Volunteers Milen and Sophia with TLC's Covenant Coordinator Torrey Archer (right). Photo Credit Andrew MacKinnon. Torrey and Milen working hard to rid the covenant of Scotch broom. Photo Credit Andrew MacKinnon. This summer, TLC has embarked upon an invasive species removal project based in the Highlands region. While monitoring the covenants in the Highlands [...]
Fisgard Lighthouse in Colwood.Photo Credit Deborah Hudson. On May 29, 2015, Parks Canada announced that 74 lighthouses across Canada have been designated under the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act. Of the 74 across Canada, 21 lighthouses in B.C. were granted heritage status. Petitions for consideration in the program were due in 2012. TLC made 11 applications [...]
Volunteer Covenant Monitor Kristen Day.Photo Credit Torrey Archer. TLC Staff member Torrey Archer out covenant monitoring near Bear Mountain. Photo Credit Kristen Dey. This week TLC staff and one volunteer, Kristen Dey, tackled the Hannington swamp near Bear Mountain, Langford. After navigating through a mostly dry swamp due to our current drought, they still [...]
George and foxgloves. Photo Credit Torrey Archer. This week TLC visited the Jennings covenant. This site used to be home to sheep, but is now home to many native and invasive plant species. Although the invasive species are not ideal, they can be quite beautiful. Some of the more photogenic invasives were bachelor’s buttons [...]
Volunteers Nathan, Kristi, George, and Jon at the summit. Photo Credit Torrey Archer. View from the summit. Photo Credit Torrey Archer. Pool at the summit. Photo credit Torrey Archer. This week TLC staff and volunteers headed out to the Barer covenant, located near Mt. Work. It was a sweltering day, though hiking [...]
Native plant species Herb-Robert (Geranium robertianum). Photo credit Torrey Archer. Volunteers Milen, Sophia, and Nathan at Millstream Creek. Photo credit Torrey Archer. TLC’s visit to the Atkins Road covenant on Tuesday was a treat. The covenant is bordered by the beautiful Millstream Creek, complete with fish fry within. The area is well used, evidenced [...]
One of TLC's covenants in the Capital Regional District, monitored by staff and volunteers. Staff and volunteers from TLC's Covenant Monitoring Program will be on CFAX 1070's The House of Common with Frank Stanford this Thursday, September 11, at 9 a.m. Tune in to learn more about the Covenant Monitoring Program, how [...]
This past Friday morning the Covenant Monitoring team visited two properties to carry out monitoring visits. On both sites the volunteers checked for any breaches of the covenant restrictions and confirmed the Owner’s reserved rights. The standard covenant restrictions involve not disturbing the natural ecosystems and native species. Specifically, not allowing for soil disturbance or [...]
Thanks to the amazing work of our volunteer monitoring crew, TLC visited over 100 conservation covenants in the Greater Victoria region over July and August. TLC’s monitoring program is to ensure that covenants are being respected and to report any disturbances to the landowner. The covenants cover a wide variety of ecological habitats including wetlands, [...]
TLC is responsible for monitoring over 250 covenants across BC with the help of amazing partner organizations and a dedicated crew of volunteers. In July, the Victoria based volunteers assisted in monitoring a variety of interesting areas and encountered a variety of flora and fauna (no bears though). Note that some of these covenant areas [...]