Fairyslipper Management Plan
· Thetis Island · Reports & Publications · 2019
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Topics: Marine & foreshore · Aquaculture & shellfish · Fresh water & aquifers · Forestry & trees · First Nations & reconciliation · Transportation & ferries · Governance & budget · Climate & environment — our classification, not the Trust's.
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Fairyslipper Forest Nature Reserve Management Plan Thetis Island Photo 1. One of many fairy-slipper orchids in Fairyslipper Forest Nature Reserve Prepared for Prepared by Carrina Maslovat, RPBio #1407, 175 Stewart Road, Salt Spring Island, BC Approved by the Islands Trust Conservancy Board, May 21, 2019 Resolution No. ITC-2019-017, Thetis Island Nature Conservancy, June 12, 2019 Cowichan Community Land Trust, June 19, 2019 Fairyslipper Forest Nature Reserve Management Plan 2019 Page 2 of 67 Executive Summary Islands Trust Conservancy acknowledges and respects that Thetis Island is within the traditional territory of many 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 honoring 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 Fairyslipper Forest Nature Reserve is a living document that will evolve as opportunities for knowledge sharing arise and understanding grows. Fairyslipper Forest Nature Reserve protects 16.58 hectares (40.96 acres) of land on southern Thetis Island. It was acquired in 2018 by the Islands Trust Conservancy (ITC), the Thetis Island Nature Conservancy (ThINC), and the Cowichan Community Land Trust (CCLT) after a three- year fundraising campaign. Fairyslipper Forest is currently the only publicly accessible protected area on Thetis Island. It protects maturing Coastal Douglas-fir forests with many older veteran trees. There are two seasonal creeks in the northwestern part of the reserve. Eight rare species (one bat, four birds, one frog, one plant, and one lichen species) have been observed in or near the reserve. The reserve is named after the fairy-slipper orchids (Calypso bulbosa) that bloom throughout the reserve in the spring. There is a public hiking trail through the eastern portion of the reserve, which currently passes through adjacent privately-managed land. A key management action is to provide public access to the reserve directly from North Cove Road by constructing a low-impact hiking trail that links up with the existing trail. Any unlicensed trails on adjacent privately- managed lots that connect with the reserve will be closed at the boundary, with boundary signage and trail decommissioning to limit ongoing use. Once the trail route has been determined, signage should be installed to identify trailheads and outline permitted uses. The number of non-native invasive woody plants in the reserve is currently low and removal efforts should focus on Scotch broom and English holly since they are in early stages of invasion. Establishment of a volunteer warden program would help monitor the property and provide early detection of management
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