Friends of Fairy Creek

Fairy Creek Vancouver Island, British Columbia (BC), Canada: One of the last old growth forests whose trees are the nests, habitat for Marbled Murrelet and other endangered migratory seabirds protected by an international treaty between Canada, the United States, Mexico, Japan and Russia.

Working to preserve Fairy Creek, an unlogged Old Growth forest and other Old Growth trees on South Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. Old Growth (trees that are at least 200 years with some as old as 4,000 years) are the nest and habitat to many endangered species. Some species, like the Marbled Murrelets (MaMu), a protected migratory seabird, donʻt build a nest but rely on the trees for their nests. With the ongoing removal/felling of Old Growth the MaMu and others face an increasing risk for extinction with the removal of their nesting habitat.

Friends of Fairy Creek have filed an action with the Supreme Court of Canada to bring an end to the unlawful destruction of these irreplaceable nests. Links to our recently filed Court Petition and supporting Affidavits:
1. Friends of Fairy Creek (FOFC) Amended Petition
2. Affidavit – CE Bone
3. Affidavit – AE Burger

4. AG Canada Application to Strike FOFC Amended Petition

5. AG British Columbia Application to Strike FOFC Amended Petition

6. Affidavit – Qi Yu Dai

7. FOFC Response to AG Canada

8. FOFC Response to AG British Columbia

9. Teal Cedar Response to FOFC Amended Petition

10. FOFC Reply to Teal Cedar

Fairy Creek
Building a road to log the trees
Downed Tree
Fairy Creek Watershed
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Elder Bill Jones, A Hero fighting to preserve Old Growth
Before and After

Sunrise courtesy of Joshua Wright
Dusk courtesy of Joshua Wright
Fairy Creek shown
surrounded by Old Growth areas previously logged
MaMu nesting on the mossy limb of an Old Growth tree
More destroyed old growth
What we donʻt want to happen to Fairy Creek
Old Growth stands of Fairy Creek
Old Growth upper moss covered limb – Will it be left standing to provide a MaMu nest?
View courtesy of Joshua Wright
View courtesy of Joshua Wright