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Photos: Taylor River Valley – Old-Growth Under Threat

See our latest photo gallery exposing BC Timber Sales' plans to auction off nearly 200 football fields worth of old-growth forest in the Taylor River Valley near Port Alberni.

Conservationists demand immediate logging moratoria in light of new research detailing dire state of BC’s old-growth forests

Take action for ancient forests! Send an instant message to the BC government today. Victoria, BC – Conservationists with the Ancient Forest Alliance (AFA) are renewing their calls for the BC government to immediately halt logging in endangered old-growth forest ecosystems and intact ‘hotspots’ in the wake of an alarming new report depicting the critical […]

‘Failure of Professional reliance’: Nahmint logging broke rules, investigation claims

The Ministry of Forests is denying the findings of its own investigation: that BC Timber Sales' logging in the Nahmint Valley is breaking the BC government's already inadequate rules for old-growth protection. Full story here.

THE OLD GROWTH TREES ARE IN DANGER

The AFA's Andrea Inness was interviewed on CFAX last week about the damning results of the Ministry of Forests investigation into BC Timber Sales' logging of old-growth forests in Nahmint Valley. Hear her breakdown of the findings, what they mean, and how the BC government should respond. Listen to the full interview here

Conservationists attack NDP government over old-growth logging

Watch this Global News story, where Forests Minister Doug Donaldson manages to dodge responsibility for BC Timber Sales' non-compliance in the Nahmint Valley.

BC Timber Sales Continues Old-Growth Logging in Nahmint Valley Despite Government Investigation Showing Nearly Two Decades of Non-Compliance

The BC government's own logging agency, BC Timber Sales, is failing to comply with the Province's own inadequate standards for old-growth forest protection, according to a 2018 Ministry of Forests investigation into old-growth logging in the Nahmint Valley near Port Alberni. Read our media release for all the details.

‘Indicative of a truly corrupt system’: government investigation reveals BC Timber Sales violating old-growth logging rules

Read Judith Lavoie's excellent article in the Narwhal about BC Timber Sales' failure to meet the Province's low standards for old-growth management in the Nahmint Valley, home to some of Earth's largest and oldest trees located in Hupacasath and Tseshaht territory near Port Alberni.

A Closer Look at B.C. Forestry and Tall Tree Tourism

Douglas Magazine (Vancouver Island's business magazine) recently published this piece about the AFA's work to protect old-growth forests, the rise of "Tall Tree Tourism" on Vancouver Island, the negative impacts of raw log exports, and opportunities for BC to transition to a value-added, second-growth forest industry.

The old-growth logging showdown

Judith Lavoie's July article in The Narwhal appeared in the Times Colonist this weekend, exposing the utter failure of the BC government's logging agency, BC Timber Sales, to appropriately and responsibly manage BC's unique and endangered ancient forests. View the full article here!