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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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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!
Bluffs receive high-profile focus
A campaign to protect Stillwater Bluffs south of Powell River received high-profile help from a provincial organization recently. Jason Addy, of the Friends of Stillwater Bluffs, joined Ken Wu, co-founder of the Ancient Forest Alliance, at a press conference at the Sooke Potholes. The groups were calling on the BC government to form a land acquisition fund dedicated to protecting parkland.
Minister costing logging jobs, critics say
B.C. Forests Minister Steve Thomson has overruled recommendations from his own advisory board on log exports dozens of times in the past three months, electing to send millions of dollars worth of raw logs to Asia rather than local mills.
Liberals ignoring committee on raw log exports: Dix
The B.C. Liberal government has, since December, been exporting raw logs that its own advisory committee has been saying should be going to producers in B.C.
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
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!
Park acquisition fund wanted
Different conservationist groups, at the Sooke Potholes on March 1, called on the B.C. government to form a land acquisition fund that would be dedicated to protecting park land.
Artists unite to protect the planet
The movement will take the shape of a new festival, appropriately held April 20 to 22 during Earth Week. Creatively United for the Planet, a three-day, all-ages event, will mix entertainment with opportunities to support green charities, including Ancient Forest Alliance.
B.C. conservationists call for provincial park acquisition fund
Forest advocates from all over the coast press the B.C. government for a conservation fund, urging private owner Island Timberlands to delay logging until they can purchase priority lands
Eco group urges B.C. to re-form park fund – Organization highlights CRD’s model
Using a backdrop of parkland bought by the Capital Regional District, an environmental group on Thursday called on the provincial government to set up a park acquisition fund similar to that of the CRD.