At the end of March, TLC’s Covenant Coordinator Larissa Bron was joined by four volunteers for annual covenant monitoring at the Barer and Kinghorn covenants. The crew began the day greeted by many competing bird songs as the forest was enjoying a warm spring morning. This was followed by many moss observations, three photo-point [...]
This spring TLC is celebrating its 25th year of protecting critical ecosystems and vital habitats throughout B.C. Today the organization protects 250 conservation covenants covering a combined 12,868 acres, and a further 2,784 acres of habitat where we manage and hold title. What an accumulation of efforts and achievements! In my time with the organization, [...]
NEWS RELEASE RARE FOREST PROTECTED ON THE SUNSHINE COAST WITH NEW CONSERVATION COVENANT After more than 35 years of community, non-profit, and local government effort, 16.6 acres of rare and sensitive forests on "Gospel Rock” are now permanently protected. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 28, 2022 Gibsons, B.C. - Sunshine Coast Conservation Association (SCCA), The Land [...]
The newest edition of TLC’s Activity Book, the Abkhazi Garden edition features maps, activities, and games for those looking to learn more about Abkhazi Garden. Receive your digital copy of the Abkhazi Garden Activity Book for Kids by visiting our Education Hub or request a hard copy by contacting TLC at 1-877-485-2422, membership@conservancy.bc.ca or in [...]
DENSITY TRANSFER PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN ARYZE DEVELOPMENTS AND THE LAND CONSERVANCY PROPOSED TO PROTECT COMMUNITY AMENITY VICTORIA, BC – (March 1st, 2022) - A collaboration between Aryze Developments and The Land Conservancy of British Columbia (TLC) is seeking to officially protect valued greenspace at Abkhazi Garden in the form of a density transfer; preserving a community [...]
Seasons greetings! I hope this holiday season has been a joyful and restorative time for you; the uncertainties of the past year have highlighted the importance of caring for our communities. This year our small team has been struck by the generosity and level of care our volunteers and supporters have shown toward our [...]
Embassy of Georgia to Canada Press Release Since his arrival in Canada in 2017, Ambassador Konstantin Kavtaradze introduced the Ambassador’s Award of Excellence as a way of recognizing those institutions and individuals whose efforts contributed to the closer political, trade, cultural, educational and people-to-people relations between Canada and Georgia. The Award is presented annually by [...]
NEWS RELEASE NEW CONSERVATION COVENANT PROTECTS ECOLOGICALLY DIVERSE HABITAT AND CONTRIBUTES TO PROTECTED LANDSCAPE NETWORK ON SOUTHERN CORTES ISLAND Land holders voluntarily protect 16.49 acres of habitat with land trust in perpetuity FOR RELEASE: October 4, 2021 Cortes Island, B.C. – The Land Conservancy of British Columbia (TLC) is pleased to announce the creation of [...]
TLC's 2020/21 Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements are now available online and in hard copy. Learn more about our conservation achievements from the 2020/21 fiscal year including the protection of 27 acres of critically imperilled Coastal Douglas-fir ecosystem in the Millstream Creek Watershed and SISȻENEM, a 9.67-acre island off the east coast of Sidney [...]
NEWS RELEASE CONSERVATION COVENANT UPHELD BY SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Land trust fights to uphold conservation covenant that protects urban habitat for wildlife FOR RELEASE: August 31, 2021 Victoria, BC – The protection of 2-acres of bird and wildlife sanctuary in Coquitlam was upheld by the Supreme Court of British Columbia this summer after [...]