Islands Trust Conservancy Board regular meeting, December 8, 2021

[0:00:00] Voice 3: Okay, good evening and welcome to the virtual open house for the Sandy Beach Nature Reserve

[0:00:05] Voice 3: Management Plan. Thank you for joining us electronically. I am Nuala Murphy, the Property

[0:00:10] Voice 3: Management Specialist at the Islands Trust Conservancy. I am grateful to live and work

[0:00:15] Voice 3: on the territory of the Lekwungen-speaking people, the Esquimalt and Songhees First Nations.

[0:00:19] Voice 3: Islands Trust Conservancy acknowledges and respects that Lektimes, or Keeps Island in

[0:00:25] Voice 3: in Akatsum, is within lands and waters of the Squamish Nation and is the homeland and gathering

[0:00:30] Voice 3: place of many Coast Salish peoples. Lektines Island is a place of cultural significance and

[0:00:38] Voice 3: is the location of village sites, archaeological areas, and occupation since time immemorial.

[0:00:43] Voice 3: Unfortunately, a member of the Squamish Nation could not join us tonight, but Islands Trust

[0:00:48] Voice 3: Conservancy is committed to building mutually respectful relationships between Indigenous and

[0:00:53] Voice 3: non-Indigenous partners in conservation. Islands Trust Conservancy is a conservation land trust

[0:00:59] Voice 3: for islands in the Salish Sea. We protect natural landscapes as nature reserves, as well as help

[0:01:05] Voice 3: owners to protect private land through conservation covenants. We also work closely with local island

[0:01:11] Voice 3: conservancy groups. Islands Trust Conservancy will work in partnership with Sunshine Coast

[0:01:16] Voice 3: Conservation Association and TLC, the land conservancy, who will hold a conservation

[0:01:22] Voice 3: covenant on this nature reserve. We will also work with Keats Island Conservancy and the donors,

[0:01:27] Voice 3: the Convention of Baptist Churches of BC, and the neighboring cottagers and the local community.

[0:01:33] Voice 3: There will be restrictions on the use of the property outlined in the covenant. They will

[0:01:37] Voice 3: be put in place to protect the native plants and animals that live there.

[0:01:45] Voice 3: So there's a brief agenda for tonight's open house, some housekeeping items, and then Claudia

[0:01:50] Voice 3: Schaefer, the biologist contracted to complete the Sandy Beach Management Plan, will speak to

[0:01:55] Voice 3: the ecological inventory and description of the land that will help form the basis of the

[0:02:00] Voice 3: management plan. We will then have any questions we will answer as we go along. So just to let

[0:02:12] Voice 3: everyone know, the webinar is being recorded and will be available to view on the Islands Trust

[0:02:18] Voice 3: website. You can ask questions throughout by typing the questions into the Q&A at the bottom

[0:02:24] Voice 3: of your screen. We will go over the questions at the end of the slideshow. So the chat function

[0:02:30] Voice 3: and the raised hand function will not be active for this, but you can type into the Q&A.

[0:02:39] Voice 3: Claudia Schaefer is a registered professional biologist of BC with a master's degree in botany

[0:02:44] Voice 3: and ecology. She has surveyed and assessed the ecological qualities of natural areas for over

[0:02:50] Voice 3: 30 years, focusing her career on conservation projects. Claudia's work has included extensive

[0:02:55] Voice 3: extensive research on sand ecosystems of the south coast of BC, including Savory and Thornby

[0:03:01] Voice 3: Islands, butterfly surveys on Denman, Texada, Jedediah, and Laskete Islands, two years of

[0:03:07] Voice 3: sensitive ecosystem inventory on the Sunshine Coast and adjacent islands, and expert testimony

[0:03:12] Voice 3: for wetland conservation in Pacific Rim National Park. I welcome Claudia to present the findings

[0:03:17] Voice 3: from fieldwork and research so far. Then I will stop sharing.

[0:03:23] Voice 1: Thank you, Nuala. Hello, everyone.

[0:03:25] Voice 1: Good evening. Thanks for spending your evening with us.

[0:03:30] Voice 1: I am here to go over the findings at Sandy Beach Nature Reserve

[0:03:40] Voice 1: and bringing forward to the people interested in this special place

[0:03:48] Voice 1: some of the considerations we are making

[0:03:52] Voice 1: as we formulate a management plan for the reserve.

