Conservation Status of Hornby Island

· Hornby Island · Reports & Publications · 2019

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Topics: Marine & foreshore · First Nations & reconciliation · Transportation & ferries · Climate & environment — our classification, not the Trust's.

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Great Blue Heron
(Ardea herodias fannini) 
Special Concern (Federally), 
blue listed (Provincially)






etis
South Pender
Saturna
Salt Spring
North Pender
Mayne
Lasqueti
Hornby
Gambier
Galiano
Gabriola
Executive
Denman
Bowen
Natural Areas Converted for Human Use in the Islands Trust Area
    

Once land is converted for human use, that land is less available for nature. As land 
conversion reaches or goes above a 30-40% threshold, the number of species in a 
given habitat decline more rapidly.
23% PROTECTED
Species at riskParks & protected areas
Conservation status of 
Hornby Island Local Trust Area
The Hornby Island Local Trust Area is one of 13 local trust areas 
and island municipalities that make up the Islands Trust Area. 
The Hornby Island Local Trust Area, located 31 km southeast of 
Courtenay, includes the associated islands of Toby Island, Flora 
Islet and Norris Rocks. It is within the traditional territories of 
numerous First Nations who have cared for these lands and 
waters since time immemorial.  
The Hornby Island Local Trust Area’s beautiful and vibrant 
islands, home to some of the rarest ecosystems in the world, 
are under threat from development, climate change and 
habitat degradation. The Islands Trust Conservancy does 
“nature check-ups” to measure the state of island ecosystems 
to see how well we are meeting the Islands Trust’s mandate 
to “preserve and protect”. Guided by a science-based Regional 
Conservation Plan, our work is important because, like the 
species and habitats that support us, the quality of human 
life depends on ecosystem health. We all have a part to play 
in protecting these fragile islands in the Salish Sea for future 
generations. 
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