Policy 3.2.6 Heritage Forest Land Acquisition and Protection
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ISLANDS TRUST CONSERVANCY POLICY MANUAL
ISLANDS TRUST CONSERVANCY
BOARD POLICY
Policy number: 3.2.6
Title: Heritage Forest Land Acquisition and Protection
Approved By: Islands Trust Conservancy Board
Date: March 15, 2001 Resolution #: TFB 01/391
PURPOSE
To clarify the Board’s intentions regarding accepting Heritage Forest lands on Galiano Island
and the subsequent management of any such lands acquired.
SCOPE
The Islands Trust Act establishes the Islands Trust Conservancy to acquire, hold and manage lands and
received donations for the purpose of carrying out the object of the Islands Trust.
BACKGROUND
The Islands Trust Act establishes the Islands Trust Conservancy to acquire, hold and manage
lands and received donations for the purpose of carrying out the object of the Islands Trust.
The 1995 Galiano Official Community Plan designates certain lands on the island as “Forest 1”.
If a landowner of “Forest 1” lands wishes to rezone to permit residential development they
must donate a certain portion of the land (rezoned to Heritage Forest) to a Galiano Island
organization that has as one of its objectives stewardship of forest land. Certain landowners
have requested making the donation to Islands Trust Conservancy rather than to a Galiano
Island organization.
At its January 2001 meeting the Board indicated that it was interested in considering Heritage
Forest land donations if the Official Community Plan is amended to allow for organizations
outside of Galiano Island to receive such donations.
It is a management policy of the Islands Trust Conservancy that lands acquired and held by the
Board will be left in a natural state and natural processes will be allowed to happen with
minimal interference from humans.
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ISLANDS TRUST CONSERVANCY POLICY MANUAL
Policy
1. The Board shall, in its consideration of possible Heritage Forest donations, use its standard
criteria for evaluating conservation proposals to determine if the property is of interest to
the Board.
2. The Board will notify the Galiano Island Local Trust Committee of its decision respecting
acceptance of Heritage Forest donation proposals following the meeting at which the
proposal is discussed.
3. Heritage Forest land will be referred to as a “Heritage Forest” rather than as Nature Reserve
or Nature Sanctuary.
4. Naming of Islands Trust Conservancy Heritage Forests will be done in a similar manner to
naming Islands Trust Conservancy Nature Reserves or Nature Sanctuaries, namely, solicit
suggestions from the donor, develop names related to the property or surrounding area,
develop names based on special features on-site, or use the donor’s name and the Board
will adopt a name for the site by resolution.
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