Red Creek fir

Coordinates: 48°34′46″N 124°13′15″W / 48.57939°N 124.22080°W / 48.57939; -124.22080

Red Creek Fir being tree-hugged.
Sign in front of the tree by T.J. Watt.

The Red Creek Fir is a Douglas fir tree, at least 1000 years old, standing near Port Renfrew on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. With its diameter of 4.2 meters (13.8 feet) and height of 73.8 meters (242 feet), it is the largest Douglas fir in the world.[1][2] Note it is not the tallest in Canada (MacMillan Provincial Park houses a specimen 10 meters (33 feet) taller) but it does contain more wood than any other known Douglas fir.

Despite various attempts by the Ancient Forest Alliance, it does not yet enjoy formal governmental protection aside from being placed on a public recreation site.[3] A proposal exists to extend the current Pacific Rim National Park down the west coast of the island to include the Red Creek fir, as well as it being listed by Heritage BC. As of July 2016, both proposals have been unsuccessful.

References

  1. ↑ Menary, David (1997). Great Trees of Canada. Blue River Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-312-24814-4.
  2. ↑ Clarke, Brennan (2010-08-31), "Logging threatens largest Douglas fir on earth, activists say", Globe and Mail, retrieved 2016-07-23
  3. ↑ Lavoie, Judith (2010-02-25), "Largest Douglas fir in the world at risk say environmentalists", Times Colonist, retrieved 2016-07-23
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