The Heron Newsletter - Spring 2025

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A newsletter from Islands Trust Conservancy | Protecting islands in the Salish Sea | islandstrust.bc.ca/conservancy
SPRING 2025
        
In Memoriam p. 3
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view from Mount Tuam. Salt Spring Island. Photo: Islands Trust Conservancy
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Heron
Common Camas. Photo: Islands Trust Conservancy
Introducing New Board 
Members  p. 4
Photo: Islands Trust Conservancy
Celebrating 
35 
Ye ar s
of 
Conservation
p. 2

Islands Trust and Islands Trust Conservancy respectfully acknowledge that the lands and waters that encompass the 
Islands Trust Area have been home to Indigenous peoples since time immemorial and that their deep connection to 
the islands continues to this day. We are committed to reconciliation, to upholding the rights of Indigenous peoples, 
and to working together to preserve and protect this ecologically, culturally, and spiritually significant region in the 
Salish Sea. The Islands Trust Area is located in the treaty and territorial lands and waters of the BOḰEĆEN, Cowichan 
Tribes, K’ómoks, Lyackson, MÁLEXEȽ, Qualicum, scəẃaθən, səlilw ̓ ətaɬ, SEMYOME, shíshálh, Sḵwx
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SIḴEM, Xeláltxw, Xwémalhkwu, Xwsepsum, and xʷməθkʷəy.
Photo: Lisa wILCOX
Celebrating 35 Years
of Conservation
This year, Islands Trust Conservancy is recognizing 35 years 
as a conservation land trust committed to the protection and          
preservation of sensitive species and ecosystems on over 450 
islands in the Salish Sea. 
Since 1990, Islands Trust Conservancy has worked closely with 
landholders, communities, and conservation partners to protect 
places they care about - building on the stewardship of Indigenous 
Peoples who have cared for these lands and waters since time 
immemorial. To date, ITC has protected 115 properties - 34 nature 
reserves and 81 conservation covenants - totalling more than 1,385 
hectares of ecologically and culturally significant land on islands 
in the Salish Sea.
ITC is celebrating its 35th anniversary through various initiatives, 
including the launch of a new blog on the ITC website, titled 
the Islands Trust Conservancy Journal. Contribute your stories, 
memories, and positive words about ITC for the Journal through 
the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ITC35th.
Introducing Wendy Tyrrell, Islands Trust Conservancy Acting Manager
Hi! My name is Wendy. I’m so excited to be back working with Islands Trust Conservancy 
in time to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the organization and help support staff in             
moving projects forward. I first joined ITC from 2021 to 2023 as the Species at Risk Program 
Coordinator, and have worked for a variety of land trusts leading land protection and 

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