In 2020, while further exploring Eden Grove, located near Port Renfrew in Pacheedaht territory, Ancient Forest Alliance photographer TJ Watt located another epic stand of ancient cedars that had somehow been missed since he first started exploring the area 10 years ago! This corner section of the grove boasts magnificent, monumental redcedars in every direction.
In March 2020, with the help of our friends at Expedition Old-Growth, we were able to climb and measure the grove’s biggest tree: an enormous, burly cedar that came in at 175 feet (53 meters) tall and nearly 14 feet (4+ meters) wide! Eden Grove and the remaining ancient forests on Edinburgh Mountain comprise one of the most outstanding, unprotected old-growth “hotspots” on Vancouver Island, where over 96% of big-tree forests have already been logged.
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