Vanilla Leaf Management Plan

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Vanilla Leaf Land Nature Reserve (DL 58) 
Galiano Island 
Management Plan 
 
 
 
 
Prepared by the 
 
 
 
Approved by 
the Trust Fund Board, July 25, 2013, 
the Galiano Conservancy Association, June 22, 2013, and 
the Nature Conservancy of Canada, July 22, 2013 
 
 
 
 

 
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Executive Summary  
District Lot 58 Nature Reserve is a 40.5 hectare (100 acre) piece of land that is part of a 
continuous protected area of more than 500 hectares (1,200 acres) known as the Mid-Galiano 
Conservation Network.  The network connects: Trincomali Nature Sanctuary, Galiano 
Restorative Learning Centre (District Lot 57), District Lot 58 Nature Reserve, Great Beaver 
Swamp Nature Reserve, Pebble Beach Nature Reserve, Laughlin Lake Nature Reserve and 
Bodega Ridge Provincial Park.   
The reserve protects the remaining portion of the Great Beaver Swamp (approximately 1.5 
hectares of the 6 hectare wetland),  and provincially listed ecological communities and species-
at-risk, including: waterfowl, songbirds and many other species associated with freshwater 
systems.   
The Islands Trust Fund manages Nature Reserves to ensure that ecological communities and 
native species are protected in perpetuity.  The main purpose of the reserve is to provide a 
protected habitat for species and ecosystems to prosper with minimal human inteference. 
The DL 58 Nature Reserve management plan provides details on the history, property 
information, maps, photos, ecological inventory and recommended action items.  The 
management plan process also provided the opportunity for community consultation.  Islands 
Trust Fund staff evaluated community concerns and best management practices to develop the 
following management action items: 
1. Communicate and consult with First Nations 
2. Negotiate a management agreement with the Galiano Conservancy Association (GCA) 
3. Work with GCA to develop main trail 
4. Create and install signage at Nature Reserve boundary points 
5. Develop a service contract to remove garbage from the reserve 
6. Contact staff at Galiano Community School to find out if students would be interested in 
assisting in naming the reserve  
7. Install an interpretive sign near the wetland area 
8. Set up an ecological monitoring program to measure changes in hydrology for the 
wetland area 
9. Rezone from F1 Forestry to NP Nature Protection when the opportunity arises 
 
The action items will be addressed in priority sequence by Islands Trust Fund staff as resources 
permit.  The DL 58 Nature reserve will be protected and managed in perpetuity to ensure that 
natural processes are allowed to flourish with minimal human intervention.  

 
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