Conservation Status of Denman Island

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Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly, 
taylori subspecies (Euphydryas editha 
taylori)
Endangered (Federally), red listed (Provincially)
Denman Island has the last remaining known 
Taylor’s checkerspot breeding location in Canada
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.
Species at riskParks & protected areas
Conservation status of 
Denman Island Local Trust Area
The Denman Island Local Trust Area is one of 13 local trust 
areas and island municipalities that make up the Islands Trust 
Area. The Denman Island Local Trust Area, located southeast 
of Courtney, includes Denman Island and associated Chrome 
Island and Sandy and Seal Islets. It is within the traditional 
territories of numerous First Nations who have cared for these 
lands and waters since time immemorial.  
Denman’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. 
Learn more at islandstrustconservancy.ca
24% PROTECTED
Land Converted to Human Use in the Islands Trust Area

    
  
Sensitive ecosystems How do forests help us?
Woodland .
Rest of Local 
Trust Area
Modified 
ecosystems and 
young forests
Portion 
protected

Freshwater .

Wetland .	
Mature Forest .
Herbaceous .
 
 
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Modified Ecosystems
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Sensitive ecosystems are fragile to 
disturbance and are often home to 
at-risk or endangered species
More than 65% of the Islands Trust Area is in private land ownership. Pressures to develop and change the natural landscape are tremendous. e 
Islands Trust Conservancy works with landowners to protect private land with conservation covenants, land donations, fundraising for nature, and 
stewardship.  
e forests on Denman sequester approximately 9, 870 tonnes of 
carbon/year which equates to removing the emissions of 2,085 
passenger vehicles per year

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