Cyril Cunningham Management Plan
· Salt Spring Island · Reports & Publications · 2016
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Topics: Marine & foreshore · Aquaculture & shellfish · Fresh water & aquifers · Forestry & trees · Bylaw enforcement · First Nations & reconciliation · Transportation & ferries · Governance & budget · Climate & environment — our classification, not the Trust's.
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_________ Cyril Cunn ____________ ningham Natur Sa l _____________ re Reserve Man Cyril the Tru lt Spring Isl Habitat A ____________ nagement Plan l Cunning Manag Salt S Prep App ust Fund Bo Resolution land Conse Acquisition _____________ – 2016 Final gham Natu gement Pl pring Isla pared by th proved by oard, Novem n # TFB‐20 ervancy, Fe n Trust, Feb ____________ ure Reserv lan, and he mber 22, 2 16‐033 ebruary 14, bruary 22, _____________ ve 016 , 2017 and 2017 _____________ P ____ Page 1 ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Cyril Cunningham Nature Reserve Management Plan – 2016 Final Page 2 i. Executive Summary Cyril Cunningham Nature Reserve is a 3.84 hectare (9.49 acre) area on the south end of Salt Spring Island overlooking Satellite Channel and the Saanich Peninsula. The reserve is on Mt. Tuam and is within the asserted traditional territory of 13 First Nations and 2 Treaty Groups. Coast Salish First Nations have had a presence on these lands for thousands of years 1 . Cyril Cunningham Nature Reserve was transferred to the Islands Trust Fund Board (TFB) in 1994 by the Cunningham family and associates after establishing a subdivision on their Cape Keppel property. A Section 219 Conservation Covenant and Section 218 Statutory Right of Way in favour of the Salt Spring Island Conservancy (SSIC) and Habitat Acquisition Trust (HAT) were registered on the reserve in 2014. The reserve is part of a 400 hectare continuous area of protected and provincial land known as the Mount Tuam Special Management Area (SMA). The SMA is being cooperatively managed by a multi‐jurisdictional group known as the Mount Tuam Special Management Area Resource Team (SMART). Four provincially red‐listed plant communities have been identified to date as well the blue‐listed leafless wintergreen (Pyrola aphylla). The Islands Trust Fund (ITF) manages nature reserves and protected areas to ensure that ecological communities and native species are protected in perpetuity. The management vision for Cyril Cunningham Nature Reserve is to protect the unique ecological values in perpetuity in order to support a diverse range of native plants and animals. The current threats to this vision include off‐road vehicle traffic, overgrazing, invasive species and conifer encroachment associated with fire suppression. In order to achieve the management vision, the following actions are recommended as resources permit: 1. Conduct annual site visits to monitor covenant compliance and identify management concerns. 2. Work with BC Hydro, Telus, and the Victoria Airport Authority to develop Best Management Practices for managing the utility line right of way to minimize negative impacts to the reserve as well as the conservation covenants to the south of the reserve. 1 The Trust
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