TLC volunteers Sophia and Melanie with the Culturally Modified Tree. Photo Credit Torrey Archer. Fruit on the hazel tree. Photo credit Torrey Archer. TLC’s White Covenant is a small covenant located in the Highlands, just off Finlayson Arm Road. Bought by the owners in 1969, it was logged once in the 1990’s and left [...]
Fisgard Lighthouse in Colwood.Photo Credit Deborah Hudson. On May 29, 2015, Parks Canada announced that 74 lighthouses across Canada have been designated under the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act. Of the 74 across Canada, 21 lighthouses in B.C. were granted heritage status. Petitions for consideration in the program were due in 2012. TLC made 11 applications [...]
TLC volunteers Sophia and Kristi.Photo Credit Torrey Archer. Tiny orchid in the Kinghorn covenant area.Photo credit Torrey Archer. TLC returned to the Mt. Work region this week, covering both the Kinghorn and Mt. Work-Thetis Connector covenants. The crew hiked through classic Douglas-fir forest, riddled with arbutus trees and towers of oceanspray in full bloom. [...]
Volunteer Covenant Monitor Kristen Day.Photo Credit Torrey Archer. TLC Staff member Torrey Archer out covenant monitoring near Bear Mountain. Photo Credit Kristen Dey. This week TLC staff and one volunteer, Kristen Dey, tackled the Hannington swamp near Bear Mountain, Langford. After navigating through a mostly dry swamp due to our current drought, they still [...]
George and foxgloves. Photo Credit Torrey Archer. This week TLC visited the Jennings covenant. This site used to be home to sheep, but is now home to many native and invasive plant species. Although the invasive species are not ideal, they can be quite beautiful. Some of the more photogenic invasives were bachelor’s buttons [...]
LifeCycles' Pollinator Garden. Photo Credit Torrey Archer. Volunteers Nathan, Jonah and Kristen.Photo Credit Torrey Archer. TLC staff and volunteers joined together for a work party at the Welland Legacy Park and Community Orchard last week. Confronted with a 5 foot high pile of woodchips, they took it down with gusto and used it [...]
Kristi and Sophia with Oceanspray.Photo Credit Torrey Archer. Harvest Brodiaea Brodiaea elegans.Photo Credit Torrey Archer. TLC visited covenants at Bear Mountain this week. Most of the areas are not used, but a few trails exist here and there. We repeated our tracks from 2014 and noted any changes to the land, especially if [...]
NEWS RELEASE THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF BC PROPOSED BYLAW AMENDMENT FAILS AT EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING TLC to propose new amendment to membership FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 17, 2015 Victoria, BC – The Land Conservancy of B.C.’s proposed bylaw amendment has failed at the organization’s Extraordinary General Meeting, held Friday, June 12, at the Prospect Lake [...]
Volunteers Nathan, Kristi, George, and Jon at the summit. Photo Credit Torrey Archer. View from the summit. Photo Credit Torrey Archer. Pool at the summit. Photo credit Torrey Archer. This week TLC staff and volunteers headed out to the Barer covenant, located near Mt. Work. It was a sweltering day, though hiking [...]
Native plant species Herb-Robert (Geranium robertianum). Photo credit Torrey Archer. Volunteers Milen, Sophia, and Nathan at Millstream Creek. Photo credit Torrey Archer. TLC’s visit to the Atkins Road covenant on Tuesday was a treat. The covenant is bordered by the beautiful Millstream Creek, complete with fish fry within. The area is well used, evidenced [...]