Avatar Grove Feature - Shaw Daily, Aug. 2010

The Avatar Grove and "Canada's Gnarliest Tree" was discovered by Ancient Forest Alliance activists in December, 2009. It is home to some of the largest and strangest shaped ancient redcedars on the Island! There are also rare large Douglas firs found here as well. It has the potential to be the "Cathedral Grove of Port Renfrew" due to its ease of accessiblity and giant trees. Most of the Avatar Grove is currently under threat of logging and road development, with flagging tape strung up and paint on the biggest trees! No cutting permits have been issued yet by the Ministry of Forests and Range but the BC Government has recently (July 2010) stated that it is not interested in protecting the site despite requests from the public and local tourism boards. Support continues to grow though and the fight is not over yet!

For more information on the Avatar Grove visit http://www.ancientforestalliance.org
For directions visit: http://www.ancientforestalliance.org/directions-avatar-grove.php
Sign the petition at: http://www.ancientforestpetition.com

Join the AFA on Facebook as well!http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=464212940556&ref=ts... (more info)

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Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Avatar Grove
• Port Renfrew
• BC
• Vancouver Island
• Hiking
• Forests
• Tree
• Big Trees
• Red Cedar
• Douglas Fir
• Old Growth
• Ecosystem
• Endangered
• Logging
• Clearcut
• Environment
• Ancient Forest Alliance
• BC Liberals
• Keith Martin
• Pacific Rim National Park

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