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2021 Activity & Financial Report

2021 was a historic year in the movement to protect old-growth forests in BC thanks to all of you! View our 2021 Activity Report & Financials, and check out our priorities for 2022!   …
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Notes From the Field: Western Screech-Owl

The forest around us is dense with accumulated life. Big ancient cedars are almost completely obscured by towering salal, huckleberry, and hemlock saplings, and every surface is a tiny emerald garden…
Notes From The Field

BC Government Announces Additional Logging Deferrals

Earlier this month, in partnership with First Nations, the BC government announced the deferral of an additional 480,000 hectares of the most at-risk old-growth forests in BC - a big step forward in the…
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Major Old-Growth Logging Deferrals on Mosaic’s Private Lands on Vancouver Island and Haida Gwaii

  The largest private landowner in British Columbia, Mosaic Forest Management, is moving to defer 40,000 hectares (400 square kilometers) of old-growth and older second-growth stands from logging…
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International Day of Forests

Happy International Day of Forests! Today - and every day - is a fantastic time to celebrate the magnificent forest ecosystems in BC. These forests are home to some of the oldest, tallest, and widest trees known on Earth.
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CBC News coverage on 18-month old-growth report card

Read the CBC News article highlighting our report card with Sierra Club BC and Wilderness Committee that evaluates the BC government’s progress on promised implementation of the Old Growth Strategic Review panel’s recommendations.
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Thank you to our generous business supporters!

We would like to give a big shout out to the following businesses and individuals for supporting the AFA’s ancient forest campaign:
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Recreational Canoeing Association of BC Signs Resolution in Support of Old-Growth Protection

We're pleased to announce the Recreational Canoeing Association of BC (RCABC), representing 400 members, has signed a resolution in support of old-growth forest protection! By signing this resolution,…
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Three-quarters of at-risk old-growth forests in BC still without logging deferrals

In the 18 months since the BC government promised to implement the recommendations of the Old-Growth Strategic Review (OGSR) panel, only 24 percent of the most at-risk old-growth forests have been deferred from logging.
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TJ Watt featured in A Photo Editor

AFA’s TJ Watt recently sat down for a chat with Creative Director Heidi Volpe at A Photo Editor. 
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