TLC Supporter Jack Eldridge volunteering at Abkhazi Garden. Just in time for the holidays, TLC has received a wonderful gift in the mail. TLC’s Abkhazi Garden received a very special boost this holiday season when prominent volunteer Jack Eldridge showed his support of the beautiful heritage garden by donating $40,000 towards the mortgage. [...]
Over the course of four separate Friday afternoons in October and November, TLC hosted covenant monitoring workshops at the University of Victoria (UVic). Students and members of the general public gathered together and learned about the standardized monitoring techniques that TLC uses to compile data on the covenants. These data allow us to [...]
On September 19th, TLC, the Greater Victoria Green Team (GVGT) and Welland Legacy Orchard co-hosted the first annual “Picnic in the Park: A Volunteer Celebration” to give thanks to our incredible volunteers. The party was held on a sunny Saturday afternoon at Welland Legacy Orchard in View Royal, where volunteers were able to sit back, [...]
NEWS RELEASE THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF BC SIGNS SALE AGREEMENT WITH ECOFORESTRY INSTITUTE SOCIETY FOR WILDWOOD ECOFOREST FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 9, 2015 Victoria, BC – The Land Conservancy of B.C. (TLC) and the Ecoforestry Institute Society (EIS) have now signed an agreement to transfer ownership of Wildwood Ecoforest to EIS in exchange for a [...]
The western toad is on the provincial Yellow List and is considered a species of conservation concern.Photo Credit Andrew MacKinnon. Last week, TLC staff members Andrew and Torrey monitored the Caromar covenant, located approximately 30 minutes away from Duncan. Andrew and Torrey first traversed the covenant from East to West, marking the boundaries with flagging [...]
VICTORIA - The Province of British Columbia and the Nature Conservancy of Canada have partnered to ensure the continued protection of several ecologically sensitive properties formerly owned by The Land Conservancy of BC (TLC). The Province has committed $1 million and will assume ownership of several of the 26 conservation properties transferred from TLC to [...]
TLC is holding ecological monitoring training sessions at the University of Victoria in the Student Union Building (SUB) in room B025 from 2 to 4 p.m. on Friday, October 30th, November 6th and November 20th. TLC Covenant Program staff will be covering the “Field Guide for Describing Terrestrial Ecosystems” in depth, with the first hour [...]
NEWS RELEASE THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF BC SELLS HISTORIC ROSS BAY VILLA TO VOLUNTEER SOCIETY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 23, 2015 Victoria, BC – The Land Conservancy of BC (TLC) sold its historic Ross Bay Villa to the Ross Bay Villa Society for its continued restoration and protection on October 23. The Supreme Court of [...]
TLC and GVGT volunteers in the Highlands.Photo Credit Amanda Evans. TLC is pleased to have partnered with the Greater Victoria Green Team (GVGT) for some more Scotch broom removal. Ten volunteers attended the work party in the Highlands to help continue TLC’s removal of the invasive. With so many hands on deck they [...]
Veteran Western red cedar.Photo Credit Torrey Archer. Over the August 22nd weekend, TLC staff member Torrey had the pleasure of visiting Clayoquot Island, located just North of Tofino. Clayoquot Island used to have three hotels on it, but is now the home of a wilderness resort. Seventy percent of the 255 acre island [...]