The past week I had the amazing opportunity to participate in covenant monitoring at the Howard Horel Nature Reserve on Salt Spring Island with TLC's Covenant Coordinator Larissa Bron, Salt Spring Island Conservancy's (SSIC) Land Manager Rachel Bevington, and SSIC Volunteer Warden Keers Ruurs. This was my first covenant monitoring experience, and I had [...]
The skies cleared and sun illuminated the first restoration event of the year at Ayum Creek Regional Park Reserve at the end of February. Volunteers worked together to hand-pull the garden escapee, and very invasive, periwinkle (Vinca minor) that blankets some of the forest floor. Since 2017, TLC’s biologist Torrey Archer has been spearheading [...]
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 [...]
In the spring 2022 edition of TLC's LANDmark newsletter you'll read about TLC's latest projects including a new conservation covenant on the Sunshine Coast, impacts of winter storms, how you can get involved in our programming, and more! View current and previous editions of the LANDmark on TLC’s website at http://conservancy.bc.ca/about/landmark/.
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 [...]
TLC’s 2022 Passport to Nature, designed to connect TLC supporters and the public with nature, is now available for event registration. With opportunities to get your hands dirty while restoring an impacted ecosystem and chances to learn more about TLC’s protected areas, this year’s program will delight those near and far with a variety of [...]
Join TLC in restoring Ayum Creek Regional Park Reserve from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm on February 27th, 2022. During the event we will be hand-pulling invasive periwinkle from the forest understory to prepare the area for mulching in coming months. This will contribute to protecting forest and riparian ecosystems as part of TLC’s periwinkle [...]
The dramatic events of this year - heat domes, wildfires, and most recently floods - have highlighted how our landscapes, both wild and urban, have significant impacts on our lives. Our lands and lives permanently altered, together we can address our changing climate by taking action: through the safeguarding of wetlands with conservation covenants, [...]
Update: We have had to postpone this event until the new year. Thank you to those who have shown interest. Should you wish to be added to our contact list for when the event is rescheduled please email Larissa Bron at lbron@conservancy.bc.ca. Upcoming TLC and CRD restoration work party at Ayum Creek Regional [...]
Dear Friends of Conservation, Rising spectacularly out of the northern reaches of the Salish Sea, Cortes Island’s varied topography has created a rich landscape with a complex of habitats that encourage robust biological diversity. From the sea-sprayed, chiselled coastline to the dense forest sprinkled with provincially blue-listed reindeer lichen (Cladina spp.), the island is home [...]