Deep Ridge Management Plan

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Deep Ridge Nature Reserve 
Property Management Plan  
Salt Spring Island, BC 
 
 
Photo 1. Maturing second growth forest in Deep Ridge Nature Reserve, Salt Spring Island. 
 
Prepared for: 
Islands Trust Conservancy 
 
 
Deep Ridge Nature Reserve Management Plan  
Prepared: February 1994 
Revised: November 2004 by J. Ussery 
 
Revised: January 2020 by Carrina Maslovat 
 
APPROVED BY 
Islands Trust Conservancy Board on January 26, 2021; Resolution ITC-2021-004 

Deep Ridge Nature Reserve Management Plan Final - December 14, 2020                                                                                                                       
 
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i. Executive Summary 
Islands Trust Conservancy acknowledges and respects that Salt Spring Island is within the 
territory of Coast Salish Peoples, the Cowichan Tribes, Halalt First Nation, Lyackson First Nation, 
MÁLEXEȽ (Malahat) Nation, BOḰEĆEN (Pauquachin) First Nation, Penelakut Tribe, SEMYOME 
(Semiahmoo) First Nation, Stz'uminus (Chemainus) First Nation, W̱JOȽEȽP (Tsartlip) First Nation, 
SȾÁUTW̱ (Tsawout) First Nation, Tsawwassen First Nation, W̱SIḴEM (Tseycum) First Nation, 
Ts'uubaa-asatx (Lake Cowichan) First Nation. The historical relationship to the land, culture, and 
spirit of this place continues to this day. Islands Trust Conservancy 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 Deep Ridge Nature Reserve is a living 
document that will evolve as opportunities for knowledge sharing arise and understanding 
grows
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The Deep Ridge Nature Reserve was donated to the Islands Trust Conservancy (ITC) in 1992 by 
Jonathon and Evelyn Oldroyd and Robert and Rosemary Trump. The Ministry of Transportation 
and Highways and the Capital Regional District hold a restrictive covenant on the land, which 
was executed in 1992. The initial management plan was prepared in 1994, revised in 2004 by 
Joel Ussery, and updated in 2019 by Carrina Maslovat.  
 
The Reserve is located on the southeast coast of Salt Spring Island, south of Cusheon Creek. It is 
14.18 hectares (35.05 acres) in size, measuring 1.6 kilometres long by 14-150 metres wide. The 
land is a strip of steeply-sloping, forested ridge that includes 14 metres of ocean front. The 
Reserve has been logged and is currently a young forest which will mature into a red-listed 
ecological community. There are a number of wildlife trees, primarily small diameter standing 
dead trees. Two species at risk have been observed on the land, leafless wintergreen and 
Northern Red-legged Frog.  
 
The Reserve provides a buffer to the ad

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