The Heron Newsletter Fall 2009

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The Heron | Sprng 2018 | Islands Trust Fund
Spring 2018  A newsletter from the Islands Trust Fund, a Conservancy for Canada’s Islands in the Salish Sea
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Pledge your support for ‘Salish View’ to protect old growth trees
A joint fundraising campaign is underway to protect a spectacular 11.5 hectare (28 acre) property on 
Lasqueti Island featuring mature Coastal Douglas-fir forest and rugged cliffs. The Islands Trust Fund 
and the Lasqueti Island Nature Conservancy are partnering to raise $250,000 by December 21, 2018  
to create a new nature reserve directly adjacent to Squitty Bay Provincial Park. 
The partners have eight months to raise the funds to acquire Salish View—linking the mountain top  
to the seashore, protecting forests, endangered toads, creeks and salmon! 
Salish View rises above Lasqueti’s rocky southern coastline to a prominent ridgetop with a stunning 
270-degree vista of the Salish Sea. Visitors have described the summit view as one of the best 
marine views on the West Coast. Once protected, the property will be open to the public, offering 
opportunities for walking on nature trails through beautiful old-growth trees and rocky bluffs to the 
viewpoint. The proposed Salish View Nature Reserve will protect habitat for species at risk and an 
important part of the watershed of Wamer Creek—one of only three salmon-bearing streams on 
Lasqueti Island. 
“This is an exciting opportunity for Lasqueti Island, and for the whole Salish Sea region,” said Gordon 
Scott, President of the Lasqueti Island Nature Conservancy. “Every donation makes a difference now.”
The fundraising campaign has already received a significant amount of community support and  
a generous $60,000 grant from the Sitka Foundation. Now, the partners need to raise an  
additional $155,000.
“Sitka Foundation supports conservation of special habitats like Salish View. Our mission is to preserve 
biodiversity, celebrate nature, and protect the environment in British Columbia, across Canada, and in 
select ecosystems around the world. Salish View is a great example of this, happening in our very own 
backyard,” said Carolyn Beaty of the Sitka Foundation. 
Donations for the Salish View campaign can be made to the Islands Trust Fund’s Lasqueti Island 
Acquisition Fund and the Lasqueti Island Nature Conservancy’s CanadaHelps page. Tax receipts will 
be issued for gifts over $20. 
Help Create Lasqueti Island’s Newest  
Community Nature Reserve
Salish View, Lasqueti Island. Photo G. Scott

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Settlement Land Covenant 
A good news story for the federally endangered Checkerspot butterfly.  
A new voluntary legal covenant between the Islands Trust Fund and the Denman Conservancy 
Association protects the rich and diverse forest, meadow and wetland habitats of the Settlement 
Lands on Denman Island. 
The Settlement Lands Covenant protects 64 hectares (157 acres) of large old Douglas-firs, marshy 
wetlands and breeding habitat f

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