The Tolkien Giant of the Central Walbran Valley
Conservationists Measure Near Record-Size Cedar in the Endangered Central Walbran Valley on Vancouver Island, British Columbia Conservationists with the Ancient Forest Alliance have located and measured two huge western red […]
Why Vancouver Island’s Walbran Valley Rainforest Matters
A new Sierra Club map of B.C.’s southern coastal rainforest shows why the Walbran rainforest on Vancouver Island matters, and what we stand to lose for species, carbon and beauty, […]
Doing the Boardwalk at Avatar Grove in Port Renfrew BC
The Ancient Forest Alliance on Vancouver Island is building a boardwalk at the Avatar Grove near Port Renfrew in British Columbia. Significant progress was made in the Lower Avatar Grove […]
Drones used in BC Old-Growth Forest Conservation
Central Walbran Valley Logging Conflict Escalates A logging permit for the first of eight proposed cutblocks in the Central Walbran Valley was issued in September by the government of British […]
Massive Trees on Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island is located in the temperate rainforest biome, with the mild climate and high rainfall combining to produce groves of massive old-growth trees. Some of the tallest stretch over […]
Great Parks for Hiking on Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island offers some of the best hiking anywhere in the world. Summers are very pleasant – no humidity, and not too hot – and the only threats to safety […]