2024/25 Impact Report

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Protecting Islands in the Salish Sea
islandstrust.bc.ca/conservancy/
@IslTrustConservancy
(C) Common Camas, C. Funk 
@islandstrustconservancy@islandstrustconservancy
Impact Report

I respectfully acknowledge that the Islands Trust Area is located within the treaty
lands and territories of the BOḰEĆEN, Cowichan Tribes, Da'naxda'xw, K’ómoks,
Lummi, Lyackson, MÁLEXEȽ, Mamalilikulla, Qualicum, scəẃaθən, səlilwətaɬ,
SEMYOME, shíshálh, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, Snaw-naw-as, Snuneymuxw, Songhees,
Spune’luxutth’, SȾÁUTW̱, Stz’uminus, ɬaʔəmen, Tlowitsis, Ts'uubaa-asatx, Wei Wai
Kum, We Wai Kai, W̱JOȽEȽP, W̱SIḴEM, Xeláltxw, Xwémalhkwu, Xwsepsum, and
xʷməθkʷəy
̓
əm First Nations. Islands Trust is committed to reconciliation and to
working together to preserve and protect this ecologically, culturally, and spiritually
significant region in the Salish Sea.
Updated May 2025
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Contents
Who We Are
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Small Conservancy - Big Impact
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How We Work & Our People
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Working with Private Landholders
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Conservation Highlights of 2024
8 - 9
Opportunity Fund
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(C) Coast Salish Drums, L. Wilcox
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Support Our Work

Who We Are
Established in 1990, Islands Trust Conservancy is a land trust dedicated to preserving
and protecting the fragile and unique ecosystems of the Islands Trust Area in the
Salish Sea. This region covers approximately 79,000 hectares of land and over 482,000
hectares of water on the southern coast of British Columbia. It includes 450 islands
between southern Vancouver Island, mainland British Columbia and Howe Sound.
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
allies including: private landholders and donors, local conservancies, environmental
organizations, charitable foundations, academic institutions and businesses. We also
work with First Nations and government agencies of all levels.
Read our 2024-2025 Annual Report
The Islands Trust Area including terrestrial and marine components.
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~1,380  ha
ecological and cultural land
Which contain
We have worked with 30+ partners to achieve our
mission to date.       Together we have protected
Explore these properties online
115
properties protected through
voluntary conservation actions
34
Nature Reserves
81
Conservation
Covenants
+
Small Conservancy - Big Impact
Conduct monitoring and restoration
activities across 34 nature reserves and
81 conservation covenants
Run a Species at Risk (SAR) Program to
increase collaboration in recovery
efforts for species and ecosystems at
risk across the islands
Support climate action by managing
land to better mitigate climate impacts 
In addition to protecting land we also:
Engage private landowners in
stewardship education
20%
of the 
Islands Trust Area.
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Since 1990 we have succeeded in protecting
20+
 Islands 
 Across

Working with landholders to support voluntary land protection. We create nature rese

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