[0:04:00] Voice 1: The purpose of having a protected area is to protect the natural ecosystems

[0:04:06] Voice 1: and natural values of a site, to preserve any cultural or archaeological features,

[0:04:12] Voice 1: and to maintain the biodiversity of the site for the benefit of the flora and the fauna there,

[0:04:18] Voice 1: as well as Keats Island residents, local First Nations, public visitors, and the province.

[0:04:24] Voice 1: Some of the objectives when having a protected area such as this is to preserve the natural ecosystems, the biological diversity, and the natural values that are found there.

[0:04:42] Voice 1: Another objective is to support and protect the continued use of areas of sacred and cultural significance by First Nations.

[0:04:49] Voice 1: when needed plant and animal communities may be restored to their correct ecological process

[0:05:00] Voice 1: if it's feasible and we support ongoing inventory mapping and monitoring to guide management

[0:05:07] Voice 1: we also allow natural forest succession and natural ecological processes and functions to

[0:05:15] Voice 1: proceed unimpeded except in the case of wildfire and there is effort to remove any invasive species

[0:05:24] Voice 1: throughout the reserve. This gives you an overview of the southern part of Keats Island and the

[0:05:34] Voice 1: location of Sandy Beach Nature Reserve. Here I've zoomed in on the reserve area shown in yellow and

[0:05:48] Voice 1: And these pink lines represent the contour lines of two meters in elevation.

[0:05:56] Voice 1: So as you can see, the reserve is mostly made up of relatively steep slopes that face northwest.

[0:06:06] Voice 1: northwest and the property line along the shore there you can see does not include the

[0:06:15] Voice 1: the sand portion along the shore because up into the high tide mark

[0:06:24] Voice 1: property is not privately owned but is accessible to the public. Here is a map showing the

[0:06:36] Voice 1: The anthropogenic features of Sandy Beach Nature Reserve, of which there actually are not many features, it's quite an intact second growth forest, which I'll go into in a little more detail shortly.

[0:06:50] Voice 1: The pink line indicates the public Sandy Beach Trail, and with a new section that allows the public to access the beach.

[0:07:02] Voice 1: The red line was the previous portion of trail that allowed access to the beach, but it did lead to private property at the north end, and so that section of trail is going to be discontinued for public use.

[0:07:20] Voice 1: However, it will still be available to use by the residents of Keats Island so that they may leave that area of properties and join the Sandy Beach Trail, which would then connect them to the Salmon Rock Trail.

[0:07:37] Voice 1: The green dots are where there currently are some signs. One at the bottom of your screen is the sign that indicates the beginning of the Sandy Beach Trail.

[0:07:55] Voice 1: It's right along the Salmon Rock Trail.

[0:07:58] Voice 1: And then the green dot near the top of the mapped area is where the trail sign is located, leaving the private property and heading on to the reserve property.

[0:08:18] Voice 1: We are suggesting that there will be two more signposts required for the site.

[0:08:28] Voice 1: One would be at the junction of the public Sandy Beach Trail and the private residence trail to indicate that that section is not for public use as it leads to private property.

[0:08:44] Voice 1: And then at the beach, as one enters the beach area, there would be a sign that will have a number of indications on it.

[0:08:56] Voice 1: One would be uses that are restricted on the beach itself, one being camping.

[0:09:07] Voice 1: Campfires are going to be discouraged, and partly that is for, even though they are allowed below high tide line,

[0:09:17] Voice 1: there is a at-risk species common nighthawk that may use the beach and lays its eggs directly

[0:09:28] Voice 1: on the sand and i'll be showing a slide of that later so there will be an information sign at

[0:09:35] Voice 1: that location as to what is allowed or not allowed at at the beach there's also a hydro line

[0:09:44] Voice 1: and hydro right-of-way that passes through the very northern section of the reserve

[0:09:50] Voice 1: and a hydro pole where the section of trail exits onto the beach.

[0:10:01] Voice 1: This is an older map.

[0:10:02] Voice 1: It was done in 2014, and we will be revising it

[0:10:08] Voice 1: and making a little more detailed map of the vegetation units in the reserve.

[0:10:19] Voice 1: Predominantly, the reserve is made up of a forested slope of second growth

[0:10:26] Voice 1: to fairly mature forests.

[0:10:30] Voice 1: And then there is a small, narrow portion of coastal bluff ecosystems

[0:10:36] Voice 1: along the shoreline.

[0:10:40] Voice 1: So these mature second growth forests are generally classified as two site series.

