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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.
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AFA’s office is located on the territories of the Lekwungen Peoples, also known as the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations.
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Blockades halt logging road construction into untouched watershed
A third blockade has been set up on Edinburgh Mountain to stop logging corporation Teal-Jones from road building and logging in ancient forests in unceded Pacheedaht territory near Port Renfrew. Read on for more details.
Photos: Granite Creek Logging Adjacent to Fairy Creek
See our latest photo gallery highlighting old-growth logging and road building by Teal-Jones in the Granite Creek watershed near Port Renfrew, BC.
Activists continue blockade of logging road on Vancouver Island to protect giant cedar
CBC News British ColumbiaAugust 14, 2020 Protesters want the B.C. government to release recent review of old-growth forests in the province Protesters have spent nearly a week blockading a logging road near Port Renfrew in an effort to defend what they say is the last unlogged watershed on southern Vancouver Island, outside of protected parks. “Enough […]
Protesters showcase massive old yellow cedar as Port Renfrew area forest blockade continues
The Williams Lake TribuneAugust 14th, 2020 9.5-foot-wide yellow cedar measured by Ancient Forest Alliance campaigners in Fairy Creek watershed Government and company officials continue to avoid comment as an environmental blockade near Port Renfrew reached its fifth day Friday. Attempts by Black Press media to speak to representatives of logging company Teal Jones and area […]
Chek News- Fairy Creek
Chek News5pm Newscast – August 13, 2020 Watch this Chek News segment about the blockade to protect the at-risk headwaters of the Fairy Creek valley near Port Renfrew in Pacheedaht territory. Fairy Creek is the last, unlogged valley outside of a park on southern Vancouver Island, and it’s currently under threat from road construction […]
New Photo Gallery: Fairy Creek headwaters
See our latest photo gallery featuring Fairy Creek, the last unlogged old-growth valley on southern Vancouver Island (outside of parks) near Port Renfrew in Pacheedaht territory that’s at-risk of future logging by Teal Jones: https://ancientforestalliance.org/photos/fairy-creek-headwaters/
Massive old-growth yellow cedars, including Canada’s ninth-widest, under threat in one of Vancouver Island’s last intact valleys
“The province needs to recognize the importance of BC’s old-growth forests for ecosystem and climate resilience, as well as human health and wellbeing,” stated Inness. “We need to hear strong commitments from the BC NDP and details of its plan to protect old-growth forests, based on recommendations from the independent panel.” “BC’s strategy to ‘build […]
Protesters block logging road near Port Renfrew
Times Colonist August 12, 2020 About 20 protesters have blocked a logging road near Port Renfrew, vowing they will stay until old-growth forests in a critical watershed area of the San Juan River are protected. The protesters say they want the provincial government to prevent Teal Jones from building a road into the […]
APTN NEWS- Fairy Creek
Check out this APTN News piece about the current blockade to stop Teal Jones from logging Fairy Creek, the last unlogged watershed in the San Juan river system and probably the last unprotected intact watershed on southern Vancouver Island. (Skip ahead to 1:33 to watch the segment). Endangered ancient forests like those surrounding Fairy Creek […]
Hunger Strike Ends, but Old Growth Battle Just Beginning, Say Protesters
Lack of response from government led Nanaimo duo to give up fast after two weeks. The TyeeAugust 11, 2020 Two Nanaimo men have ended their hunger strike in protest of old growth logging but vow the fight to change government policy will continue. James Darling and Robert Fuller ended their strike at a weekend rally after two […]