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This is huge - literally! We’re thrilled to share images of what may very well be Canada’s most impressive tree. This gargantuan redcedar measures more than 17 ft (5 m) wide near its base and 151 ft (46 m) tall. However, unlike most other trees, its trunk gets wider going upwards, culminating in a sprawling fortress-like crown of wooden spires akin to a massive wall of an ancient castle.
The tree’s canopy is filled with other trees, plants, and moss mats. The suspended canopy soils, which form over centuries from decomposing plants and debris, are undoubtedly home to unknown species.
This giant could also possibly have the largest or near largest wood volume of any tree in Canada for about the first 50 feet of its trunk - the part you see and experience from the ground. This would make it, experientially, perhaps the most impressive tree in Canada, despite other cedars being taller or ranking higher overall.
It grows in a remote region of Ahousaht territory near Tofino in Clayoquot Sound, BC, and has garnered the nickname ‘The Wall’, or ‘ʔiiḥaq ḥumiis’, meaning ‘big redcedar’ in the Nuu-chah-nulth language. The exact location is being kept private at this time.
AFA Photographer & Campaigner and National Geographic & Royal Canadian Geographical Society Explorer, @TJ , first located and photographed the tree while on an expedition with his friend Nathaniel Glickman before returning in the spring of 2023 with Tyson Atleo, Hereditary Representative of the Ahousaht Nation and the Natural Climate Solutions Program Director of Nature United, and members of the Maaqutusiis Hahoutlhee Stewardship Society (MHSS).
Thankfully, the incredible Land Use Vision from the Ahousaht Nation, currently in the late stages of negotiations with the BC government, calls for the protection of 80% of Ahousaht territory, including the ancient forest where this tree is found. This would happen through the creation of new Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs) to be legislated as Provincial Conservancies by the province.
The BC government must fully fund and support Indigenous-led protection of old-growth across BC, including in the remaining monumental old-growth stands and those identified as most at risk by the province’s science panel, the Technical Advisory Panel.
AFA commends the Ahousaht Nation for continuing to be such incredible stewards of their lands, which harbour some of the most magnificent ancient forests, trees, and wildlife on Earth.
When visiting Ahousaht territory, visitors are encouraged to participate in their voluntary Stewardship Fee, which supports their Guardian program. Stewardship Fees can be paid online or at their office at 9-368 Main Street in Tofino. Be sure to also check out Ahous Adventures for eco-cultural tours!
Thanks to the Trebek Initiative for helping make this expedition work possible.
To see the full photo gallery, story, and to take action, visit our website at: www.ancientforestalliance.org
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The tree’s canopy is filled with other trees, plants, and moss mats. The suspended canopy soils, which form over centuries from decomposing plants and debris, are undoubtedly home to unknown species.
This giant could also possibly have the largest or near largest wood volume of any tree in Canada for about the first 50 feet of its trunk - the part you see and experience from the ground. This would make it, experientially, perhaps the most impressive tree in Canada, despite other cedars being taller or ranking higher overall.
It grows in a remote region of Ahousaht territory near Tofino in Clayoquot Sound, BC, and has garnered the nickname ‘The Wall’, or ‘ʔiiḥaq ḥumiis’, meaning ‘big redcedar’ in the Nuu-chah-nulth language. The exact location is being kept private at this time.
AFA Photographer & Campaigner and National Geographic & Royal Canadian Geographical Society Explorer, @TJ , first located and photographed the tree while on an expedition with his friend Nathaniel Glickman before returning in the spring of 2023 with Tyson Atleo, Hereditary Representative of the Ahousaht Nation and the Natural Climate Solutions Program Director of Nature United, and members of the Maaqutusiis Hahoutlhee Stewardship Society (MHSS).
Thankfully, the incredible Land Use Vision from the Ahousaht Nation, currently in the late stages of negotiations with the BC government, calls for the protection of 80% of Ahousaht territory, including the ancient forest where this tree is found. This would happen through the creation of new Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs) to be legislated as Provincial Conservancies by the province.
The BC government must fully fund and support Indigenous-led protection of old-growth across BC, including in the remaining monumental old-growth stands and those identified as most at risk by the province’s science panel, the Technical Advisory Panel.
AFA commends the Ahousaht Nation for continuing to be such incredible stewards of their lands, which harbour some of the most magnificent ancient forests, trees, and wildlife on Earth.
When visiting Ahousaht territory, visitors are encouraged to participate in their voluntary Stewardship Fee, which supports their Guardian program. Stewardship Fees can be paid online or at their office at 9-368 Main Street in Tofino. Be sure to also check out Ahous Adventures for eco-cultural tours!
Thanks to the Trebek Initiative for helping make this expedition work possible.
