Islands Trust Conservancy Annual Report 2024-2025

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Islands Trust 
Conservancy  
2024/25 ANNUAL REPORT

Reconciliation Declaration
Islands Trust Conservancy acknowledges that the lands and waters 
that encompass the Salish Sea have been home to Indigenous 
Peoples since time immemorial. We recognize that we are all 
intertwined in the ecosystems that are the lands, waters, culture, 
and ecology that embody this place.
Islands Trust Conservancy will strive to create opportunities for 
knowledge-sharing, understanding, and collaboration as people 
come together to preserve and protect the special nature of the 
islands in the Salish Sea.
Islands Trust Conservancy is committed to the protection and 
preservation of this place through processes that respect and 
honour reconciliation and mutually respectful relationships with 
Coast Salish Indigenous Peoples. We express our recognition for 
the past, present, and future stewardship and knowledge that has 
been shared by Indigenous Peoples and are humbled and grateful.
Adopted: July 16, 2019 Islands Trust Conservancy Board in 
METULIYE (Victoria)
Cover photo: Death camas, common camas, sea blush, and Pacific sanicle, Saturnina Island Nature 
Reserve. Photo by Islands Trust Conservancy.
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Who We Are
Established in 1990, Islands Trust Conservancy (ITC) is a registered 
land trust, and a distinct corporate entity of Islands Trust. The Islands 
Trust Conservancy is dedicated to preserving and protecting the frag-
ile and unique ecosystems throughout the Islands Trust Area in the 
Salish Sea, which lies between the mainland of British Columbia and 
Vancouver Island, and includes the Átl’ka7tsem/Howe Sound area. This 
region covers over 450 islands and inlets, featuring rich archeological 
and culturally significant sites, and a vast diversity of ecosystems and 
species, many of which are endangered, or under the threat of becoming 
endangered.
Our mission is to protect these very special places by encouraging, 
undertaking, and assisting in voluntary conservation initiatives across 
the islands. We work with many partners including: private landholders 
and donors, local conservancies, environmental organizations, charita-
ble foundations, academic institutions, businesses, First Nations, and all 
levels of government. 
Read more about how you can protect nature with us.
The United Nations and Government of Canada 
set a goal of 30% protected area by 2030. 
Scientific consensus is that we must protect at 
least 30% of lands, waters, and oceans by 2030 
in order to stop biodiversity decline and the 
climate change crisis. Islands Trust Conservancy 
is doing its part to meet this goal in the Islands 
Trust Area —    where 20% of the land is in 
protected status.
Fool’s onion, Sidney Island. Photo by Islands Trust Conservancy
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How We Work
We preserve and protect the islands by:
• Working with landholders to support voluntary land protection. 
Through generous don

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