John Osland Management Plan

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John Osland Nature Reserve  
Management Plan 
Lasqueti Island, British Columbia 
 
 
Prepared for: 
 
 
 
Islands Trust Fund 
Suite 200 – 1627 Fort Street 
Victoria, BC, V8R 1H8 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
REPORT TO Islands Trust Fund 
Suite 200 – 1627 Fort Street  
Victoria, BC, V8R 1H8 
 
 
FOR John Osland Nature Reserve Management Plan 
 
 
SUBMITTED                          April                          2012                          
 
   
PREPARED BY EBB Environmental Consulting Inc. 
PO Box 18180 1215C 56
th
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Delta, British Columbia, V4L 2M4 
Phone: 604-943-3209 
Fax: 604-948-3273 
Toll-Free: 1-877-943-3209 
Website: www.ebbconsulting.ca 
Email: enquiry@ebbconsulting.ca 
 
 
PRINCIPAL CONTACT Oliver Busby, MBA, RPBio, PAg 
Mobile: 604-219-2412 
Email: busby@ebbconsulting.ca  
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Islands Trust Fund 
John Osland Nature Reserve Management Plan 
Prepared by EBB Environmental Consulting Inc. | April 2012 
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Executive Summary 
The John Osland Nature Reserve was established by the Islands Trust Fund in 2012 following 
the donation of the property by John Osland, a long-time resident of Lasqueti Island.  As Islands 
Trust  Fund  policy  requires  a  management  plan  to  be  created  for  each  property,  EBB  
Environmental Consulting Inc. was retained in February 2012 to develop a management plan for 
the newly acquired property. 
 
The  objective  of  the  management  plan  is  to  provide  long-term  guidance  and  direction  for  the  
property.    The  recommendations  and  action  items  developed  are  based  upon  site  history,  
ecological  features,  community  consultation,  and  ITF  policy  and  objectives  for  the  Nature  
Reserve.  Objectives for the property are as follows:  
 
    To conserve and protect the ecological and natural values of the property; 
     To  allow  natural  ecological  processes  of  the  reserve  to  function  without  interference,  
and; 
    To manage the property in accordance to Island Trusts policies, goals, and objectives. 
 
The John Osland Nature Reserve is a 63.5 ha property located centrally within Lasqueti Island.  
The site is primarily Douglas-fir – Shore Pine – Arbutus woodland forest (Red- listed), however 
local  valley  topography  results  in  diverse  vegetation  types;  a  wetland  pond  occurs  near  the  
center  of  the  site,  with  several  small  streams  and  seepages  nearby,  and  rocky  outcrops  with  
abundant moss and lichen communities occur at crests.  The property also holds several unique 
or uncommon features adding to its conservation value: 
 
    Numerous large veteran trees occur as a result of limited logging, particularly within the 
southern portion of the property; 
     Sensitive  ecosystems  -  woodland  forests,  a  wetland  pond,  and  rocky  outcrops  -  with  
potential to support rare and threatened species; 
    Recent transition of a wetland from a cultivated field.  Continued development of wetland 
vegetation is ex

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