To see the full photo gallery, story, and to take action, visit our website at: www.ancientforestalliance.org
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This is huge - literally! We’re thrilled to share video of what may very well be Canada’s most impressive tree. This gargantuan redcedar measures over 17 ft (5 m) wide near its base and 151 ft (46 m) tall. However, unlike most other trees, its trunk gets wider going upwards, culminating in a sprawling fortress-like crown of wooden spires akin to a massive wooden wall of an ancient castle.
The tree’s canopy is filled with other trees, plants, and moss mats. The suspended canopy soils, which form over centuries from decomposing plants and organic debris, are undoubtedly home to new species.
This giant could also possibly have the largest or near largest wood volume of any tree in Canada for about the first 50 feet of its trunk - the part you see and experience from the ground. This would make it, experientially, perhaps the most impressive tree in Canada, despite other cedars being taller or ranking higher overall.
It grows in a remote region of Flores Island in Ahousaht territory in Clayoquot Sound, BC, and has garnered the nickname ‘The Wall’, or ‘ʔiiḥaq ḥumiis’, meaning ‘big redcedar’ in the Nuu-chah-nulth language. The exact location has been asked to be kept private at this time.
AFA Photographer & Campaigner and National Geographic & Royal Canadian Geographical Society Explorer, @TJ , first located and photographed the tree while on an expedition with his friend Nathaniel Glickman before returning in the spring of 2023 with Tyson Atleo, Hereditary Representative of the Ahousaht Nation and the Natural Climate Solutions Program Director of Nature United, and members of the Maaqutusiis Hahoutlhee Stewardship Society (MHSS).
Thankfully, the incredible Land Use Vision from the Ahousaht Nation, currently in the late stages of negotiations with the BC government, calls for the protection of 80% of Ahousaht territory, including the ancient forest where this tree is found. This would happen through the creation of new Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs) to be legislated as Provincial Conservancies by the province.
The BC government must fully fund and support Indigenous-led protection of old-growth across BC, including in the remaining monumental old-growth stands and those identified as most at risk by the province’s science panel, the Technical Advisory Panel.
AFA commends the Ahousaht Nation for continuing to be incredible stewards of their lands, which still harbour some of the most magnificent ancient forests, trees, and wildlife on Earth.
When visiting Ahousaht territory, visitors are encouraged to participate in their voluntary Stewardship Fee. Revenues from the Stewardship Fee directly fund the MHSS Stewardship Guardian Program which works on restoration, monitoring, infrastructure maintenance, and visitor engagement for the Ahousaht. Stewardship Fees can be paid online or at their office at 9-368 Main Street in Tofino. Be sure to also check out Ahous Adventures for eco-cultural tours.
Thanks as well to the Trebek Initiative for helping make this expedition work possible.
To see the full photo gallery, story, and to take action, visit our website at: www.ancientforestalliance.org
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#conservation #ancientforests #oldgrowth #oldgrowthforest #bigtree #bigtrees #bigtreeseekers #redcedar #thujaplicata #floresisland #clayoquotsound #tofino #tofinobc #ahousaht #ahousahtnation #firstnations #ipca #indigenousprotectedarea #vancouverisland #vancouverislandbc #britishcolumbia #environmentalprotection #temperaterainforest #dronenature #TrebekInitiative #insidenatgeo #conservationphotography #worthmorestanding #planetearth
The tree’s canopy is filled with other trees, plants, and moss mats. The suspended canopy soils, which form over centuries from decomposing plants and organic debris, are undoubtedly home to new species.
This giant could also possibly have the largest or near largest wood volume of any tree in Canada for about the first 50 feet of its trunk - the part you see and experience from the ground. This would make it, experientially, perhaps the most impressive tree in Canada, despite other cedars being taller or ranking higher overall.
It grows in a remote region of Flores Island in Ahousaht territory in Clayoquot Sound, BC, and has garnered the nickname ‘The Wall’, or ‘ʔiiḥaq ḥumiis’, meaning ‘big redcedar’ in the Nuu-chah-nulth language. The exact location has been asked to be kept private at this time.
AFA Photographer & Campaigner and National Geographic & Royal Canadian Geographical Society Explorer, @TJ , first located and photographed the tree while on an expedition with his friend Nathaniel Glickman before returning in the spring of 2023 with Tyson Atleo, Hereditary Representative of the Ahousaht Nation and the Natural Climate Solutions Program Director of Nature United, and members of the Maaqutusiis Hahoutlhee Stewardship Society (MHSS).
Thankfully, the incredible Land Use Vision from the Ahousaht Nation, currently in the late stages of negotiations with the BC government, calls for the protection of 80% of Ahousaht territory, including the ancient forest where this tree is found. This would happen through the creation of new Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs) to be legislated as Provincial Conservancies by the province.
