The truth and how-to-remove behind English ivy, periwinkle and more Originally posted by Morgan Cross in Oak Bay News on July 18, 2017. Photo: Covenant Manager Torrey Archer shows the black seeds Scotch broom bears in summer. The plant is best cut when flowering in the spring or finished seeding in the fall. Credit Morgan Cross. [...]
Join Habitat Acquisition Trust (HAT) in restoration efforts on our Ivan Island Covenant July 28 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Gloves, tools and lunch will be provided - but please RSVP to volunteers@hat.bc.ca.
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 16 2017 VICTORIA - On behalf of the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage, Dan Ruimy, Member of Parliament (Pitt Meadows – Maple Ridge), announced funding for Canada 150 Fund recipients on Vancouver Island, including the Land Trust Alliance of British Columbia LTABC. [...]
On May 17, six volunteers joined TLC in monitoring the Barer / Kinghorn Covenants located within Mt Work Regional Park. It was a mild cloudy spring day; comfortable hiking weather. We were interested in the wetland sites we had monitored in the winter to compare their hydrological states.Upon entering the covenant, everyone noticed how lush [...]
On May 31, seventeen people armed with six wheelbarrows and eight shovels moved approximately 54 cubic yards of wood chips from point A to point B. Point B happens to be an experimental restoration site aimed at removing periwinkle (Vinca minor), an invasive species that is covering the forest floor at Ayum Creek Park [...]
On May 13th TLC joined forces with the Greater Victoria Green Team (GVGT) at the Langvista Covenant near Mill Hill for the spring Blooming Broom Removal work party. Nine volunteers climbed the rocky Garry Oak outcrop towards Mill Hill to remove six cubic meters of broom from an area of 2,000 square meters! Spring [...]
May 26, 2017 Dear Friends of Conservation, This year will be recorded in TLC’s history as one of outstanding achievement. Together we have accomplished what many thought was impossible with the successful completion of the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) process. TLC has emerged from creditor protection more focused and ready to tackle our [...]
On April 30th, TLC took part in the annual Highlands May Day Broom Bash, working with 11 volunteers from the Greater Victoria Green Team to clear Scotch broom from Gowlland Tod Provincial Park. Approximately 30 cubic metres of invasive species were removed from the park path, opening up a large area for native species [...]
NEWS RELEASE THE LAND CONSERVANCY CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF CONSERVATION Chair of Board of Directors issues challenge to British Columbians to honour the occasion FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 1, 2017 Victoria, BC – The Land Conservancy of BC (TLC) is celebrating its 20th year of protecting special places throughout British Columbia this month. To celebrate [...]
NEWS RELEASE THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF BC APPOINTS NEW CHAIR TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 28, 2017 Victoria, BC – The Board of Directors of The Land Conservancy of BC (TLC) has appointed Frances Sloan Sainas as its Chair. Sloan Sainas, a retired educator and former manager in the hospitality industry, has [...]