Lisa Baile Nature Reserve Management Plan

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LISA BAILE NATURE RESERVE 
MANAGEMENT PLAN NORTH 
PENDER ISLAND, BC 
 
PREPARED BY: PREPARED FOR: Islands Trust Conservancy 
Claudia Schaefer, M.Sc., R. P. Bio. #1001 
 
APPROVED BY: 
Islands Trust Conservancy Board on July 13, 2022 
Resolution 2022-035 
Pender Island Conservancy Association on September 
29, 2022 
 

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i. Executive Summary 
 
Islands Trust Conservancy (ITC) acknowledges and respects that SDȺY ̧ES/ North Pender 
Island is within the traditional territory of Coast Salish Peoples (BOḰEĆEN (Pauquachin) First 
Nation, MÁLEXEȽ (Malahat) Nation, SȾÁUTW̱ (Tsawout) First Nation, W̱ JOȽEȽP (Tsartlip) First 
Nation, W̱ SIḴEM (Tseycum) First Nation, Cowichan Tribes, Halalt First Nation, Lyackson First 
Nation, Penelakut Tribe, SEMYOME (Semiahmoo) First Nation, Stz'uminus First Nation, 
Tsawwassen First Nation, and Ts'uubaa-asatx (Lake Cowichan) First Nation). The historical 
relationship to the land, culture, and spirit of this place continues to this day. ITC is 
committed to honouring the rich history of Indigenous stewardship in the lands and waters 
of the Islands Trust Area and to building mutually respectful relationships between 
Indigenous and non-Indigenous partners in conservation. Therefore, this Management Plan 
for Lisa Baile Nature Reserve is a living document that will evolve as opportunities for 
knowledge sharing arise and understanding grows
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The Lisa Baile Nature Reserve (LINR) is located at the northern end of North Pender Island, 
one of the Gulf Islands in the southern portion of the Salish Sea. LINR has experienced 
minimal human disturbance since the widespread logging of the coastal region in the 1900s. 
Its predominantly mature, coniferous forests blanket moderate to steep north-facing slopes. 
The forests of the reserve provide habitat for many species of wildlife and plants, and with 
the unfragmented forests adjacent support an extensive greenway for wildlife movement. 
Wildlife use of LINR is evident by the numerous wildlife trees and snags throughout. 
 
Four provincially at risk ecological communities and two Sensitive Ecosystems occur in LINR, 
a high diversity given its size. This community diversity also provides a high biodiversity of 
plant species, from those restricted to dry, nutrient poor soils of the ridgetop woodland to 
ones requiring rich, moist soils at the toe slope. LINR is also significant for harbouring a large 
number of old growth trees and other ecological characteristics of old growth forest. 
 
This Management Plan assesses the current condition of LINR, sets out conservation 
objectives, identifies ecological and/or cultural values, identifies relevant management 
issues and provides recommendations for the continued ecological health of LINR. 
Recommendations include ensuring minimal human disturbance by restricting visitation, 
pursuing the removal of the road easements, planting native trees in clearings and 
potentially on the roadbed, supporting the ongoing bir

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