FAN field operatives are professionals in the art of informing the public about the plight of Canada's temperate rainforest. These people have travelled to the Great Bear Rainforest, have seen grizzly bears feeding on salmon, have seen the majesty of 1,000 year old cedar trees, and have been invited to feast with First Nations  peoples such as the Nuxalk, who have lived in the region since time immemorial. They have also seen the harsh reality of logging in the Great Bear Rainforest.

Concentrated in the Great Bear Rainforest, only 20% of the large rainforest valleys on the coast of B.C. still remain pristine.   Three companies - Interfor, Doman, and West Fraser Timber - are determined to cut them down. FAN operatives have witnessed the vast clearcuts that now litter parts of the Great Bear Rainforest, have viewed the logging plans for its further demise, and have tracked the spoils of this devastating logging back to the shelves of Home Depot's across Canada and the US. The odds are severely stacked against them, and they know that their task of ridding Home Depot of the worlds remaining ancient forests will not be easy.

Mega-corporations like Home Depot and BC logging companies move slowly. This is a classic David and Goliath situation. When these mega corporations reveal their weaknesses, FAN operatives will strike the fatal blow.  The Action Team is not alone. Activists across North America, from our allies at Rainforest Action Network to other environmental and student groups are also taking action. REM and a host of other celebrities have joined the campaign.

Our mission is to stop Home Depot from selling the worlds remaining ancient forests - we hope you'll join us.

^{Last Updated Wednesday, May 12, 1999 04:55 PM.}