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National Observer: Long-awaited changes to BC’s private forests not coming, government confirms

Local governments on Vancouver Island are frustrated after legislative changes are not coming to the law governing how private forest lands are managed in BC.
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An image of a large western redcedar with the words: 2025 Virtual Year-End Update and Fundraiser

Join us: AFA’s 2025 Virtual Year-End Update & Fundraiser!

Join Ancient Forest Alliance for our virtual Year-End Update Fundraiser on Wednesday, November 26 from 7:00–8:00 pm PST.
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A hiker stretches his arms out beside a giant old-growth Sitka spruce trees at Yakoun Lake on Haida Gwaii.

Photo Gallery: Haida Gwaii Old Growth – Yakoun Lake

Step into the timeless beauty of Yakoun Lake on Haida Gwaii, where towering Sitka spruce trees stand as living reminders of the old-growth forests that once blanketed the Pacific Northwest.
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The intact rainforests of Meares Island, Clayoquot Sound

Thank You to Our Generous Supporters!

We’re deeply grateful for the continued generosity of individuals, foundations, and businesses who power the movement to protect endangered old-growth forests in British Columbia.
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BC's ninth widest Douglas-fir cut down by BC Timber Sales (BCTS) in the Nahmint Valley in 2018.

Media Release: BC Timber Sales Review Protects Destructive Status Quo Over Old-Growth Forests

Conservation groups criticize BC Timber Sales' latest report for neglecting old-growth forest protections, highlighting concerns over expanded logging and policy backsliding by the BC NDP.
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Infographic: 5 years after the Old Growth Strategic Review, the BC Government stalls progress and starts to backslide.

Here's what has happened in the 5 years since the Old Growth Strategic Review, and what the BC government still needs to do to ensure the full protection of old-growth forests in BC.
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Vancouver Sun: Languishing ‘in the doldrums’: Conservation groups demand action on B.C.’s old-growth logging review

Conservation groups and First Nations are calling on the B.C. government to act on five-year-old promises to overhaul the logging industry to protect old-growth forests.
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Ancient Forest Alliance photographer and campaign director TJ Watt stands beside the fallen remains of an ancient western redcedar approximately 9 feet (3 metres) wide, cut down by BC Timber Sales in the Nahmint Valley near Port Alberni in Hupačasath, Tseshaht, and Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ First Nation territory. (2024)

Victoria Buzz: Images expose ongoing old-growth logging as BC government misses key deadline

On the five-year anniversary of the Old Growth Strategic Review (OGSR), Ancient Forest Alliance urgently calls on the BC government to take action to protect old-growth forests and highlights images that expose ongoing old-growth logging.
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Old-growth cedar stump - Quatsino

Five Years After Old Growth Strategic Review, BC Government Stalls Progress and Starts to Backslide

To mark OGSR's fifth anniversary and recent BC government backsliding, we highlight five of the most shocking images of old-growth logging from the past five years.
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NOW HIRING: Vancouver Canvass Director

The Ancient Forest Alliance (AFA) is seeking a dedicated Canvass Director to drive our fundraising and awareness-raising efforts in the Greater Vancouver Region.
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