Ancient Forest Fund: Overview and Q&A

On Thursday, October 1st at 7pm PT, join LFDC Programs Director Joshua Wright for an informative overview and Q&A on our new Ancient Forest Fund! The Pacific Northwest is home to the world's largest temperate rainforest, and now more than ever it's under threat from the timber industry. The effort to repeal the Roadless Rule is threatening to open up thousands of acres of old-growth forests to logging, while old growth on non-federal lands in Southeast Alaska is already being targeted. Unlike federally owned lands, these areas can be directly purchased and protected by the public. 

That is what the Ancient Forest Fund is designed to do. Our initial goal is to raise $2 million to secure the permanent protection of an at-risk ancient forest from a willing seller in Southeast Alaska. We have already secured over $610,000 in pledges and donations and need to raise an additional $1.4 million…