Canada's Gnarliest Tree - Save the Avatar Grove!

A giant old-growth redcedar with a massive,10ft diameter burl has been dubbed "Canada's Gnarliest Tree". It grows on Vancouver Island in the endangered Avatar Grove (see SPECTACULAR photo gallery here: http://www.ancientforestalliance.org/photos.php?gID=6) - a 50 hectare stand of lush old-growth temperate rainforest on public (Crown) lands near Port Renfrew that has become a major attraction due to the ease of access to its giant, alien shaped redcedars and enormous Douglas-firs (For directions visit: http://www.ancientforestalliance.org/directions-avatar-grove.php ).

The movement to save the Avatar Grove has also garnered political support at all levels. Federal, provincial and regional political representatives in the Juan de Fuca area have all joined the call for its protection, including federal Liberal MP Keith Martin, provincial NDP MLA John Horgan, and Regional Director Mike Hicks, who notes the Avatar Grove would make an excellent side visit for those traveling along the newly completed Pacific Marine Circle Route.

The Port Renfrew Chamber of Commerce and the Sooke Regional Tourism Association have also requested that the BC government protect the Avatar Grove, recognizing the economic significance of eco-tourism in their communities.

Yet, despite virtually unanimous support, the BC government has not stepped up to the plate to ensure that the area is spared from logging by the Surrey-based Teal-Jones Group.

Visit http://www.ancientforestalliance.org for more info and sign the online petition to protect BC's old-growth forests and forestry jobs at http://www.ancientforestpetition.com

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Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Avatar Grove
• Ancient Forest Alliance
• Old-Growth
• Old Growth Forests
• Red Cedar
• Redcedar
• Douglas-fir
• Douglas fir
• Logging
• BC
• Big Trees
• Endangered Ecosystem
• Climate Change

[pasifikatahiti]

Everyone should do their part to help save what is left of our beautiful trees. They are so precious to our well being... Please take the time to do your part to help save our forests.

[13dazza13]

Together we will stop this destruction.

[deanne7777]

You can here the devotion and love of nature in the voice of the narrator of the video. This passion is what moves us all to protect our sacred natural creations. We cannot carelessly and wantonly destroy such ancient evolution, surely!

[hansdekoning100]

Not venerating old trees and their environment is a sign of barbarism. I do NOT like what's happening there.

[pbaas66]

Why in the name of Progress, something so old and beautiful has to be destroyed?

[LadyStonecut]

What a magnificent tree! Beautiful! Looks like it came out og "Lord of the Rings"

They could grow hemp for a lot of the things they use trees for and save our forests.

[RienVesseur]

Heli-logging? What's next? Un-be-lie-va-ble! Man's greed know no bounds. Everything precious must be mowed down and sold to the highest bidder. Stop this craziness now.

[loftobot]

Word.

[Anphib]

This is why I love living on Vancouver Island, such a gorgeous place. Let's keep it safe BC!

[GreenThinker2007]

Ancient trees are our living link to our roots -our history - killing them is worse than burning books - I can't believe how uncivilized our greed for money makes us.