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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Purchase your tickets today by calling 1-877-485-2422 or reserving online at conservancy.bc.ca. Ticket price of $125: • Includes entrance to Abkhazi Garden • Includes tea and cofee • Includes tea sandwiches, scones and desserts Wine, beer and themed cocktails available for purchase Gates to TLC's magical Abkhazi Garden will open at 6 p.m. on [...]