The BC government must fully fund and support Indigenous-led protection of old-growth across BC, including in the remaining monumental old-growth stands and those identified as most at risk by the province’s science panel, the Technical Advisory Panel.
AFA commends the Ahousaht Nation for continuing to be incredible stewards of their lands, which still harbour some of the most magnificent ancient forests, trees, and wildlife on Earth.
When visiting Ahousaht territory, visitors are encouraged to participate in their voluntary Stewardship Fee. Revenues from the Stewardship Fee directly fund the MHSS Stewardship Guardian Program which works on restoration, monitoring, infrastructure maintenance, and visitor engagement for the Ahousaht. Stewardship Fees can be paid online or at their office at 9-368 Main Street in Tofino. Be sure to also check out Ahous Adventures for eco-cultural tours.
Thanks as well to the Trebek Initiative for helping make this expedition work possible.
To see the full photo gallery, story, and to take action, visit our website at: www.ancientforestalliance.org
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#conservation #ancientforests #oldgrowth #oldgrowthforest #bigtree #bigtrees #bigtreeseekers #redcedar #thujaplicata #floresisland #clayoquotsound #tofino #tofinobc #ahousaht #ahousahtnation #firstnations #ipca #indigenousprotectedarea #vancouverisland #vancouverislandbc #britishcolumbia #environmentalprotection #temperaterainforest #dronenature #TrebekInitiative #insidenatgeo #conservationphotography #worthmorestanding #planetearth
Shocking drone footage reveals the brutal impacts of old-growth logging in British Columbia, Canada. Scores of ancient redcedar trees, some nearly 10 feet (3 meters) wide and many well over 500 years old, would have been alive and standing just before we arrived that day.
However, in 2022, Western Forest Products clearcut 25 hectares (roughly 50 football fields) from an incredible old-growth grove on northwestern Vancouver Island, BC in Quatsino territory. It’s one of the most shocking examples of industrial old-growth logging we’ve witnessed in years.
In 2020 the BC government promised to defer (pause) logging and eventually protect the most at-risk old-growth forests in BC, such as those with the biggest trees.
Despite meeting that criteria, this particular grove — and likely hundreds of others — was missed in the original deferral mapping due to being incorrectly labeled as younger than 250 years (the government threshold for old-growth on the coast).
An independent science panel made clear recommendations that on-the-ground assessments should be used to identify and defer endangered old-growth forests that were missed due to errors. So far that has not been happening, and this is the result.
As the BC NPD government moves to protect 30% of BC by 2030, it’s imperative that they set ecosystem-based targets based on science that prioritize the most at-risk old-growth forests, like these, for protection.
They must also commit significant provincial funding and conjoin it with major federal funds to support sustainable economic alternatives for First Nations linked to deferrals and new protected areas.
Old-growth forests are vital to support endangered species, First Nations cultures, the climate, clean water, wild salmon, and tourism.
🚨 SPEAK UP! SEND a MESSAGE to the BC government at ancientforestalliance.org/send-a-message
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📷 by @TJ with support from the #TrebekInitiative #insidenatgeo
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However, in 2022, Western Forest Products clearcut 25 hectares (roughly 50 football fields) from an incredible old-growth grove on northwestern Vancouver Island, BC in Quatsino territory. It’s one of the most shocking examples of industrial old-growth logging we’ve witnessed in years.
In 2020 the BC government promised to defer (pause) logging and eventually protect the most at-risk old-growth forests in BC, such as those with the biggest trees.
Despite meeting that criteria, this particular grove — and likely hundreds of others — was missed in the original deferral mapping due to being incorrectly labeled as younger than 250 years (the government threshold for old-growth on the coast).
An independent science panel made clear recommendations that on-the-ground assessments should be used to identify and defer endangered old-growth forests that were missed due to errors. So far that has not been happening, and this is the result.
As the BC NPD government moves to protect 30% of BC by 2030, it’s imperative that they set ecosystem-based targets based on science that prioritize the most at-risk old-growth forests, like these, for protection.
They must also commit significant provincial funding and conjoin it with major federal funds to support sustainable economic alternatives for First Nations linked to deferrals and new protected areas.
Old-growth forests are vital to support endangered species, First Nations cultures, the climate, clean water, wild salmon, and tourism.
🚨 SPEAK UP! SEND a MESSAGE to the BC government at ancientforestalliance.org/send-a-message
📲 SHARE this video!
🌲 Follow our new TikTok page!
📷 by @TJ with support from the #TrebekInitiative #insidenatgeo
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#conservation #ancientforests #oldgrowth #oldgrowthforest #oldgrowthlogging #bigtrees #temperaterainforest #dronevideo #vancouverisland #britishcolumbia #explorebc #environment #climatechange #worthmorestanding