Photography campaign shows the grim aftermath of logging in Canada's fragile forests

Ancient Forest Alliance's project underscores the preventions that are needed to protect old-growth trees in areas such as the Caycuse watershed

When TJ Watt first stood at the base of a towering western red cedar on Canada's Pacific coast, the ancient giant was surrounded by thick moss and ferns, and the sounds of a vibrant forest ecosystem.

When he returned a few months later, all that remained was a massive stump, set against a landscape that was unrecognizable. To come back and see a place that was so magnificent and complex just completely and utterly destroyed is just gut-wrenching," he said.