Members of the Ancient Forest Alliance (AFA) sought out the Carmanah Valley’s largest Sitka spruce trees which stretches approximately 21 storeys into the sky in an effort to highlight the importance of conserving and protecting old-growth forests. They noted that this tree is protected, as it grows within the Carmanah-Walbran Provincial Park in Ditidaht territory. “This giant is by far the most spectacular Sitka spruce tree that we’ve come across during our decades-long search for big trees in BC,” said TJ Watt, AFA campaigner. …The tree is 12.9 feet wide near its base, 233 feet tall and has an average crown spread of 72 feet. …BC’s Big Tree Registry marks this as the largest tree in the Carmanah Valley, despite the “Carmanah Giant” being taller, and the fourth-largest Sitka spruce on record in BC.