC. Read more below about the important work your funds will support.
Today, old-growth protection in BC is at a pivotal moment. While we’ve achieved major breakthroughs, the pressure from industry and government to continue logging the last ancient giants is intensifying amid escalating concerns about the economy. Instead, we must rapidly transition BC away from its economic dependence on old-growth logging toward a value‑added, second‑growth forestry and a protected areas plan with science‑based targets to proactively safeguard the most endangered ecosystems.
With your continued support in 2026, we are working to:
- Strengthen our team with a new Forest Campaigner
- Increase our support for Indigenous-led protected areas
- Document and reveal the beauty — and destruction — of old-growth forests
- Expand our mapping, LiDAR, and GIS capabilities
- Increase public pressure and grow the movement for old-growth protection
- Hold governments accountable and respond rapidly to new threats
- Advance a BC Protected Areas Strategy guided by ecosystem-based targets
- Advance a long-term conservation economy for BC
Other Ways To Mark This Milestone With Us
If monetary giving isn’t feasible right now, there are still plenty of ways you can support ancient forest protection and old-growth forests for our 16th birthday!
- Take action! Send a message to the BC government telling it to take a proactive approach to protecting the endangered old-growth forests and diverse ecosystems across BC in partnership with First Nations.
- Phone the office of the Premier at: 250-387-1715
- Email, phone, or schedule a virtual meeting with your MLA. Read our talking points and tips to help prepare.
- Send a handwritten letter to Minister Parmar and/or the Premier at: British Columbia Parliament Buildings, 501 Belleville St, Victoria, BC V8V 1X4
- Follow and share our work on social media!↓
Over the past 16 years, we’ve achieved big wins together. But we’re still facing critical challenges ahead. Your care, commitment, and generosity are integral to protecting endangered old-growth forests in BC, and we’re profoundly thankful for the role you play. Every action matters, and your support makes this work possible.
For the forests,
The Ancient Forest Alliance team
TJ Watt, Joan Varley, Issy Turnill, Coral Forbes, Kristen Bounds, Nadia Sheptycki, and Zeinab Salenhiankia
The AFA team from left to right: Joan Varley (Administrative Director), Coral Forbes (Donor Relations and Administrative Associate), Nadia Sheptycki (Victoria Canvass Director), Kristen Bounds (Communications Coordinator), Issy Turnill (Forest Campaigner), TJ Watt (Senior Campaigner & Photographer)
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