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Monitoring Mt. Work: Garter Snakes and Downy Rattlesnake Plantain

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. [...]

By |2017-11-19T21:02:04-08:00June 29th, 2015|Vancouver Island|Comments Off on Monitoring Mt. Work: Garter Snakes and Downy Rattlesnake Plantain

Covenant Monitoring at Welland Legacy Park and Community Orchard

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 [...]

By |2017-11-19T21:04:12-08:00June 22nd, 2015|Vancouver Island|Comments Off on Covenant Monitoring at Welland Legacy Park and Community Orchard

Kingco Covenant: Young Lion’s Mane Mushrooms and Giant Silk Moths

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 [...]

By |2017-11-19T21:03:06-08:00June 18th, 2015|Vancouver Island|Comments Off on Kingco Covenant: Young Lion’s Mane Mushrooms and Giant Silk Moths

Highlights from last years Covenant Monitoring Season

Catch up on TLC's 2014 covenant monitoring program with this slideshow of our favourite pics from the season. Keep up to date with this seasons volunteers progress on our blog at conservancy.bc.ca. Interested in volunteering for TLC? Visit our Volunteer page for the latest opportunities. Check out our posts from last years monitoring season: Week [...]

By |2016-10-26T18:37:58-07:00June 10th, 2015|Vancouver Island|Comments Off on Highlights from last years Covenant Monitoring Season

Abkhazi Garden to remain open throughout fence maintenance

Mauve rhododendron. Photo credit Jeff de Jong. Abkhazi Garden will remain open this week despite work beginning on the front fence. We encourage TLC Members and the public to stop by and check out our progress. Stay tuned for images upon completion the fence project! During the summer season Abkhazi Garden is open [...]

By |2017-07-12T10:33:12-07:00June 9th, 2015|Vancouver Island|Comments Off on Abkhazi Garden to remain open throughout fence maintenance

The Land Conservancy of BC and Ecoforestry Institute Society to Create Committee Regarding Future of Wildwood

NEWS RELEASE THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF BC AND ECOFORESTRY INSTITUTE SOCIETY TO CREATE COMMITTEE REGARDING FUTURE OF WILDWOOD FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 8, 2015 Victoria, BC –The Land Conservancy of BC (TLC) and the Ecoforestry Institute Society (EIS) have agreed to create a committee to review the options regarding Wildwood Ecoforest and present recommendations to [...]

TLC’s 2015 Covenant Monitoring Season is Underway: Volunteers Head to the Sooke Hills

TLC’s Covenant Coordinator Torrey Archer with monitoring volunteer Jonah in head-high salal. Photo Credit Andrew MacKinnon. While monitoring the Sooke Hills covenant, Nathan, Torrey, Jon, Kristi and Jonah take a well-deserved break. Photo Credit Andrew MacKinnon. Nathan, Jonah, Jon, Torrey, and Kristi on their first covenant monitoring visit of the season. Photo Credit [...]

By |2016-10-26T18:37:59-07:00June 2nd, 2015|Vancouver Island|Comments Off on TLC’s 2015 Covenant Monitoring Season is Underway: Volunteers Head to the Sooke Hills

TLC Transfers 29% Ownership of Maltby Lake

NEWS RELEASE THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF BC TRANSFERS 29% OWNERSHIP OF MALTBY LAKE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 5, 2015 Victoria, BC – The Land Conservancy of BC has sold a portion of its undivided interest in Maltby Lake in Saanich. The transfer was completed on May 1, 2015. The sale was approved by the Supreme [...]

TLC To Transfer Sooke Potholes Campground to the CRD

Media Release For Immediate Release April 21, 2015 TLC To Transfer Sooke Potholes Campground to the CRD Victoria, BC - The Capital Regional District (CRD) Board is pleased to announce the pending transfer of Sooke Potholes campground to the Region, with the support of The Land Conservancy of British Columbia (TLC) in consideration of their [...]

By |2016-10-26T18:37:59-07:00April 21st, 2015|Press Release, Vancouver Island|Comments Off on TLC To Transfer Sooke Potholes Campground to the CRD

TLC Transfers Interest in Chemainus River Property to CVRD

NEWS RELEASE THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF BC TRANSFERS INTEREST IN CHEMAINUS RIVERPROPERTY TO THE COWICHAN VALLEY REGIONAL DISTRICT FOR PARK FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 21, 2015 Victoria, BC – The Land Conservancy of BC (TLC) has transferred its 50% undivided interest in a Chemainus River property to the Cowichan Valley Regional District (CVRD) to create [...]

By |2016-10-26T18:38:00-07:00April 21st, 2015|Press Release, Vancouver Island|Comments Off on TLC Transfers Interest in Chemainus River Property to CVRD
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