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Abkhazi Garden Patio Restoration Moves Forward with Boost from Heritage Legacy Fund

For Immediate Release The Land Conservancy of British Columbia (TLC) is receiving a boost of $4,400 to support its stone patio restoration project at Abkhazi Garden, which will complete the multi-stage refurbishment the non-profit began in 2016.  The funding comes through the Heritage Legacy Fund, the only provincial grant program that supports heritage conservation, [...]

Why Be Bat Friendly

Bats in BC play significant roles in pest management and pollination. Bats can reduce the need for chemical pesticides and indicate ecosystem health by revealing insect population density. Because many insect populations are declining in BC due to agricultural and pollutant stresses, bats have been negatively impacted. One-half of BC bats are considered species [...]

By |2018-08-20T12:46:05-07:00July 9th, 2018|British Columbia, Clearwater Wetlands & Wildlife Corridor, Northern BC, Okanagan, Vancouver Island, Vancouver Island Area|Comments Off on Why Be Bat Friendly

Wetlands and Watersheds – Water is Life

Ayum Creek. Jim Roberts. We are dependent on water to live, but in BC, water speaks to us in a special way that impacts our experiences beyond survival. Water surrounds us and is a significant aspect of our national and provincial identity, be it oceans, salmon-bearing streams, or wetlands. Wetland [...]

By |2018-08-20T12:50:48-07:00July 5th, 2018|British Columbia, Clearwater Wetlands & Wildlife Corridor, Northern BC, Okanagan, Uncategorized, Vancouver Island, Vancouver Island Area|Comments Off on Wetlands and Watersheds – Water is Life

Vancouver Island Arbutus Stress and Decline

Arbutus menziesii also known as Pacific Madrone Tree is a striking work of nature. It is the only broad-leafed evergreen tree in Canada and thrives in open, rocky outcrops near the ocean and occasionally in deeper soils in forest openings. In undisturbed habitat, Arbutus is extremely hardy, withstanding drought, extreme wind, poor nutrients, and [...]

By |2018-08-20T12:51:55-07:00June 21st, 2018|Uncategorized, Vancouver Island, Vancouver Island Area|Comments Off on Vancouver Island Arbutus Stress and Decline

PSA – Summer Volunteer Opportunity with The Land Conservancy of B.C.

  What: Covenant Monitoring Volunteer Opportunity When: Sundays from May through August, 3 to 6 hours each hike Where: Primarily in the Capital Regional District – Carpooling Available Your chance for hands-on conservation in your own community! The Land Conservancy of British Columbia (TLC) is seeking students looking to gain field experience in ecological [...]

By |2018-05-01T10:35:36-07:00May 1st, 2018|Covenants, Public Service Announcement, Vancouver Island|Comments Off on PSA – Summer Volunteer Opportunity with The Land Conservancy of B.C.

Biodiversity Study on Galiano Island Covenant

This winter, Camosun College Environmental Technology students Karen, Katie and Patrick teamed up with TLC and a landowner to conduct a biodiversity study of a Coastal Douglas-fir forest on Galiano Island. The landowner recently registered a conservation covenant with TLC and has been actively managing their forest for over 20 years using the principles [...]

By |2018-04-18T17:04:10-07:00April 25th, 2018|Covenants, Vancouver Island|Comments Off on Biodiversity Study on Galiano Island Covenant

The Story Behind Qualicum Heritage Forest

Today, the Heritage Forest provides old-growth attributes, such as snags and wildlife trees supporting notable key-featured species: Barred Owls, Great-Horned Owls, and Pileated Woodpeckers, among others. The Forest supports a wide variety of flora and fauna, some of which are unique. A Conservation Covenant was signed at a ceremony on July 15, 2008 and registered [...]

By |2018-04-18T11:19:55-07:00April 18th, 2018|Covenants, Vancouver Island|Comments Off on The Story Behind Qualicum Heritage Forest

The Latest Edition of the LANDmark is here!

In the Spring 2018 edition of TLC's LANDmark newsletter you'll read all about the new wetland parcel TLC protected in the Clearwater River Valley, how we are working with other land trusts and groups to protect special places through conservation covenants, and about TLC's latest initiative, our Passport to Nature. Filled with events designed [...]

By |2018-03-26T14:47:06-07:00March 27th, 2018|Abkhazi Garden, Clearwater Wetlands & Wildlife Corridor, Covenants, Events, Vancouver Island|Comments Off on The Latest Edition of the LANDmark is here!

Howard Horel Nature Reserve Announced

A new nature reserve--a forested 62-acre area near Ford Lake, including small streams flowing into the headwaters of Fulford Creek--is now in the hands of the Salt Spring Island Conservancy. The Howard Horel Nature Reserve has been created largely thanks to a generous anonymous donor, with some grant support from Environment and Climate Change Canada [...]

By |2018-03-13T10:27:47-07:00March 13th, 2018|Covenants, Press Release, Vancouver Island|Comments Off on Howard Horel Nature Reserve Announced

CORTES ISLAND WETLAND AND WILDLIFE CORRIDOR FURTHER PROTECTED BY NEW CONSERVATION COVENANT

CORTES ISLAND WETLAND AND WILDLIFE CORRIDOR FURTHER PROTECTED BY NEW CONSERVATION COVENANT Campus of Hollyhock Leadership Learning Centre now under permanent protection FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 8, 2018 Cortes Island, BC – The Land Conservancy of B.C. (TLC) and Hollyhock Leadership Learning Centre (Hollyhock) are pleased to announce the protection of 4.1 acres of [...]

By |2018-03-13T09:51:19-07:00March 8th, 2018|Covenants, Press Release, Vancouver Island|2 Comments
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