#ancientforests

2026-03-01

We have quite a few Persian immigrants & former refugees of Iran who live in Victoria, BC. One of my good friends, fellow photog, is a Persian immigrant.

There's a lot more to #Iran than just ongoing political strifes, desert lands & religious power conflicts. It's a mostly misunderstood & relatively unknown place to most people from Western worlds. #Persians have a very deep, culturally rich & long history there. Their peoples are highly resilient, creative masters, well educated & quite inventive. Iran is the birthplace of #algebra. It's culturally rich with many beautifully decorated architectural structures all over the country.

Iran also has one of the last broadleaf #AncientForests in the world. It has multiple contrasts in climate - which is why you can experience extreme heat to cold, snow covered mountains, in a day of travel. It has some of the most stunning & interesting landscapes on Earth. It's the 17th largest, sovereign nation in the world. Iran has survived multiple foreign invasion attacks in their past & are very experienced with fighting to protect their homelands.

[ From majestic mountains and lush valleys to dramatic deserts and ancient cities, this travel #documentary explores the most beautiful places in Iran. Journey through breathtaking landscapes, historic Persian sites, and vibrant local culture. Discover #UNESCO #WorldHeritage sites, colorful mosques, remote villages, and timeless traditions that define Iran’s rich #heritage. A cinematic look at one of the world’s most fascinating and underrated travel destinations. ]

m.youtube.com/watch?v=4phnBWFT

#MiddleEast #CulturalTravels #LearnAboutIran #Persia #Historical #GlobalSouth #AncientCultures #AppreciateIran #BeautifulIran

2025-11-19

Take a stand for our irreplaceable forests. Let the BC NDP government know that WE DO NOT SUPPORT the accelerated logging of the last remnants of old-growth forests.

Report: Endangered old-growth forests identified for interim protection targeted by logging industry by forester Dave Daust and ecologist Karen Price, released just this week, reveals that at-risk old-growth forests recommended for deferral are being clearcut four times faster than other old growth.

Please circulate this invitation through your personal networks, and also amplify it on social media. Facebook: Broken Promises Protest

Yours,
Elders for Ancient Trees
#ancientforests #SaveOurOldgrowthForests

Nature’s resilience on full display—this incredible tree along the trail to Fern Canyon in Redwood National Park twists and thrives, defying gravity in the misty forest. A true testament to the wild beauty of the redwoods. 🌿🌲✨

Pleased to share that this photo won a blue ribbon in the 2024 Kentucky State Fair.

#ForestMagic #RedwoodNationalPark #FernCanyon #AncientForests #NaturePhotography #HikingAdventures #WildAndFree #MistyWoods #TreeOfLife #PNWExplored #Pixelfed
2024-12-17

Great News! NDP will move to protect Fairy Creek
The newly signed Cooperation and Responsible Government Accord between the BC NDP and BC Greens reads: "8.b) Pending the resolution of existing legal proceedings and community negotiations, and in partnership with the Ditidaht and Pacheedaht First Nations, the Government will move forward to ensure permanent protection of the Fairy Creek Watershed." #FairyCreek #ancientforests #VancouverIsland

2024-10-15

This week, I am voting for #BCGreens. I'd #NeverVoteConservative & after what's happened to me, my family, my BIPOC friends & my clients under #BCNDP leadership, I'd #NeverVoteNeoliberal either.

No one can expect me to support #BCNewDeathParty after they keep approving more budget increases for #RCMPCIRG to protect #ecocide #CorporateGreed over protection of our environment/ecosystems, especially irreplaceable #AncientForests & over #BCcitizens #PublicHealth.

#BCNDPLegacyoOfDeath includes my Dad. Their lack of taking #Covid seriously resulted in him being infected in hospital by unmasked staff. It is unforgivable. This government is still aiding/abetting unnecessary infections, deaths & long covid disability.

#BCpoli #GreedKills #CDNpoli #EthicalVoters #BCElection2024 #BCVotes2024 #VotingGreen #VotingForSustainableFutures #VotingForGreenerFutures #VotingForHumanity #ProportionalRepresentationNOW #End2PartySystem #BanCorporateLobbyists #EcoJustice #SocialJustice #Environmentalist
#Decolonize #FightAgainstColonialism #WildFirst #WorthMoreStanding #SaveOldGrowth #AbolishRCMPCIRG #CorporateMercenaries #KKKanada

A line of us old growth forests activists, silently facing off against a line of armed RCMP CIRG thugs, in the rain, on remote logging road. We are burning sage smudge in abalone shell.Sitting with a few fellow forest defender activists at our old River camp location on remote logging roads. Guarding our forest protection & colonial resistance camp. We had several similar camps set up, all around Fairy Creek watershed valley.
Painted sign banners are hung up across entry.

