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| 2023 | Over 45,000 climbers recorded visiting Mount Kilimanjaro, highlighting the mountain's ongoing attractiveness as a hiking destination in Africa. |
| 2022 | End of a 10-year period tracking visitor numbers to Mount Kilimanjaro, demonstrating the mountain's continued popularity as a major trekking destination. |
| 2020 | Campaigned for the British Columbia government to protect old-growth forest in Cathedral Grove, seeking to purchase the private land containing 800-year-old Douglas firs. |
| May 2019 | Successfully influenced the provincial government to postpone the logging plan for the old-growth forest near Juan de Fuca Provincial Park. |
| April 2019 | Lobbied to prevent logging of a 109-hectare old-growth forest adjacent to Juan de Fuca Provincial Park in the Port Renfrew area. |
| September 2016 | Published an article about Big Lonely Doug, a saved Douglas-fir tree, which helped reignite public interest in the clearcutting issue on Vancouver Island. |
| 2015 | The Jordan Trail Association established the Jordan Trail, a 650 km (400 miles) long hiking trail in Jordan, connecting various regions and offering a comprehensive hiking experience across the country. |
| 2013 | Beginning of a 10-year period where 467,190 travelers visited Mount Kilimanjaro, marking a significant period of tourism and hiking activity in Tanzania. |
| 2011 | Surveyor Dennis Cronin saved the Big Lonely Doug tree in a scheduled clearcutting area (Cutblock number 7190), preserving a significant Douglas-fir in the region. |
| May 14 2010 | Conducted a gift-giving ceremony at BC Liberal MLA Ida Chong's office in Oak Bay as part of their political engagement strategy. |
| May 8 2010 | Held a fundraiser at Tzvi's Place in Vancouver, featuring local musicians to support the organization's conservation efforts. |
| April 2010 | Discovered and documented giant old-growth red cedar stumps near Port Renfrew, launching the 'Canada's Biggest Stumps Competition' to raise awareness about old-growth logging. |
| April 9 2010 | Launched a campaign in the Oak Bay-Gordon Head electoral district by leading media representatives to see a 400-year-old Douglas-fir, focusing on swing ridings to influence forest protection policies. |
| March 28 2010 | Ancient Forest Alliance organized a public trip to Avatar Grove, bringing volunteers, community members, and media to visit the 10-hectare stand of old-growth trees near Port Renfrew. |
| March 27 2010 | Held an Avatar-themed rally in downtown Vancouver with approximately 100 supporters, demanding government protection of endangered old-growth forests and sustainable logging practices. |
| February 2010 | Ancient Forest Alliance announced discovery of logging tape near Red Creek Fir, expressing concerns about potential clearcutting that could threaten the tree's tourism value and environmental significance. |
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