TLC’s 2023/24 Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements are now available online and in hard copy. Learn more about our conservation achievements from the 2023/24 fiscal year including the protection of Sandy Beach Nature Reserve on Keats Island, the creation of TLC's next Strategic Plan, and the establishment of a covenant protection and management reserve fund. For [...]
Dear TLC Members, On behalf of TLC’s Board of Directors, I’m pleased to invite you to our 2024 Annual General Meeting. This year TLC’s AGM will be held on Saturday, September 28, at 1:00 p.m. at the Cordova Bay United Church Hall located at 813 Claremont Avenue in Victoria. I hope you will be [...]
Walking the trail around TLC’s Second Lake property in the District of Highlands, it doesn’t take long before you come to understand why the 73 hectares (183 acres) found within the at-risk Coastal Douglas-fir biogeoclimatic zone was protected back in 2005. The site includes a valley-bottom lake and adjoining wetland, rocky moss-covered outcroppings, [...]
Using your Will to give back is a novel idea. When you realize you can give back in a big way, without using money you or your family need, it’s a no-brainer. Maybe you’ve considered leaving a charitable gift in your Will, but were held back by the prospect of doing the paperwork? If so, [...]
NEWS RELEASE TLC’s DEERTRAILS NATURALIST PROGRAM TO RETURN TO THE UPPER CLEARWATER VALLEY IN 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FEBRUARY 22, 2024 Clearwater, B.C. - The Land Conservancy of B.C. (TLC) is pleased to announce a spring 2024 session of the Deertrails Naturalist Program from May 14 to 19, 2024. This workshop invites deep immersion in [...]
By now you’re likely aware of the movement to write “ethical Wills” in Canada, Wills that support both family and the causes you care about. But there is one thing you may not realize – there are tax advantages too! With tax season around the corner, I wanted to share this free webinar [...]
Seasons greetings friends! The December weather may be cold and wet but thankfully that hasn’t stopped me from spending time in the garden. Dressed in my old wool cardigan and yellow raincoat, I’ve been tackling those tasks that remain at this time of year: harvesting brussels sprouts, cutting the last of the cabbage, planting bulbs, [...]
In January 2024, TLC will be fundraising with West Coast Seeds’ Fundraising Program! Beyond supporting our mission, this fundraiser provides a wonderful additional benefit: encouraging supporters to get their hands dirty in the name of conservation. To participate: Visit fundraising.westcoastseeds.com between January 22 and February 9 Click Shop to select your favourite varieties [...]
I recently met with a landowner in Nanoose Bay to discuss options for protecting the forest in her backyard. As development in her neighbourhood is fragmenting local habitat, she reached out to learn how she could protect the land that she has called home for the last 20 years. With minimal alterations, the site [...]
WHEN: Saturday October 21 2023 Meet 8:45 am at Teck’s Fort Shepherd gate WHERE: Fort Shepherd conservancy area Google maps link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/tppBSsdxWyYc8nWY9 EVENT TITLE: Welcome back monarchs EVENT DETAILS: On Saturday October 21th from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, we will celebrate the return of monarchs to the West Kootenay in a full day excursion [...]