Seasons greetings friends! It's hard to believe we're wrapping up another calendar year of programming at TLC. This year has been packed full of education and restoration events; covenant monitoring, enforcement, and creation; and land management and stewardship activities. Our partners, volunteers, and supporters have made every kilometer we've traversed in our stewardship activities [...]
Seasons greetings friends! The December weather may be cold and wet but thankfully that hasn’t stopped me from spending time in the garden. Dressed in my old wool cardigan and yellow raincoat, I’ve been tackling those tasks that remain at this time of year: harvesting brussels sprouts, cutting the last of the cabbage, planting bulbs, [...]
I recently met with a landowner in Nanoose Bay to discuss options for protecting the forest in her backyard. As development in her neighbourhood is fragmenting local habitat, she reached out to learn how she could protect the land that she has called home for the last 20 years. With minimal alterations, the site [...]
This fall the west coast has been experiencing unseasonably warm and dry weather with record breaking temperatures and dramatic drought. Smoke filled skies remained late into October causing poor air quality well beyond the devastated communities impacted by B.C.’s raging wildfires. Late last month the government continued to rank the Sunshine Coast, Vancouver Island, Lower [...]
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 [...]
For Immediate Release MILLSTREAM CREEK WATERSHED PROPERTY PROTECTED Charity acquires 11.1 hectares of Coastal Douglas-fir ecosystem in the District of Highlands JANUARY 18, 2021, VICTORIA, BC – The Land Conservancy of BC (TLC) is pleased to announce the successful fundraising for and acquisition of 11.1 hectares (27 acres) of Coastal Douglas-fir (CDF) ecosystem in [...]
Happy Holidays! As the end of the calendar year approaches, I wanted to reach out and share a brief update. This fall we launched our Millstream Creek Watershed project. If you're unfamiliar, you can read more about the acquisition campaign on our website and in our fall LANDmark article. The property is 27-acres of Coastal Douglas-fir ecosystem (CDF) in [...]
NEWS RELEASE MILLSTREAM CREEK WATERSHED CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCED WITH 4:1 MATCHING GIFT OPPORTUNITY Charity to receive $248,000 in grant funding to support the acquisition FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 12, 2020 Victoria, BC – The Land Conservancy of BC (TLC) has launched a new fundraising campaign to protect 27 acres of Coastal Douglas-fir (CDF) ecosystem in the [...]