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The Ancient Forest Alliance (AFA) is a registered charitable organization working to protect BC’s endangered old-growth forests and to ensure a sustainable, value-added, second-growth forest industry.
Authorized by Ancient Forest Alliance, registered sponsor under the Election Act, 250-896-4007.
AFA’s office is located on the territories of the Lekwungen Peoples, also known as the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations.
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Sonia Furstenau: The Island’s old growth is under attack
Read Green Party MLA Sonia Furstenau's op ed in the Times Colonist about the urgent need for the NDP government to protect BC's endangered old-growth forests.
B.C. Greens call for immediate moratorium on logging of VI old-growth, support sustainable second-growth industry
The BC Green Party has called on the on the provincial government to institute a moratoria on logging in Vancouver Island's old-growth "hotspots". Check out their media release here!
Thank you to our recent business supporters!
At AFA, we’re no strangers to the daily grind and we know it takes great effort to run a successful enterprise. That’s why we’re especially grateful when the business community finds ways to support our ancient forest campaigns! We’ve recently received support from several stand-up businesses that we would like to acknowledge: Seaflora Skincare is […]
Plan to log near Juan de Fuca park on hold again for consultation with nearby lodge
Check out this Times Colonist article about the BC government's decision to postpone the timber sale of 109 hectares of old-growth forest next to Juan de Fuca Provincial Park.
Conservationists and Port Renfrew Business Community Welcome Postponement of Old-Growth Logging Plans near Juan de Fuca Provincial Park
Conservationists with the Ancient Forest Alliance and members of the Port Renfrew business community are welcoming the postponement of BC Timber Sales’ plans to auction off 109 hectares of old-growth forest for logging next to Juan de Fuca Provincial Park in Pacheedaht territory on Vancouver Island.
Port Renfrew chamber decries logging plan
Read this Times Colonist article about the Port Renfrew Chamber of Commerce calling for protection of the old-growth forests currently up for auction by BC Timber Sales next to Juan de Fuca Provincial Park.
B.C. delays timber auction near Juan de Fuca park
Read this article in the Times Colonist about the BC government extending the closing date for the auction of 109 hectares of old-growth forest next to Juan de Fuca Provincial Park .
Photos: 35-Year Anniversary of the Meares Island Tribal Park.
Here are photos from the April 17th event celebrating the 35-year anniversary of the Meares Island Tribal Park, Wah’nah’juss Hilth’hooiss! In April of 1984, the Tla-o-qui-aht and Ahousaht First Nations and local environmentalists came together in an historic show of solidarity to protest the logging of some of Canada’s finest ancient forests by MacMillan Bloedel […]
‘They’re going to have a fight’: local businesses and activists promise to stand against old-growth logging near Juan de Fuca park
There is a call from conservationists tonight to halt plans to log an old-growth forest near Port Renfrew. The province says ecology and aesthetics are taken into consideration when crown-owned timber is auctioned off. But critics say the damage outweighs the benefits, Kori Sidaway reports. WATCH the CHEK News story here. These gentle giants have […]
Plans to clear-cut old-growth near Port Renfrew causes an environmental outcry
Check out this Sooke News Mirror article about the disappointing move by the BC government to auction off 109 hectares of old-growth forest adjacent to Juan de Fuca provincial Park on Vancouver Island.