2008 Community Stewardship Award - Recipients
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Sustaining the Islands – Community Stewardship Awards Program 2008 Nominee Recipient Profile Nominee: Lasqueti Island Nature Conservancy, Lasqueti Island Category: Group Project: Squitty Bay Provincial Park Expansion Nominator(s): Ross McMillan Letters of Support: NA Project Description: In 2007 the Lasqueti Island Nature Conservancy launched a campaign to permanently protect a 38.5 hectare oceanfront property next to Squitty Bay Provincial Park on southeast Lasqueti Island. Members of the Conservancy played a fundamental role in the acquisition project. They motivated and mobilized a community with a population of less than 400 to work together to raise the $250,000 needed to protect a cherished piece of the island. Fundraising efforts included the outdoor family event ‘A Day in the Park’; collaborative work with the Islands Trust Fund, BC Parks, the Nature Trust of BC, and The Land Conservancy; and numerous education and outreach efforts both on and off-island. With the successful purchase of this property, the community members behind this project can take pride in their success. They expanded the size of Squitty Bay Provincial Park from 13 to over 51 hectares. Sustaining the Islands – Community Stewardship Awards Program 2008 Nominee Recipient Profile Nominee: Lyall Creek Salmon and Trout Enhancement Project, Saturna Island Category: Group Project: Lyall Creek Salmon and Trout Enhancement Project Nominator(s): Priscilla Ewbank Letters of Support: NA Project Description: Over the last 20 years a core group of Saturna residents has worked to restore Lyall Creek’s salmon and cut throat trout habitat. Significant efforts went into replacing a culvert that blocked the stream above the estuary for returning spawning salmon and to develop baseline data about the creek. The group collaborated with numerous government agencies, including the Ministry of Transportation, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, and Parks Canada, and has engaged the wider community in their efforts. Examples of community involvement include the Saturna Island Elementary School’s annual project to raise salmon eggs for release in the stream, the island Parks and Recreation Commission annual barbeque and creek tours, donations from the Saturna Island Lions Club to bring in salmon fry from off-island, and use of the creek in the Ecological Education Centre programming. The Lyall Creek Salmon and Trout Enhancement Project is truly a community effort and makes the most of local skills, values, and commitment. Sustaining the Islands – Community Stewardship Awards Program 2008 Nominee Recipient Profile Nominee: Mary Cooper, Mayne Island Category: Individual Project: Mayne Island Integrated Water Systems Society Nominator(s): (3) Louise Valleé and Marie Elliot, Diane Plucinak, Al Maxwell Letters of Support: (1) Susan DeGryp Project Description: Mayne Is
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