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 [...]
NEWS RELEASE SEALED BID AUCTION FOR STAY IN BACKCOUNTRY CABINS TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING IN CLEARWATER Auction winner to be announced at TLC Annual General Meeting FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 6, 2018 Victoria, BC – The Land Conservancy of B.C. (TLC) is auctioning off a two night stay for two guests at one of the [...]
Dear TLC Members, I am pleased to invite you to TLC’s 2018 Annual General Meeting on Saturday, September 22 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. This year our AGM will be hosted at the Windsor Park Pavilion located at 2451 Windsor Road in Victoria. In keeping with TLC’s bylaws, a Nominations Committee was struck to recruit [...]
NEWS RELEASE TLC HITS 60% OF FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN GOAL TO PROTECT CLEARWATER WILDLIFE CORRIDOR Land Trust aims to raise further $39,000 to protect the migratory wildlife corridor FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 7, 2018 Clearwater, BC –The Land Conservancy of B.C. (TLC) is pleased to announce that TLC Members and donors have donated more than $61,000 [...]
Hungry and searching for that which sustains them, grizzly bears in the Clearwater River Valley are waking from a winter of hibernation. While grizzlies can sprint up to 55 km/hr, they are slow moving after six months of living off their food stores. Young cubs are getting antsy and ready to feed; mothers without food won’t be [...]
What: Covenant Monitoring Volunteer Opportunity When: Sundays from May through August, 3 to 6 hours each hike Where: Primarily in the Capital Regional District – Carpooling Available Your chance for hands-on conservation in your own community! The Land Conservancy of British Columbia (TLC) is seeking students looking to gain field experience in ecological [...]
This winter, Camosun College Environmental Technology students Karen, Katie and Patrick teamed up with TLC and a landowner to conduct a biodiversity study of a Coastal Douglas-fir forest on Galiano Island. The landowner recently registered a conservation covenant with TLC and has been actively managing their forest for over 20 years using the principles [...]
Today, the Heritage Forest provides old-growth attributes, such as snags and wildlife trees supporting notable key-featured species: Barred Owls, Great-Horned Owls, and Pileated Woodpeckers, among others. The Forest supports a wide variety of flora and fauna, some of which are unique. A Conservation Covenant was signed at a ceremony on July 15, 2008 and registered [...]
In the Spring 2018 edition of TLC's LANDmark newsletter you'll read all about the new wetland parcel TLC protected in the Clearwater River Valley, how we are working with other land trusts and groups to protect special places through conservation covenants, and about TLC's latest initiative, our Passport to Nature. Filled with events designed [...]
Abkhazi Garden will host its annual open house on Saturday, April 7, 2018, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Stop by to experience the garden, learn about the legacy of the Prince and Princess Abkhazi, enjoy Afternoon Tea, find out about upcoming events and meet some of the people behind this amazing heritage site. Open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day throughout [...]