AncientForestAlliance
@AncientForestBC
The Ancient Forest Alliance is a registered charity working to protect the endangered #oldgrowth #forests of BC and to ensure sustainable forestry jobs.
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http://www.AncientForestAlliance.org 19-01-2010 21:07:00
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Climb the Carmanah Valley's largest #SitkaSpruce with us! These photos and videos highlight the grandeur of #OldGrowthForests during #EarthWeek .
View more photos and a video, and check out our recent news release ⬇️ ancientforestalliance.org/climbing-carma…
Hidden in BC's rainforests, you can find wonders of ephemeral beauty & minute delicacy, & few of these are stranger or lovelier than the phenomenon of #HairIce .
See our latest educational post to learn more about this incredible #OldGrowth wonder here ⬇️
ancientforestalliance.org/hair-ice/
Check out our Best of 2023 post to see our most popular photos and videos, top news stories, campaign milestones, and more from the year!🌲
#BestOf2023 #oldgrowth #ancientforests #worthmorestanding
ancientforestalliance.org/best-of-2023/
#ForestFeatureFriday is back, with Vancouver Island's largest land mammal: the Roosevelt elk!
Learn more about these charismatic old-growth forest residents below! ⬇
ancientforestalliance.org/roosevelt-elk/
#rooseveltelk #ancientforest #worthmorestanding #oldgrowth #conservation
See coverage in the Times Colonist discussing the new #ConservationFinancing Mechanism, as well as the three remaining big gaps in the BC NDP's provincial strategy to protect the most threatened #OldGrowthForest ecosystems⬇
#bcpoli #worthmorestanding
timescolonist.com/local-news/bcs…
Read this important op-ed from Endangered Ecosystems executive director, Ken Wu, regarding the recent announcement from the BC NDP on #ConservationFinancing , its central importance, and what this vital step should look like moving forward ⬇
#oldgrowth #bcpoli
straight.com/city-culture/c…
We did it! The BC NDP has just launched a vital conservation financing mechanism to protect old-growth forests and other endangered ecosystems!
Read our media release here: ancientforestalliance.org/bc-launches-vi…
#oldgrowth #ancientforests #conservationfinancing #bc #worthmorestanding
We're highlighting the urgent need for the BC NDP to proactively identify what are likely thousands of hectares of at-risk #OldGrowthForests that were missed during the deferral process due to forest inventory errors.
#bcpoli #bcgov
Read it here: ancientforestalliance.org/ancient-forest…
Amazing news! AFA is now a registered charity!
Click the link to make a tax-deductible donation and learn more! ↓
#OldGrowth #AncientForests #WorthMoreStanding
ancientforestalliance.org/afa-is-now-a-r…
Amazing! See major US news coverage in the
The Washington Post featuring the giant redcedar tree I located on Flores Island in Clayoquot Sound, BC, Ahousaht territory. The Ahousaht First Nation is at the forefront of #oldgrowth protection in BC. #environment
washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023…
Canada’s largest spruce tree stretches towards the night sky on northern Vancouver Island in Quatsino territory. The tree measures 255 ft (77.8 m) tall & 14.3 ft (4.36 m) wide. Speak up for the protection of #oldgrowth forests on #NationalTreeDay at: ancientforestalliance.org/take-action-fo…
WATCH: Video footage of what may well be the most impressive tree in Canada!
#oldgrowth #worthmorestanding #ancientforest #ahousaht #westernredcedar #conservation
youtube.com/watch?v=HVfn5f…
This is huge - literally! Canada's most impressive tree located in Ahousaht territory in Clayoquot Sound, BC. This massive #oldgrowth redcedar measures over 17 ft (5 m) wide near its base & 151 ft (46 m) tall, with a trunk that gets wider as it goes up! 🤯 ancientforestalliance.org/canadas-most-i…
An odd, yet significant member of the #AncientForest community: the #BananaSlug . Click the link below to learn all about these slimy omnivores!
ancientforestalliance.org/banana-slugs/
#ForestFeatureFriday
This #ForestFeatureFriday we're talking about the #ScoulersCorydalis , an extremely rare and beautiful plant only found in southwestern #VancouverIsland (with only 24 known occurrences!).
Read all about this special #OldGrowth flower below!
ancientforestalliance.org/scoulers-coryd…