Official blog of the Land Trust Alliance of BC

The US has just announced a proposal to list the Taylor's Checkerspot Butterfly on the endangered list. Historically, this butterfly occurred in BC, Washington and Oregon. It was first described by W.H. Edwards, a noted American entomologist, in 1888 from specimens collected in Beacon Hill Park in Victoria.

Photo from Denman Conservancy Association

Enjoy reading this month's enews from LTABC.

October enews

A great shot by Rob Lovett of a pristine day on Galiano Island. 

Our photo contest is officially wrapped up with the announcement of our Grand Prize Winner Trina Davies.  We feel that her amazing photo of Dunn Lake best represents our amazing province and its natural beauty.  For her efforts, Trina will receive a special journal along with a copy of Islands in the Salish Sea. 

Thanks again to everybody that participated in the contest.  We hope that you all continue to enjoy BC's remarkable outdoors and natural heritage.  We live in an amazing province, and it is important that we do everything we can to conserve BC's future. 

We hosted a photo contest recently, and received many amazing photos from people who care about BC's natural heritage.  The following are the winners of our three categories: Wildlife, Places and People, along with a couple honorable mentions we couldn't leave out!

 

For our wildlife category, the winner was Heather McDonald with a stunning shot of waves breaking with a flying seagull in Sooke. 

 

 

LTABC has spent the last two weekends in Bastion Square fundraising for a reclaimed forest project!  We set up a giant jenga tower using recycled wood scraps from Home Lumber Supplies to help raise awareness and funds for BC Land Trusts and the reclaimed forest project.  We are still working on future events for the project as well as a final destination for the reclaimed wood used for the project.  Stay tuned for developments! 

 

Our August E-News is up!  Follow the link below to get the latest from the Land Trust Alliance of BC.

August E-News

 

This image by Stephen Hui is from a protected area in the interior of BC and shows some amazingly large trees reaching for the sky!

Garry Oaks from Salt Spring Island!

We were on Savary Island this past weekend to participate in the Savary Island Land Trust (SILT) strategic planning process.

 

Our weekend included a wonderful 3 hour hike with SILT Executive Director Liz Webster who showed us the trails on the Island as well as many unusual plants and trees including the breathtaking Spirit Tree, rare white pines and some of the largest arbutus trees in BC.

Last Saturday, the Land Trust Alliance of BC held a fundraising show at the Cambie Esquimalt to raise funds and awareness for land trusts in BC.  The show featured singer-songwriters Richard Kim, Niska Napoleon and Jon Choi, along with local band Citizen Joy.

Overall, it was a great night of music and fundraising.  With awesome music from all the performers, the atmosphere was amazing right from the start.   We raised over $270 for conservation efforts and most importantly, raised awareness about the issues facing BC's natural heritage and its preservation for future generations. 

We hope everybody had a great time and look forward to seeing everyone again the next time we do a fundraising show!   

 

 

A great shot of a Garry oak in the sun. Many Garry oak ecosystems are threatened on Vancouver Island and it is important that we work together to preserve them.

 

These tall trees are part of 60 acres of protected old-growth forest near Osoyoos.

Protected lands in the Comox Valley.

Land Trust Photo of the Day! Another shot from Pine Butte Ranch in the East Kootenays. Only 1.2 percent of grasslands in BC are protected, yet they are home to over 50 species at risk, including the American Badger, Long-billed Curlew, Lewis Woodpecker and Flammulated Owl

Our July E-News is up!  Follow the link below to get the latest from the Land Trust Alliance of BC.

July E-News

Taken in Burgoyne Bay on Salt Spring Island, the 2300 acres protected are a great example of successful collaboration between land trusts, community groups and governments to achieve conservation goals.

We asked why people should support land trusts and why they are important and received the following responses.  Watch what people think, and let us know why you think land trusts are important.  Post your response in the comments section or on our Facebook page here and be entered to win a copy of Islands in the Salish Sea.