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The Ancient Forest Alliance (AFA) is a registered non-profit 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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Thank You to Our Wholesalers!
As a business, there are a number of ways to support Ancient Forest Alliance (AFA), one of which is selling AFA merchandise! Thank you to these local businesses who sell everything from AFA cards and stickers, to totes and shirts!
Conservation Groups Urge BC Government to Hurry Up and Close Gaps in Old-Growth Protection
On the three-year anniversary of the BC government’s acceptance of the Old-Growth Strategic Review Panel’s 14 recommendations to ensure a “paradigm shift” in the conservation and management of old-growth forests in the province, AFA and EEA are urging the BC government to hurry up and close the gaps in old-growth protection.
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.
Building a Broad-Based Movement: Thank You to These Non-Traditional Allies!
Building a broad-based movement to protect old-growth forests by engaging non-traditional allies, such as businesses, unions, outdoor recreation groups, chambers of commerce, tourism associations, faith groups, and more, is the hallmark of our work at Ancient Forest Alliance. Of these diverse non-traditional allies, there are a number who’ve recently shown their support with generous gifts to AFA, and we’d like to take this opportunity to thank them!
Massive red cedar resembling rock wall discovered in Ahousaht territory
Giving the illusion of a rock wall, a massive western red cedar tree in Ahousaht territory near Tofino in Clayoquot Sound has been named one of Canada’s most impressive trees by conservationists on Vancouver Island.
1,000 year old tree found on Flores Island to be protected
Nearly two decades into his hunt for B.C.’s biggest trees, it takes a lot to blow away Ancient Forest Alliance campaigner and National Geographic explorer TJ Watt. A tree on Flores Island has done just that.
BC big tree hunter documents grandest old-growth tree he’s ever seen
TJ Watt says Western red cedar near Tofino is a 46-metre-tall leviathan of a biodiverse ecosystem.
VIDEO: Canada’s most impressive tree?
Check out this video on CTV News covering what we believe to be the most impressive tree in Canada.
Existence of massive, ‘mind-blowing’ old-growth tree revealed in Clayoquot Sound
An enormous old-growth cedar tree has been identified in Vancouver Island’s Clayoquot Sound, possibly dating back over a millennium.
See VIDEO of Canada’s Most Impressive Tree!
This is huge — literally! We’re thrilled to share a video of what may very well be Canada's most impressive tree.