This year TLC is part of the national public awareness Will Power campaign to inspire Canadians to use their Wills to make a difference for the causes they care about. I invite you to take advantage of their free resources to help you envision how you can change the world - while still taking care [...]
TLC’s 2022/23 Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements are now available online and in hard copy. Learn more about our conservation achievements from the 2022/23 fiscal year including the protection of 90.7 acres of forest and riparian areas in Squamish known as the Garibaldi Springs Ecological Reserve and three properties in the Blenkinsop Valley from the late Joan [...]
The Abkhazi Garden has had much excitement this summer which will continue into the fall with several events happening in September & October. Read more in the Abkhazi Garden August Newsletter
NEWS RELEASE TLC TO WELCOME NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THIS FALL Long time staff member to be appointed following current Executive Director’s retirement FOR RELEASE: July 15, 2023 Victoria, BC – The Land Conservancy of British Columbia (TLC) has announced an approaching change in the charity’s personnel: Cathy Armstrong, TLC’s Executive Director, has announced her intention [...]
Dear TLC Supporters,As springs unfolds into summer throughout the province, we are witnessing the many shifts that highlight this abundant time of year. In the Clearwater River Valley, snow melt is rising local water levels and seasonal migrations are bringing the moose and grizzly bears across our 141-acres of wetlands, meadows, and forests. On Cortes [...]
In Abkhazi Garden: Sanctuary from War, war historian Prof. Geoffrey Bird 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 garden and lived for the remainder of their lives. Abkhazi Garden is now a [...]
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 [...]
Abkhazi Garden Relaxing afternoon stroll. The Abkhazi Garden is a heritage home and garden. This charming garden is a love story between Prince and Princess Abkhazi who began building the garden in 1946 and continued to do so for 40 more years. After their deaths the Garden changed hands, and in February 2000, The [...]
“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 [...]