[0:10:48] Voice 1: This is the categorization or classification that the province of BC uses.

[0:10:54] Voice 1: And the two types that are found on the property are Western Hemlock, Douglas Fir, Oregon Beaked Moss community.

[0:11:04] Voice 1: community and this is a red listed ecological community in the province which means that there

[0:11:12] Voice 1: are not that many examples left is particularly in a mature and certainly in an old growth state

[0:11:19] Voice 1: there's also some areas that are more like the douglas fir sword fern site series and this is

[0:11:29] Voice 1: is also blue listed in BC.

[0:11:31] Voice 1: So also an at-risk plant community.

[0:11:34] Voice 1: And so the reserve has good examples

[0:11:38] Voice 1: of both of these types of ecological communities.

[0:11:43] Voice 1: These are some images that are recorded at the property

[0:11:48] Voice 1: showing some of the forest habitat.

[0:11:54] Voice 1: Some areas are quite densely covered in sword fern

[0:11:59] Voice 1: in the understory. And they're made up of cedar, hemlock, you know, the occasional big leaf maple.

[0:12:10] Voice 1: Then along the shoreline, there is a thin band of coastal bluff vegetation, which is also certainly

[0:12:18] Voice 1: at risk in the province and quite distinct. And it's a very rocky shoreline just above the sandy

[0:12:29] Voice 1: Beach. And there is a lot of moss and lichen cover. Reindeer lichens are quite prevalent there.

[0:12:40] Voice 1: And the forest canopy is quite sparse, quite open. And so that will be the second

[0:12:52] Voice 1: of vegetation type that will be mapped for this reserve.

[0:12:58] Voice 1: These are two shots that I took while on the beach.

[0:13:03] Voice 1: The first one on the left is looking west

[0:13:07] Voice 1: and you can see that at a higher tide, it's quite rocky.

[0:13:14] Voice 1: And then you get the boulders on the left there

[0:13:18] Voice 1: and you can see the coastal bluff ecosystem

[0:13:23] Voice 1: just above the bare rock, and it kind of peters out as you head west along the reserve shoreline.

[0:13:32] Voice 1: And then the photo on the right is looking more easterly, northeasterly up the beach.

[0:13:41] Voice 1: Again, the tide is fairly high here, but at this section of beach, there's not a lot of sand,

[0:13:48] Voice 1: And you get these quite unique, interesting boulders, bedrock that is often vegetated with lichens and mosses a bit further up.

[0:14:04] Voice 1: so there's uh there haven't been any um recordings uh apart well that's not quite true

[0:14:14] Voice 1: um because double-crested cormorant was um recorded on the property but some of the other

[0:14:22] Voice 1: species that um have good potential for um making use of the reserve either for breeding or roosting

[0:14:33] Voice 1: are to follow here and the first that I'll speak to is the band-tailed pigeon. It's considered a

[0:14:41] Voice 1: species of concern under the Species at Risk Act which is also known as SARA or SARA and is

[0:14:49] Voice 1: blue listed in the province and the reserve was identified as having potential breeding habitat

[0:14:57] Voice 1: for the band-tailed pigeon. Great blue heron has been spotted just along the shoreline there and

[0:15:08] Voice 1: the reserve does provide suitable breeding habitat for this species. It's a blue listed

[0:15:15] Voice 1: species in the province and it's also designated as a species of concern under SARA. Common night

[0:15:26] Voice 1: Nighthawk. Unfortunately, its numbers are in serious decline and it's listed as threatened by COSIWIC, which stands for the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada.

[0:15:40] Voice 1: and it has been reported as a potential breeder on Keats Island not necessarily from Sandy Beach

[0:15:49] Voice 1: Nature Reserve itself but the fact that it has been recorded nearby is a good indicator that

[0:15:56] Voice 1: the habitat of Sandy Beach Nature Reserve might be suitable for this species

[0:16:02] Voice 1: species and it's a species that partly why it's in decline is because it nests and I say that in

[0:16:12] Voice 1: in quotes because it lays its eggs in just a very shallow depression right out in the open on on

[0:16:19] Voice 1: bare sand usually and that's the top photo there you can see the eggs are quite well camouflaged

[0:16:26] Voice 1: among the driftwood and stones and sand and so it's something that we will want to have a bit

[0:16:36] Voice 1: of an interpretive sign at the beach to alert people to the possible presence of a common

[0:16:43] Voice 1: night hawk nest and eggs so that they can be aware as they move about and be careful not to disturb

[0:16:53] Voice 1: or cause any distress if there is a parent bird nearby.

