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/

🚨ACTION ALERT! Have your say on BC NDP's draft #BiodiversityAndEcosystemHealthFramework , which is open for official input until Jan. 31!

SPEAK UP here! ↓
ancientforestalliance.org/take-action-fo…

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/

Also, check out this thorough radio interview with Endangered Ecosystems' executive director Ken Wu, who touches on each of the main points in the BC government’s draft Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health Framework.
#bcpoli

Listen here! ⬇

cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

See this article covering the BC NDP's recent release of the draft Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health Framework (BEHF) and why including ecosystem-based targets are crucial for permanent, effective conservation.
#bcpoli

Read the article here! ⬇
victoriabuzz.com/2023/11/potent…

#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

More big conservation news! The BC NDP has just released its draft Biodiversity & Ecosystem Health Framework (BEHF), opening the door for a potential paradigm shift in conservation.
#bcpoli
Media release:⬇️
ancientforestalliance.org/bc-opens-the-d…

‼️BREAKING‼️ Another HUGE win, as the federal government and BC NDP have provided nearly $1.1 billion to go toward BC's 30% by 2030 nature protection, conservation & restoration goals with the launch of the BC Nature Agreement!
#bcpoli

Media release: ancientforestalliance.org/billion-dollar…

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…