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New Old-Growth Clearcut Mars the Scenery from the Popular Gordon River Bridge at Avatar Grove

Before-and-after images taken by conservationists with the Ancient Forest Alliance highlight the destructive impacts of recent clearcut logging by the Teal Jones Group on Edinburgh Mountain, a “hotspot” of high conservation, scenic, and recreational value near Port Renfrew on Vancouver Island.
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Conservationists condemn BC NDP Government’s plans to log old-growth forest adjacent to Juan de Fuca Provincial Park

Conservationists with the Ancient Forest Alliance (AFA) are outraged that the BC government’s logging agency, BC Timber Sales, is currently auctioning off 109 hectares of old-growth forest adjacent to Juan de Fuca Provincial Park on Vancouver Island.
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New IMAX Film by Renowned Canadian Video Artist to Highlight Vancouver Island’s Endangered Old-Growth Forests

The magnificent but endangered old-growth forests of Vancouver Island are about to get a large-scale national audience on IMAX screens across Canada. Read on to hear more!
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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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B.C. ancient tree lovers unveil ‘Mossome’ grove as part of bid for new protections

Read this CBC News article about the magnificent, Mossome Grove, found on Vancouver Island near Port Renfrew.
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Conservationists locate what may be Canada’s most magnificent and photogenic old-growth forest on Vancouver Island

Conservationists in British Columbia have recently located what may very well be the most magnificent and awe-inspiring old-growth forest in the country on Vancouver Island. The spectacular, largely unprotected grove, with several near record-size trees, highlights the need for new policies by the BC government to protect BC’s biggest trees, grandest groves, and old-growth forest ecosystems.
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Destinations: Port Renfrew

Pacific YachtingSeptember 20th, 2018 With a new well-protected marina, Wild Renfrew is the perfect stopover for cruising the west coast of Vancouver Island Pacific Gateway Marina, built on the…
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Kelly Richardson in Avatar Grove

New Visual Arts Professor Creates Avatar Grove Film Project

Internationally acclaimed artist Kelly Richardson, a new professor in UVic’s Department of Visual Arts, is bringing the old-growth forests near Port Renfrew sharply into focus with a new digital art project.

Created with the participation of the Ancient Forest Alliance (AFA), Richardson's large-format film will be shot in July at Port Renfrew’s Avatar Grove (a popular nickname for its Nuu-cha-nulth Pacheedaht name of T'l'oqwxwat) by Christian Kroitor, the grandson of IMAX inventor Roman Kroitor, and released on IMAX screens across Canada next year.

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Internationally-acclaimed artist Kelly Richardson moves to Victoria, turns attention to “Tall Trees Capital” of Canada – Port Renfrew

Vancouver Island’s famed old-growth forests near Port Renfrew - known as Canada’s “Tall Trees Capital” - have attracted the attention of internationally acclaimed artist Kelly Richardson, who will feature these ancient forests in an upcoming digital art installation to be projected on IMAX screens across the country as part of an upcoming large-format film series.

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