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**Ms. Que Banh** @PhoenixSerenity@beige.party · 5d *

Ms. Que Banh @PhoenixSerenity@beige.party

This #ancient yellow #cedar #tree is older than the Great Wall of China & older than the Vatican.
All #ElderTrees - of this colossal & majestic scale, must be preserved & their ecosystems protected.

Vertical, eye-level shot. A colossal cedar tree with rough, vertically ridged bark is centered, filling most of the frame. The tree is surrounded by green trees, partially out of focus, creating depth of field. Sunlight filters through the leaves. The tree texture contrast strongly against with the leafy foliage.

#OldGrowth #CedarTreeOfLife #WildFirst

**Ms. Que Banh** @PhoenixSerenity@beige.party · Mar 6

Mar 6

Ms. Que Banh @PhoenixSerenity@beige.party

#ThrowbackThursday
4 years ago, I first met this gentle giant.
It's one of the only older Western red #cedar #trees left at #W̱MÍYEŦEN #NatureSanctuary. Most of the land had been logged more than once before it was acquired for conservation & rewilding. This is a 2nd growth cedar & it is over 150 yrs old.

The W̱MÍYEŦEN #Nature Sanctuary is a 42 acre protected forest and riparian area that supports biodiversity while preserving ecosystems and wildlife habitat. The tranquil natural environment, inspires an awareness of nature as teacher and essential ally.

https://wmiyetennaturesanctuary.com/

I'm a member of this local, biodiverse nature sanctuary. They mainly rely on memberships & public donations. They work with #Indigenous leaders/educators/naturalists from #Wsanec First Nations. The name was changed from the former Mary Lake Sanctuary to W̱MÍYEŦEN Nature Sanctuary to respect that the property is on native lands.

Me, in bright pink cargo pants standing in a damp forest, gently touching the massive trunk of an old-growth tree. Sunlight filters through the canopy, dappling across the bark. I have a colorful backpack, a baseball cap & pearl dangle earrings & holding a walking stick. Green moss grows on the lower part of the tree trunk & its branches. The surrounding forest is thick with other trees & foliage.

#wmiyeten #Forests #TreeLovers

**Ms. Que Banh** @PhotographyElf@socialbc.ca · Mar 6 *

Mar 6 *

Ms. Que Banh @PhotographyElf@socialbc.ca

#Arbor #family of yellow #cedar #trees in the #forest. These are 3rd growth cedars, between 60-100 years old.
On territory.

A black & white photograph of me standing next to big cedar trees in a dense forest. The trees have thick, gnarled trunks & many bare, winding branches that reach upward & outward, creating a visual texture. I'm wearing a white fur hat & dark clothing, partially obscured by the tree's trunk. The forest floor is covered with leaves & twigs, adding to the overall sense of a wild, untamed environment. Other tall trees surround the primary subject forming a dense forest scene.

#Wsanec #Saanich #StopDeforestation

**Ms. Que Banh** @PhoenixSerenity@beige.party · Mar 4 *

Mar 4 *

Ms. Que Banh @PhoenixSerenity@beige.party

#ThickTrunkTuesday

This beautiful, ancient yellow #cedar tree has a massive, moss covered trunk. It is estimated at over 500 years old. There are very few #ElderTrees of this scale found outside of protected parks on Southern Vancouver Island now. The few remaining unprotected old growth forest tracts should be conserved for stability & longevity of our wild, ancient ecosystems & for the future generations to enjoy/admire/study.

The need to protect old growth forests has been the case for decades but even more important in present times because of accelerated climate change & the increased greedy desperation of corporate ecociders & our governments who aid/abet the pillaging which destroys wild environments that are essential for humans to sustain our lives on Earth. Valuable medicines are found & several medicines have yet to be found in these old growth, coastal temperate, wild rainforests. We need to protect these ancient forests for the above listed & many more important reasons.

The image features the base of a massive yellow cedar tree in a dense forest. The ancient tree's thick, textured bark is heavily coated in green moss & lichen, in the damp, old-growth environment. Small ferns & leafy green plants grow around the base of the tree. Other trees are visible in the background, further highlighting the forest setting. The perspective is from a low angle, emphasizing the tree's size & imposing presence.

#SaveOldGrowth #BCForestryReform #BCpoli

**Ms. Que Banh** @PhoenixSerenity@beige.party · Feb 21 *

Feb 21 *

Ms. Que Banh @PhoenixSerenity@beige.party

A walk in the woods, with Beau's #cedar #woven #raven #hat.
Photos he sent me from his outing to Shawnigan Lake yesterday.

https://www.beauwagner.ca/

A photo showing a cedar woven Coast Salish hat adorned with a carved raven's head perched atop a wooden pole, displayed outdoors, with a blurred background of a forest environment. The hat is light brown/beige & densely woven, with cedar strip strands fringed on both sides of the raven head face carving. The raven carving is pale pinkish beige, with an open beak & an intricate Coast Salishan eye design.

Close up of cedar woven Coast Salish hat adorned with a carved raven's head perched atop a wooden pole, displayed outdoors, with a blurred background of a forest environment. The hat is light brown/beige & densely woven, with cedar strip strands fringed on both sides of the raven head face carving. The raven carving is pale pinkish beige, with an open beak & an intricate Coast Salishan eye design.
Front facing the camera.

#Kwakiutl #Indigenous #Art

**Ms. Que Banh** @PhoenixSerenity@beige.party · Feb 14 *

Feb 14 *

Ms. Que Banh @PhoenixSerenity@beige.party

#ForestFriday

A magical tribute to Canada's #GnarliestTree - in #AvatarGrove in #PortRenfrew.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/canada-s-gnarliest-tree

https://vancouverislandview.com/finding-port-renfrews-biggest-trees

We fought hard to save the ancient trees & their life-sustaining wild ecosystems, to get Avatar Grove area protected & turned into a public park. It was previously on the corporate deforestation list prior to the hard grassroots fight to save this area of Port Renfrew, where old growth forests were rapidly dwindling due to colonial capitalist style of short-term greedy gains & putting nature last. Nature should be first.