This Easter egg is loaded with over $220 worth of gift certificates courtesy of local restaurants and cafes!

Easter Egg Gift Basket Raffle for the AFA!

Now until Easter, enter to win a gift basket containing a giant dark chocolate Easter egg, and loaded with gift certificates courtesy of local restaurants and cafes. The estimated value of this gift basket is over $220! Come on down to the Italian Bakery at 3197 Quadra st. in Victoria!

Big Bass not Big Stumps! Featuring the musical stylings of: Grandpa Phunk, Nagdeo, 5am, and Commoddity

When:  Saturday, March 24th Time:  7 pm Where:  Felicita's Pub at UVic Come get your groove on, bring your friends, and join us for a night of SUB-atomic glitch hop, dubstep, and other bass heavy sounds with some of Vancouver and Victoria's hottest DJs!

An Afternoon of BC’s Ancient Forests at UBC Slideshow Event

The UBC Ancient Forest Committee (AFC) is hosting an afternoon slideshow event in conjunction with Student Environment Centre's Responsible Consumption Week. When:  Thursday March 15th Where:  SUB Room 207/209 Time:  2:30 to 5 pm

A shot from the 2011 Tree Huggers Ball!

Tree Huggers Ball Dance Party at UVic! (Saturday, Mar. 10th)

This is going to be another huge night of live music, DJ's, dance-offs, limbo contests, prizes and as always, a great crew of folks! Come dressed in any forest themed attire you desire! DATE: Saturday, March. 10th TIME: 8pm - 1am LOCATION: Felicita's Pub @ UVic TICKETS: $10 @ at the door! MUSIC FROM: The Stowaways! Compassion Gorilla! Benny The Jett! 5AM! 

TWO YEAR Anniversary of the Ancient Forest Alliance – Mon., Feb 27th!

Mon., Feb.27: 100 MILE DINNER and CELEBRATION! (Victoria) Norway House, 1110 Hillside Avenue (by Graham St.), Victoria 6:00-7:30 pm 100 Mile Dinner!  ***SOLD OUT*** Course details TBA. Vegetarian and non-vegetarian options. Music by renowned Victoria musician Mike Edel! 7:30—9:30 pm Celebration  ***TICKETS LEFT*** To celebrate the organization’s phenomenal growth and success, Social Coast (www.SocialCoast.org) is organizing a 100 Mile Dinner for the AFA with locally-produced, delicious gourmet foods! Yummy! Afterwards, there will be a celebration with music, drinks, speakers, a silent auction, and hob-nobbing with fellow tree-huggers!

Ancient Forest Alliance

UVic Slideshow Featuring BC’s Most Spectacular Old-Growth Rainforests!

Date: Tuesday, February 7 Time: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Location: Clearihue Building Rm A202, UVic. FREE! Facebook event page:  www.facebook.com/events/319365198106776/

Vehicle Donation Needed

Do you or a family member have a vehicle that you no longer need? One that you would be willing to donate to the Ancient Forest Alliance?  If so, the AFA is looking for a safe and reliable vehicle for our door canvass to build support in communities throughout Victoria and Vancouver Island.

NEW Posters, Winner of Lichen Auction, Canada’s Mossiest Rainforest TV Clip!

Please support the AFA during the last stretch of 2011 – your donation will go furthest with us, we are about the leanest environmental organization in BC with the largest impact! Donate securely online as a Gift, In Memory, or regular donation

We are open everyday this week from 12:00 - 6:30 pm. We close Friday

Final week to visit AFA store for Holiday Gifts!

The Ancient Forest Alliance has new, eco-friendly greeting cards, big-tree posters, post cards, photo prints, stickers, and more at our shared office space located at 827 Broughton Street in Victoria (Click here for Google Map)  We are open everyday this week from 12:00 - 6:30 pm. We close Friday, Dec.23rd at 6:30pm! Come by during your lunch break or after work!

Renowned lichenologist Trevor Goward stands beside the new species of Bryoria or "horsehair lichen" he discovered. To place a bid for the naming rights to this species visit:  https://www.charitybuzz.com/categories/43/catalog_items/272986

Lichenologist Trevor Goward: Statement on the Close on the New Species Conservation Auction

As a taxonomist, I'm also delighted if my work can in some way help to preserve critical habitats for the organisms I study. As this is a first trial run of taxonomic tithing in Canada, I accept that it will take time for Canadians really to get behind this new method of conservation fund raising.