[0:17:05] Voice 1: And they do a very interesting thing when they are disturbed.

[0:17:10] Voice 1: And this bottom picture shows it, that the mother will pretend to open her wing

[0:17:17] Voice 1: and act like she has a broken wing and sort of hobble away from the location of the eggs

[0:17:26] Voice 1: in order to distract any potential predator from the location of the nest.

[0:17:38] Voice 1: The western screech owl is considered threatened by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife

[0:17:46] Voice 1: life and it also is included in the Species at Risk Act and the mature trees of the reserve

[0:17:53] Voice 1: may provide breeding habitat for this blue listed species in the province which would be

[0:18:01] Voice 1: really a thrill if they were to be found there. Double-crested cormorant has been observed at

[0:18:12] Voice 1: the reserve and certainly the trees of the Sandy Beach Nature Reserve provide suitable roosting

[0:18:19] Voice 1: habitat for this blue listed species. Olive-sided flycatcher is also a blue listed species in BC

[0:18:31] Voice 1: and designated as threatened in the Species at Risk Act. It has been recorded on Keats Island

[0:18:39] Voice 1: and there's potential breeding habitat along habitat edges of the reserve.

[0:18:49] Voice 1: The study area also provides potential breeding or roosting habitat for passerines,

[0:18:55] Voice 1: which are generally songbirds, woodpeckers, and several bat species,

[0:19:00] Voice 1: including little brown myotis, otherwise known as little brown bat,

[0:19:05] Voice 1: which is an endangered species.

[0:19:07] Voice 1: And little brown myotis has been recorded on Keats Island.

[0:19:11] Voice 1: So as we formulate a management plan for this reserve, some of the recommendations that we're considering are to prune the lower section of the public trail that leads direct access to the beach and possibly add a few steps near the bottom if it seems that that would be appropriate from a safety point of view.

[0:19:41] Voice 1: There is English holly and Himalayan blackberry in parts of the reserve, so there will be an initiative to remove invasive species from the property.

[0:19:57] Voice 1: We will recommend to provide signage to describe the ecological features of the reserve to visitors, and this will possibly be put at the junction of the Sandy Beach Trail and the Salmon Rock Trail.

[0:20:11] Voice 1: There'll also be a sign indicating the section of trail that's for private residents of the

[0:20:19] Voice 1: cabins to the north and that this connector is not for public use. And there'll be signage at

[0:20:27] Voice 1: the beach to alert visitors to the possible presence of common night hawk nests and eggs

[0:20:32] Voice 1: on bare sand as I indicated earlier. Of course there'll be continued annual monitoring of the

[0:20:40] Voice 1: reserve for human disturbance and invasive species and the management plan can evolve if there are

[0:20:52] Voice 1: disturbances that require mitigation or restoration and the beach signage will probably

[0:21:03] Voice 1: also indicate that camping is not permitted and that campfires are discouraged on the beach.

[0:21:09] Voice 1: Signs will be posted at the northern boundary and the connector trail indicating the start of the

[0:21:16] Voice 1: Islands Trust Conservancy reserve land so as one approaches the reserve from the north

[0:21:23] Voice 1: the boundary will be indicated by signage there and it's likely that one of the recommendations

[0:21:34] Voice 1: will be to install bird and bat boxes in the reserve

[0:21:38] Voice 1: to improve habitat for cavity nesting birds

[0:21:41] Voice 1: and roosting bats.

[0:21:46] Voice 1: And that summarizes the findings of this lovely

[0:21:54] Voice 1: and ecologically intact and healthy reserve area.

[0:22:01] Voice 1: And we are looking for your questions, your concerns

[0:22:07] Voice 1: and any suggestions that you might have as we formulate a management plan and also if you have

[0:22:16] Voice 1: any interesting sightings of birds or plants or any other kinds of animals or critters

[0:22:25] Voice 1: we'd love to know about that so please do let us know either here tonight or get in touch with

[0:22:34] Voice 1: Islands Trust or myself and we look forward to hearing from you on that. I'm going to pass it

[0:22:42] Voice 1: over now to Moala who will let us know if there's any questions.

[0:22:50] Voice 3: Great thank you so much Claudia

[0:22:52] Voice 3: that was really great. So far we have no questions but if anyone would like to ask anything now or

[0:23:02] Voice 3: or any suggestions or concerns,

[0:23:04] Voice 3: please put it into the Q&A box at the bottom of your screen.

