The Heron Newsletter Autumn 2019

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Autumn 2019  A newsletter from the Islands Trust Conservancy, for Canada’s Islands in the Salish Sea islandstrustconservancy.ca
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Rare and Endangered Species 
Protected Thanks to You! 
Have you ever heard of batwing vinyl? Me neither and 
there’s a good reason why. There’s not much of it around.
This is one of the reasons it is so important that the piece of paradise on the 
southeast corner of Lasqueti Island, directly adjacent to Squitty Bay Provincial 
Park, was protected in July 2019. The Salish View Nature Reserve, a 160 
metre-high ridgetop on the coast with 270-degree views of the Salish Sea,  
is not just stunningly beautiful. It’s also home to several rare and endangered 
species. Batwing vinyl is just one of them.
Salish View protects a very large occurrence of batwing vinyl (Leptogium 
platynum), scattered in 14 patches throughout the reserve. This leafy 
“jellyskin” lichen is federally listed as Endangered and is protected under the 
Species at Risk Act. Although only three locations in Canada were known in 
2011, recent surveys have brought the total number up to 18 sites including the 
recent discovery at Salish View. Biologists that surveyed the land also found 
the rare northern red-legged frog (Rana aurora), and the little brown myotis 
bat (Myotis lucifugus), listed federally as Endangered. 
The protection of this Nature Reserve was made possible thanks to you: 
caring supporters of Islands Trust Conservancy and Lasqueti Island Nature 
Conservancy, the Sitka Foundation, and the Clayden Family. “We’d like 
to thank all of the 150 individual donors plus landowner Wayne Bright who 
generously donated 20 per cent of the market value to kick-start the campaign,” 
said Gordon Scott, President of the Lasqueti Island Nature Conservancy.
The Ecological Gifts Program of Environment and Climate Change Canada 
generously funded the Species at Risk surveys. Understanding which species 
are present will help the Islands Trust Conservancy manage the reserve 
effectively to protect these rare and interesting species. 
Reconciliation Declaration   
July 16, 2019
The Islands Trust Conservancy acknowledges that 
the islands and waters that encompass the Salish 
Sea have been home to Indigenous Peoples since 
time immemorial. We recognize that we are all 
intertwined in the ecosystems that are the lands, 
waters, culture, and ecology that embody this place.
The Islands Trust Conservancy will strive to create 
opportunities for knowledge-sharing, understanding 
and collaboration as people come together to 
preserve and protect the special nature of the islands 
within the Salish Sea.
The Islands Trust Conservancy is committed to 
the protection and preservation of this place 
through processes that respect and honour 
reconciliation and mutually respectful relationships 
with Coast Salish Indigenous Peoples. We express 
our recognition for the past, present, and future 
stewardship and knowledge that has been shared by 
Indigenous Peoples an

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