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The approximately 1000-year old [[Red Creek Fir]] is 73.8 m (242 ft) tall and 4.2m (13' 9") wide, is located near [[Port Renfrew]] on [[Vancouver Island]] and is one of the largest [[Douglas-fir]] in the world. (In 2010, it was thought to be the world's largest.)<ref name="GreenMuze">GreenMuze Staff. 2010. "World's Largest Douglas Fir Under Threat." ''GreenMuze'', March 1.[http://www.greenmuze.com/nature/trees/2337-worlds-largest-douglas-fir-under-threat.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122084944/http://www.greenmuze.com/nature/trees/2337-worlds-largest-douglas-fir-under-threat.html|date=2011-01-22}}</ref> In February 2010 the Ancient Forest Alliance announced that they had discovered new [[Flagging tape#Forestry|logging tape]] within a few hundred metres of the Red Creek Fir, and that they feared it might soon be surrounded by a [[clearcutting|clearcut]], making it susceptible to [[Windthrow|blowdown]] and reducing its tourism value.<ref>A News Vancouver Island. 2010. "Giant Fir Threatened." ''A News Vancouver Island'', February 24.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAPJ_gbqpcI]</ref><ref name="LavoieFeb25">Lavoie, Judith. 2010. "Largest Douglas fir in the world at risk say environmentalists". ''Times Colonist'', February 25.[http://www.timescolonist.com/travel/Largest+Douglas+world+risk+environmentalists/2610672/story.html]</ref><ref name="LavoieFeb26">Lavoie, Judith. 2010. "World's largest Douglas fir at risk, fearful environmentalists charge". ''The Vancouver Sun'', February 26.{{Cite web |url=https://vancouversun.com/travel/World+largest+Douglas+risk+fearful+environmentalists+charge/2615217/story.html |title=World's largest Douglas fir at risk, fearful environmentalists charge |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304070743/http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/World%20largest%20Douglas%20risk%20fearful%20environmentalists%20charge/2615217/story.html |archive-date=2010-03-04 |access-date=2010-03-14}}</ref> The [[Ministry of Forests (British Columbia)|Ministry of Forests]] has stated that the area immediately surrounding the Red Creek Fir is protected from logging, and that there are no plans to log the surrounding area in the immediate future.<ref name="LavoieFeb25" /><ref name="LavoieFeb26" /> [[TimberWest]], which owns the surrounding area, has confirmed this, stating that the logging tape does not necessarily mean that it will be logged, and that they are not planning on logging the area within the next year or two.<ref name="LavoieMar6">Lavoie, Judith. 2010. "No logging plans near giant fir: TimberWest". ''Times Colonist'', March 6.{{Cite web |url=http://www.timescolonist.com/logging+plans+near+giant+TimberWest/2649283/story.html |title=No logging plans near giant fir: TimberWest |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100310055951/http://www.timescolonist.com/logging%2Bplans%2Bnear%2Bgiant%2BTimberWest/2649283/story.html |archive-date=2010-03-10 |access-date=2010-03-14}}</ref> The Red Creek Fir is an important [[tourist attraction]] for the nearby town of [[Port Renfrew]], according to the local [[Chamber of Commerce]].<ref name="LavoieFeb25" /><ref name="LavoieFeb26" /> TimberWest has said that they recognize the value of the tree, and are looking at improving access to it for tourists.<ref name="LavoieMar6" /> The Ancient Forest Alliance installed a new sign at the Red Creek Fir,<ref name="LavoieFeb25" /><ref name="LavoieFeb26" /> and were asking the British Columbia government to establish a Provincial Heritage Trees designation that will identify and protect the 100 largest and oldest specimens of each of the province's tree species.<ref name="GreenMuze" />
The Alliance helped to publicize the issue of [[clearcutting]] of old-growth forests on Vancouver Island with a September 2016 article by Harley Rustad on their web site about that same Red Creek Fir tree, which by then, had been named ''[[Big Lonely Doug]]'' and declared to be Canada's second largest Douglas-fir tree.<ref>https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/04/24/big-lonely-doug-second-largest-fir-canada_n_5206970.html, Big Lonely Doug Officially 2nd-Largest Fir In Canada</ref> According to the Rustad article, the tree had been saved in 2011 by surveyor Dennis Cronin in an area that was scheduled for clearcutting. (Cutblock number 7190, twelve hectares on the north bank of the Gordon River.)<ref>https://www.ancientforestalliance.org/feature-big-lonely-doug/, Feature: Big Lonely Doug</ref> Originally published by [[The Walrus]], where the article won a silver National Magazine Award (2018),<ref>https://www.harleyrustad.com/portfolio/big-lonely-doug, Big Lonely Doug</ref> the story helped to re-ignite interest in the clearcutting issue and attracted additional coverage by the major news media. Several publications subsequently ran similar articles about clear-cutting, featuring photos of the ''Big Lonely Doug'' tree in an area with no other remaining old-growth trees.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-08-21 |title=Meet Doug: B.C.'s biggest celebri-tree |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/article-meet-doug-bcs-biggest-celebri-tree/
The Alliance has remained active in the clearcutting issue on Vancouver Island. In April 2019, it was one of the groups lobbying to prevent additional logging of a 109 hectare old-growth forest adjacent to the [[Juan de Fuca Provincial Park]] in the Port Renfrew area, known as the ''Tall Tree Capital of Canada''. In May 2019, the logging plan was postponed by the provincial government.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-18 |title=Plans to clear-cut old-growth near Port Renfrew causes an environmental outcry |url=https://
[[image:Avatar Grove Tagged Giant.jpg|thumb|right|A giant cedar in Avatar Grove, painted for felling]]
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