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Plan to allow logging of old growth forests draws criticism

Check out this Global News piece about conservationists’ disappointment with the BC NDP and their plans to auction off 1,300 hectares of old-growth on Vancouver Island, featuring Sierra Club BC’s Jens Wieting, and footage by AFA’s TJ Watt.
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3 ways to celebrate & support ancient forests this month

Don't miss your opportunity to score a FREE Big Tree Poster set, take part in our awesome Earth Day t-shirt photo challenge, and pick up a gorgeous (and now discounted!) 2019 calendar before April 22nd!
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Ancient Forest Alliance Photographer & Campaigner TJ Watt stands atop an 8ft wide old-growth redcedar stump in a recent clearcut by Teal-Jones on Edinburgh Mt near Port Renfrew.

On International Day of Forests, conservation groups call on B.C. government to immediately halt logging of last intact old-growth areas

Environmental organizations Ancient Forest Alliance, Sierra Club BC and the Wilderness Committee call on the B.C. government to stop issuing logging permits in B.C.’s last remaining intact old-growth forest “hotspots” and endangered old-growth ecosystems and to implement legislation to protect endangered ancient forests.
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ACTION ALERT: Send a message and help protect spectacular Jurassic Grove!

The licensee with logging rights to the most spectacular sections of Jurassic Grove is accepting public feedback on their logging plans. Please send a message by 5pm Monday, March 4th, asking for the remaining unprotected sections of Jurassic Grove to be added to adjacent Old Growth Management Areas.
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Conservationists disappointed Budget 2019 fails to prioritize protection of endangered old-growth forests

The Ancient Forest Alliance is disappointed the NDP government’s provincial budget, released yesterday, fails to allocate urgently needed funding for the protection of endangered old-growth forests. Read on for our full response.
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Victoria City Council unanimously adopts resolution calling for the protection of Vancouver Island’s old-growth forests

Victoria City Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Thursday calling on the BC government to protect Vancouver Island's endangered old-growth forests, starting with a moratoria on old-growth logging, and to work with First Nations, local communities, labour organizations, and industry to pursue a transition to a sustainable, second-growth forest industry!
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Canada’s ‘most magnificent old-growth forest’ near Port Renfrew

View this CHEK News piece about one of Canada’s most magnificent old-growth forests, Mossome Grove, featuring Ken Wu of Endangered Ecosystems Alliance.
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Conservationists want protection on ‘Canada’s most magnificent’ old-growth forest

Read this Canadian Press article about the magnificent Mossome (short for 'mossy' and 'awesome') Grove featured in the Globe and Mail, National Post, and the Toronto Star.
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Mossome Grove: ‘One of the most beautiful’ forests on Earth

Read this Times Colonist article about the spectacular Mossome Grove, located near Port Renfrew in Pacheedaht territory on Vancouver Island. The 13-hectare grove (not six hectares, as stated in the article) of remarkable old-growth rainforest features near-record-sized Sitka spruce and bigleaf maple trees.
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Old-growth forest near Port Renfrew needs protection, group says

Watch this CTV piece about Mossome Grove, located by conservationists from the Ancient Forest Alliance and Endangered Ecosystems Alliance in October
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