Signs read:
OLD GROWTH ACTION NOW

SAVE FAIRY CREEK

ANCIENT FORESTS FOREVER
2024-09-12

The #BCNDP #BCgovernment has said no to a proposal to create a #ProtectedArea for an area of #OldGrowth #cedars near #DuncanLake.

"At this time, #BCParks is not considering including this area in the provincial protected areas system," wrote Minister of Land, Water and Resource Stewardship #NathanCullen in a letter to Grant Trower of Howser, B.C., on Sept. 3.

Trower is the founder of the group #WildlifeHabitatsForTomorrow that has been advocating for the protection of a 531-hectare grove and wetland.

He wants #BritishColumbia to declare the #CedarGroves a protected area, which is a category of protection just short of a full-fledged provincial park.

“There are many #trees in this grove that are well over 1,000 years old, and one that is estimated to be 2,100 years old,” said Trower. “They are the largest trees in the whole southern interior #rainforest. It isn’t just old growth. It’s #ancient old growth.”

He told the Nelson Star that Cullen's letter will not deter him.

"The advocacy is ongoing to ensure this special place will remain for our kids and grandchildren, for this grove is unique and easy to experience," he said, adding that the next steps will include media attention, targeted field trips and obtaining #FirstNations #endorsement.

nelsonstar.com/local-news/bc-p

#BCpoli #SaveOldGrowth #StopDeforestation #StopEcocide #ForestsForTheFuture #AncientForests #AncientTrees #Conservation #CarbonSinks #ClimateChange #ProtectOldGrowth #Cascadia #BCInterior #BCNewDeathParty #BCNDPLegacyoOfDeath #PacificNorthwest #CDNpoli #Canada #PNW #TreesOverGreed #BanCorporateLobbyists #ElectionsBC2024 #BCVotes2024 #BCElection2024 #NeverVoteConservative #NeverVoteNeoliberal #BCNeoliberals

2024-07-20

In late June, #BritishColumbia & #GovernmentOfCanada announced that they’ve helped non-profit foundations & trusts buy 8 parcels of land from private owners for #OldGrowth #Conservation, largely on and around #VancouverIsland.

However, all but one of the #forests included in this purchase announcement do not contain old-growth #trees, defined by the #BCgovernment as 250-year-old #CoastalForests & 140-year-old forests in parts of the #BCInterior. Instead, 7 of 8 purchased properties contain what’s called “recruitment” old-growth — that is, forests that have been #logged.

Photos taken by members of #environmental organization #AncientForestAlliance #AFA earlier this month show massive old-growth trees being logged by #BCTimberSales, #BCNDP’s own #logging agency, in the Nahmint Valley on Vancouver Island. Some of these trees are more than 500 yrs old, according to the organization.

nationalobserver.com/2024/07/1

#BCpoli #deforestation #clearcuts #VanIsle #EcoJustice #Ecocide #ecological #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #SaveOldGrowth #AncientForests #CorporateGreed #GreedKills #StopDeforestation #StopEcocide #TreesAreEarthsLungs

2024-06-21

I'm going to bed thinking...at least I'll be dead & buried & not be alive to witness #humans killing the last of our #AncientForests.

I'll #nurture & #protect what I can, while alive. I will plant & sow, despite.

2024-05-24

#China is home to around 200 #tiankeng, which are mostly distributed from the central #Shaanxi province down to the #GuangxiZhuang autonomous region in the southwest. Roughly 1/3 of the country consists of #karst — the highest proportion of overall surface area of any country in the world — compared with just under 1/5 in the United States.

livescience.com/planet-earth/g

#geological #sinkholes #AsianMastodon #Earth #AmazingPlanet #nature #Geology #Asia #EarthSciences #AncientForests #ecological

2023-05-23

#RedHandprint placed upon stump of #OldGrowth #tree #stump by one of my #FirstNations #Indigenous #ForestDefender sisters. To #symbolize the #killing of #MotherEarth by #colonialism & #CorporateGreed that's #AidedAndAbetted by #BCNDP #NewDeathParty in #BritishColumbia #Canada in #PNW on the global map. #deforestation of #AncientForests are #CrimesAgainstHumanity & #DavidEby helps facilitate more #HorganizedCrimes by #NDP in #BC - NDP are the new blues in BC & it's killing our province & peoples.

Red paint handprint on old growth stump.
2023-05-19
Me & some Indigenous fellow activist friends, outside of Nanaimo courthouse.

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