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Organizations Working to Stop Old-Growth Logging in British Columbia
Below is a curated list of leading organizations, coalitions, and community groups actively working to protect old-growth forests in British Columbia. This list is suitable for inclusion on a public resource page and includes direct links for readers who want to learn more or take action.
Major BC-Focused Old-Growth Protection Organizations
Ancient Forest Alliance
Focus: Dedicated specifically to protecting endangered old-growth forests in BC through science-based policy advocacy, public education, and collaboration with First Nations.
Sierra Club BC
Focus: Provincial chapter of Sierra Club Canada; actively campaigns to stop old-growth logging, publishes research, and mobilizes public action.
Wilderness Committee
Focus: Grassroots environmental organization with long-standing campaigns to protect BC’s ancient forests, biodiversity, and wild spaces.
David Suzuki Foundation
Focus: One of Canada’s leading environmental organizations; actively advocates for the protection of old-growth forests in BC through policy reform, public education, and Indigenous-led conservation.
Stand.earth
Focus: Environmental advocacy organization working on forest protection, climate action, and reforming global supply chains that drive deforestation.
Greenpeace Canada
Focus: International environmental organization with active campaigns to stop old-growth logging in British Columbia through public advocacy, investigative research, corporate pressure, and government accountability. Greenpeace works alongside Indigenous Nations and civil society to push for permanent protection of remaining old-growth forests.
Friends of Clayoquot Sound
Focus: Community-based organization protecting the ancient temperate rainforests of Clayoquot Sound through advocacy, research, and stewardship.
Regional & Community-Level Organizations
Wildsight
Focus: Environmental charity active in southeastern BC, advocating for old-growth protection, wildlife conservation, and sustainable land use.
Save What’s Left
Focus: A grassroots conservation society focused on Forestry Reform, with their overarching goal to save what’s left of B.C.’s primary forests. They are specifically targeting the branch of the BC government that logs timber, BC Timber Sales.
Wildstands
Focus: Community alliance based on Cortes Island focused on forestry practices, old-growth protection, and public awareness campaigns.
Campaign Coalitions & Alliances
United for Old Growth
Focus: A coalition of more than 160 organizations calling on the BC government to fully implement old-growth protection commitments and permanently protect at-risk forests.
Indigenous-Led Stewardship & Protection Efforts
First Nations Forest Stewardship Initiatives
Focus: Indigenous Nations across BC play a central role in old-growth protection, land stewardship, and decision-making. Many conservation efforts are Indigenous-led or co-managed.
Government Context & Supporting Information (Optional)
BC Government – Old-Growth Forests
Focus: Overview of provincial policies, old-growth deferral areas, and forest landscape planning.
Old Growth Nature Fund (Canada)
Focus: Federal funding initiative supporting old-growth forest protection in partnership with Indigenous Nations and provinces.