[0:23:08] Voice 3: So you click on that and then you can enter,

[0:23:11] Voice 3: type in your question into that.

[0:23:15] Voice 3: And while we're waiting,

[0:23:19] Voice 3: I will just share this screen just as a reminder

[0:23:27] Voice 3: that there is a online survey that's available to be done.

[0:23:32] Voice 3: The responses will be accepted until January 5th.

[0:23:35] Voice 3: you could actually put your phone right now to that scan me at the bottom here and you provide

[0:23:42] Voice 3: your feedback we have I think so far 36 surveys but we want as many as we can that would be great

[0:23:49] Voice 3: if you could do that if you haven't already done so okay

[0:23:55] Voice 2: and I

[0:24:03] Voice 1: see there's something

[0:24:04] Voice 3: some things

[0:24:06] Voice 3: are happening things are happening okay so I'm just going to look at the question and answer now

[0:24:10] Voice 3: um okay so is there any consideration of how to manage pets especially cats and maybe some

[0:24:19] Voice 3: communication to the neighbors did you have any suggestions for that claudia well

[0:24:25] Voice 1: that is something

[0:24:25] Voice 1: that we're going to be discussing um whether uh it should be a um an area that's restricted from

[0:24:36] Voice 1: from dogs even on leash, and also if they are allowed,

[0:24:41] Voice 1: then do they have to be controlled and on leash?

[0:24:47] Voice 1: So it is something we're looking at.

[0:24:50] Voice 1: I'm glad you brought up cats.

[0:24:52] Voice 1: It's not something that normally is raised.

[0:24:57] Voice 1: So, but certainly they have a large effect

[0:25:03] Voice 1: on bird population numbers.

[0:25:05] Voice 1: So thank you. I think we're going to have to sit down and discuss that and talk to neighbors.

[0:25:14] Voice 1: I do know of some good collars that have been developed recently for cats that are quite, they're made of fabric, but they've been shown to reduce bird catch by about 90% because more than bells, they are effective because the birds visually notice the predator.

[0:25:44] Voice 1: and are able to escape predation that way. So thank you for that question. And we will address

[0:25:52] Voice 1: it.

[0:25:52] Voice 3: Right? Yeah, thank you. It's, it's likely that on signage, there'll be and usually it is

[0:25:58] Voice 3: dogs that are, you know, the that are are no put into the signage with the either on a leash,

[0:26:06] Voice 3: or in control. But cats are a big issue. And that could be again, some community contact around the

[0:26:14] Voice 3: the importance of the area, and the things that everyone can do to avoid any disturbance to what

[0:26:24] Voice 3: is currently there. Okay, so the next question is, what do you suggest to proactively deter

[0:26:30] Voice 3: visitors to the area from disturbing wildlife? There is already a video online directing people

[0:26:36] Voice 3: to the site.

[0:26:37] Voice 2: Oh I

[0:26:38] Voice 3: wasn't aware of that. Ruth are

[0:26:42] Voice 1: you able to tell us where that video is?

[0:26:46] Voice 1: I'm not aware of it either and certainly we'd like to have to be aware of it.

[0:26:52] Voice 3: Yes and I know

[0:26:53] Voice 3: that these things pop up just like the trails on trail apps and things like that and I know

[0:27:00] Voice 3: it is a popular spot with kayakers and things like that so potentially it's on an app but if

[0:27:05] Voice 3: if you wanted to type in Ruth where you know that would be great too. It's great. Ruth is

[0:27:13] Voice 3: going to share it when she finds it with us, which will be really helpful. But deterring, yes,

[0:27:20] Voice 3: nature reserves in general are not publicized. They're not on community maps and they're not

[0:27:29] Voice 3: on like tourism maps and things like that. If we do have a map, it's usually on site,

[0:27:34] Voice 3: like on a on a sign if there is a trail network we might have a on location map just to make sure

[0:27:41] Voice 3: that people kind of don't get lost this is a very small site with one trail so we probably won't

[0:27:49] Voice 3: even have a map on this one but yes it's it's again it's research sorry it's community outreach

[0:28:00] Voice 3: reach about the importance of the area and um and then some signage for when they're there um

[0:28:06] Voice 3: to to help with that sorry i think my internet is getting unstable yeah

