NEWS RELEASE

TLC COMPLETES FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN
TO PROTECT CLEARWATER WILDLIFE CORRIDOR

Land Trust protects additional 10 acres of migratory wildlife corridor

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 19, 2018

Clearwater, BC –The Land Conservancy of B.C. (TLC) is pleased to announce that TLC Members and donors have successfully raised the funds necessary to purchase and protect the Clearwater Wildlife Corridor.

The land trust launched the acquisition campaign in March to raise funds to protect 10 acres of wildlife corridor in the Upper Clearwater River Valley.  Thanks in part to two generous donations of more than $20,000 from TLC Members who wish to remain anonymous, the charity has accomplished its goal of raising $100,000 towards the acquisition.  The transfer is scheduled to close by the end of 2018; TLC will own 113 acres of adjacent lands for their ongoing protection and appropriate use for research and educational programming.

TLC protected 28 acres of wetland in the Valley earlier this year.  Having previously secured a portion of the wetland through the combination of direct purchase and a donation made through the federal Ecological Gifts Program, the land trust launched this second phase of the project to further support the wildlife that transverse this corridor each year.

Since Wells Gray Provincial Park was established in 1939, the southern border of the park has been extended several times. As a result there are two southward lobes of park land, but no designated wildlife corridors connecting them.  This has forced the park’s large wildlife – deer, moose, cougar, bobcat, grizzly, black bear, wolves, coyotes – to cross private land twice each year as they migrate between their winter and summer ranges.  As the Clearwater River Valley becomes more developed this causes greater concern for the continued survival of the wildlife that call it home.

“We are thrilled to have achieved our fundraising goal; thank you to TLC Members and donors that have made this campaign possible including the local Clearwater businesses that have generously supported our initiative.  We look forward to launching educational programming in the Clearwater River Valley in the spring,” said Cathy Armstrong, TLC Executive Director.

About The Land Conservancy of BC:

The Land Conservancy of BC (TLC) is a non-profit, charitable Land Trust working throughout British Columbia. TLC’s primary mandate is to benefit the community by protecting habitat for natural communities of plants and animals. Founded in 1997, TLC is membership-based and governed by an elected, volunteer Board of Directors.  TLC relies on a strong membership and volunteer base to help maintain its operations.

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Media contact

Cathy Armstrong
TLC Executive Director
Cell: (250) 588-4945
Email: carmstrong@conservancy.bc.ca