TLC has a new conservation covenant application form for perspective landowners that gathers important information about the land you know and love, including a vision statement that can be used to help guide future decisions to ensure your legacy is upheld. A covenant agreement is written in “legalese” which can often leave something to be desired in terms of descriptive language. By having a vision statement, TLC is better equipped to steward the land in the way you intended.
TLC has also updated its internal covenant process by developing an acquisition framework, intended to help gauge the various merits of a property and how they align with TLC’s Strategic Plan. Each property is unique and must be evaluated both qualitatively and quantitatively; our framework helps with the latter as it weighs aspects like connectivity to other protected lands, presence of streams or waterbodies, maturity of the forest, special habitat, or species at risk on the land. TLC staff will use this information to bolster support for your covenant application and ensure we are doing our best to deliver on our promise to our members and donors to protect lands of ecological significance.
We’re excited to share this new intake process with interested landowners. Registering a covenant is no small task and requires excellent communication. We hope our new application will start things off on a helpful and efficient note. You can access the application on our website or request a hard copy via 1-877-486-2422 or covenants@conservancy.bc.ca.
