Salish View Management Plan

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Salish View Nature Reserve 
Management Plan  
Lasqueti Island, BC 
 
 
Photo 1. View from the summit of Salish View Nature Reserve. 
 
PREPARED FOR 
Islands Trust Conservancy 
 
 
PREPARED BY Carrina Maslovat, R. P. Bio. #1407 
and Laura Matthias, Consultant Biologist   
Salt Spring Island, BC 
 
APPROVED BY 
Islands Trust Conservancy Board on February 13, 2020 
Lasqueti Island Nature Conservancy Board on March 4, 2020 
Nanaimo & Area Land Trust Board on March 4, 2020 

SVNR Management Plan 2019  
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i. Executive Summary 
Islands Trust Conservancy acknowledges and respects that Lasqueti Island is within the 
traditional territory of multiple Coast Salish peoples, whose 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 Salish View Nature 
Reserve is a living document that will evolve as opportunities for knowledge sharing arise and 
understanding grows. 
 
In August 2019, the Islands Trust Conservancy acquired the 11.5-hectare (28 acre) Salish View 
Nature Reserve on Lasqueti Island, BC. The purchase of the property was made possible by a 
successful community fundraising effort led by the Islands Trust Conservancy (ITC) and the 
Lasqueti Island Nature Conservancy (LINC), and by a substantial donation off the appraised 
property value by the landholders. A Section 219 conservation covenant was registered for the 
property at the time of title transfer naming Lasqueti Island Nature Conservancy (LINC) and 
Nanaimo & Area Land Trust (NALT) as Covenant Holders. 
 
 
Photo 2. Gordon Scott (LINC) with large veteran Douglas-fir trees. 
 

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Salish View Nature Reserve is 
located on the southeast corner 
of Lasqueti Island, directly 
adjacent to, and northwest of, 
Squitty Bay Provincial Park (12 
hectares). The property rises 
above Lasqueti Island’s rocky 
southern coastline to a 
prominent ridgetop with a 
stunning 270-degree vista of the 
Salish Sea. The reserve consists 
of forested areas, including 
remnant old growth forest, 20 
metre-high rocky bluffs, deep, 
narrow valleys, small wetland 
pools and moss-covered 
outcroppings within the Coastal 
Douglas-fir biogeoclimatic zone. The elevation ranges from 40 to 160 metres. The property 
possesses significan

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