Big Lonely Doug, Douglas fir tree near Port Renfrew, British Columbia
Big Lonely Doug is a Douglas fir near Port Renfrew, British Columbia, standing 70.2 meters tall with a trunk diameter of 3.91 meters. Its crown spreads across 18.33 meters, making it one of the tallest trees on Vancouver Island.
Logger Dennis Cronin discovered the tree in 2011 and marked it for protection, preventing its removal during clearing operations in that forest area. This action saved it from being cut down with surrounding timber.
The tree earned its name in 2014 when photographer T.J. Watt captured it standing alone in a cleared forest area on Vancouver Island. It became a symbol of forest preservation efforts in the region.
You can reach the tree by following logging roads roughly 10 kilometers north of Port Renfrew through the Gordon River Valley. The route winds through forest terrain and requires careful navigation.
It ranks as the second-largest Douglas fir in Canada and holds enough timber to build five houses. The volume of wood would require four logging trucks to transport.
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