The Salt Spring Island Conservancy (SSIC) is thrilled to announce that Creekside Rainforest is now protected in perpetuity as the Conservancy’s ninth nature reserve. The acquisition of the 6.3 hectare (15.5 acre) Creekside Rainforest is part of a long-term vision of Salt Spring Island’s conservation community to protect the fresh water, salmon habitat, rare species, [...]
I’m writing to you as I prepare for the first of our two 2023 Deertrails Naturalist Program sessions. Next week I’ll be with aspiring naturalists at TLC’s 57 hectares (141 acres) of wetlands and wildlife corridors in the Clearwater River Valley; the following week I’ll be headed to Cortes Island to share the beauty of [...]
“Form follows function” is a famous axiom in architecture from Louis Sullivan where the purpose of a building should be the starting point for its design. This can also be applied to ecological restoration where we identify what a functional landscape would look like and support the components to help make that happen. A restoration [...]
NEWS RELEASE CONSERVATION COVENANT CREATED TO PROTECT 90 ACRES WITHIN SQUAMISH Restored conservation area to expand and protect critical wetland and riparian habitat FOR RELEASE: February 21, 2023 Squamish, B.C. – The Land Conservancy of British Columbia (TLC) and the District of Squamish are pleased to announce the creation of a 36.69-hectare (90.66-acre) conservation area [...]
NEWS RELEASE TLC’S DEERTRAILS NATURALIST PROGRAM TO OFFER TWO SESSIONS IN 2023 Students to learn from seasoned naturalists and artists in the Clearwater River Valley and Cortes Island FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 8, 2023 Cortes Island & Clearwater, B.C. –The Land Conservancy of B.C. (TLC) is pleased to announce that the [...]
Happy holidays! Amidst visits with loved ones this season, I hope you have an opportunity to enjoy the beautiful biodiversity surrounding you. Whether you are caring for native plants on your balcony, enjoying a winter walk around your favourite nature reserve, or volunteering at a local ecological restoration project, engaging with the natural [...]
TLC has been named as the winner of the Community Leadership award at the 2022 Ecostar Awards! Specifically, the award recognized our efforts in the landmark SISCENEM partnership and as the first land trust in Canada to acquire property with the intention of transferring it to a First Nation as an act of reconciliation. [...]
This fall the west coast has been experiencing unseasonably warm and dry weather with record breaking temperatures and dramatic drought. Smoke filled skies remained late into October causing poor air quality well beyond the devastated communities impacted by B.C.’s raging wildfires. Late last month the government continued to rank the Sunshine Coast, Vancouver Island, Lower [...]
Join war historian Prof. Geoffrey Bird in the Royal Roads Library on November 11 for a free, public screening of his new film, Abkhazi Garden: Sanctuary from War. The film explores the stories of Peggy and Nicolas Abkhazi, whose lives were caught up in the world wars. Their story brings them to Victoria where they created a beautiful [...]
NEWS RELEASE VOLUNTEERS ADD 1,000 NATIVE PLANTS TO FORT SHEPHERD CONSERVANCY AREA Local conservation groups contribute to Welcome Back Monarchs event in support of native pollinators FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 9, 2022 Trail, B.C. –The Land Conservancy of British Columbia (TLC) and Sinixt Confederacy welcomed partners in conservation Kootenay Native Plant Society (KNPS), Rotary Club [...]