AncientForestAlliance

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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BC Election Day is TODAY! Be sure to VOTE! 🗳️

BC, it's your final chance to have your voice heard in the provincial election.

Polls are open from 8am–8pm. To find out where to vote & what you need for ID, visit https://t.co/J8FFG8rkcU. Help shape the future you want to see!

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WATCH and SHARE this BC Election Video that explains where each of BC's major political parties stand on old-growth and nature protection!

#BCConservatives #BCNDP #BCGreens #bcpoli #BCelection2024

https://t.co/pFGle2Z2rp

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To learn more about each of the party's platforms on #NatureProtection in BC, head to our website: https://t.co/j5qOXAzMPx

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The #2024BCElection: Where do BC's major political parties stand on #NatureProtection?

A thread 🧵

If you're a BC resident, register to vote here: https://t.co/dibPuuxexc

#bcpoli #BCElection #ElectionBC

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Where do each of BC's major political parties stand on #NatureProtection?

The @BCGreens take a strong pro-protected areas stance, with some specificity lacking.

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Check out this @globalnews coverage of our climb up Carmanah Valley's tallest tree! Standing monumentally at 71 m (223 ft), this Sitka spruce has a world of biodiversity in its canopy alone.

@TJWattPhoto @BartlettTreeExp

Read the full article here ⬇️
https://t.co/NFvn0KCuAJ

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Catch AFA Photographer & Campaigner @TJWattPhoto at the @TEDxVictoria on May 15th! Alongside 11 other diverse presenters, he'll speak about his efforts to document and help protect endangered old-growth forests in BC.

Tickets: https://t.co/S9xH6L39K8

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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 ⬇️ https://t.co/JS1agO3mNu

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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 ⬇️
https://t.co/MmWN9lRdmt

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

SPEAK UP here! ↓
https://t.co/sQeGs1o8qX

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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
https://t.co/mrUMCdONMS

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Also, check out this thorough radio interview with @EndangeredEcos' 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! ⬇

https://t.co/KyVU5fIQYK

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See this article covering the @bcndp'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! ⬇
https://t.co/lSSKrwoF9Q

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#ForestFeatureFriday is back, with Vancouver Island's largest land mammal: the Roosevelt elk!

Learn more about these charismatic old-growth forest residents below! ⬇
https://t.co/qrwQaNkWLS

#rooseveltelk #ancientforest #worthmorestanding #oldgrowth #conservation

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More big conservation news! The @bcndp has just released its draft Biodiversity & Ecosystem Health Framework (BEHF), opening the door for a potential paradigm shift in conservation.
#bcpoli
Media release:⬇️
https://t.co/2Py4Pn5vfi

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‼️BREAKING‼️ Another HUGE win, as the federal government and @bcndp 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: https://t.co/Z6wJ1h6nO9

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See coverage in the @timescolonist discussing the new #ConservationFinancing Mechanism, as well as the three remaining big gaps in the @bcndp's provincial strategy to protect the most threatened #OldGrowthForest ecosystems⬇
#bcpoli #worthmorestanding
https://t.co/MkYtzM1r52

[AncientForestAlliance @AncientForestBC]

Read this important op-ed from @EndangeredEcos executive director, Ken Wu, regarding the recent announcement from the @bcndp on #ConservationFinancing, its central importance, and what this vital step should look like moving forward ⬇
#oldgrowth #bcpoli
https://t.co/k1BE9xT0JZ