[0:28:13] Voice 1: you're cutting out a little

[0:28:15] Voice 1: bit um

[0:28:15] Voice 3: i'll take it does it and

[0:28:21] Voice 1: sorry thank you okay so um yes as far as deterring um visitors

[0:28:29] Voice 1: Visitors from disturbing wildlife, that will be a priority with the signage, both at the sign at the junction of Salmon Rock Trail and Sandy Beach Trail, indicating the specialness of the site and how we can all, as visitors, make sure that we are doing our best

[0:28:57] Voice 1: to not disturb the wildlife there and certainly dogs will play into that so as I mentioned we'll

[0:29:08] Voice 1: be discussing the possibility of not having dogs in the reserve or at least on leash and under

[0:29:16] Voice 1: control and um and also um the the signage at the beach will um definitely uh alert people to

[0:29:26] Voice 1: the possibility of wildlife using the beach and uh keeping a distance from um wildlife that's there

[0:29:35] Voice 1: and also being aware of where their visitors are walking

[0:29:45] Voice 1: and in case there are common night hawk using the beach as a nesting site.

[0:29:55] Voice 3: Okay, hopefully I'm coming in a little bit better right now.

[0:29:58] Voice 3: The next question.

[0:30:00] Voice 3: question was does ITC intend to inform potential visitors that bathroom facilities do not exist

[0:30:05] Voice 3: or will those be added so the answer is no to bathroom facilities we don't do that on any of

[0:30:13] Voice 3: our nature reserves they're not um they don't fall under the category of like a park where

[0:30:19] Voice 3: there's active recreating um so it's is um it's going to there's not going to be any kind of

[0:30:27] Voice 3: services like that and so I don't know if they for our other nature reserves we don't have signage

[0:30:36] Voice 3: pertaining to that about how there is no public facilities and I'm not sure it hasn't thankfully

[0:30:44] Voice 3: been an issue at any of our nature reserves but if and hopefully it won't be for this one

[0:30:51] Voice 3: I know with people coming in via kayak it could potentially be down at the beach I guess that

[0:30:57] Voice 3: could be a problem area which is something that we're going to have to watch for I don't know

[0:31:02] Voice 3: if you wanted to add anything Claudia to that no

[0:31:05] Voice 1: I think that covers it and certainly you know we

[0:31:09] Voice 1: We will be looking to the community to, um, alert, um, you know, either ITC or the, um,

[0:31:19] Voice 1: the covenant, um, um, sorry, I'm missing the word, but the, um, covenant holders, the covenant

[0:31:26] Voice 1: holders, like the land conservancy and the, um, sunshine coast, um, association.

[0:31:33] Voice 1: um if if people see infractions or debris or um you know misuse and um the the reserve will be

[0:31:45] Voice 1: monitored but you know it might be um just annually so you know we will um we are hoping that

[0:31:54] Voice 1: residents or visitors that see something that they don't feel is um is appropriate on the site that

[0:32:03] Voice 1: they'd let us know. And we'll have information on the sign, either at the beach or at the junction

[0:32:10] Voice 1: of the two trails with some, you know, contact information.

[0:32:15] Voice 3: Yes, definitely. Okay, so I have

[0:32:19] Voice 3: another question here. What is the timing for developing the management plan? And has there

[0:32:23] Voice 3: been any input from the Squamish Nation or will there be? So I'll say that letters went out to

[0:32:31] Voice 3: neighbors of this uh property within 2.5 kilometers of of sandy beach and also letters

[0:32:39] Voice 3: went to the first first nation at the squamish nation and um talking about the management

[0:32:46] Voice 3: planning and asking for input and there will be um more collaboration um individually with um

[0:32:54] Voice 3: the Squamish Nation community if I that will be one of our key focus is is their involvement and

[0:33:04] Voice 3: and having them input into this plan and in for the the plan for the next which will lay out for

[0:33:13] Voice 3: the next 10 years and any any active management that they would like to see there the timing for

[0:33:19] Voice 3: the plan um is march 31st which is when claudia's contract is is complete um to have a kind of a

[0:33:29] Voice 3: final draft at that point um and then it still has to go to be approved by the islands trust

[0:33:38] Voice 3: conservancy board as well as the covenant holder boards um and to to be approved by all the partners

[0:33:47] Voice 3: and um and so by that time indeed hopefully that will also be the connection with squamish nation

[0:33:54] Voice 3: for their input um so they've been looking over it now and and and have um time to to contribute

[0:34:06] Voice 3: and that that is all i have for questions unless anyone else would like to do um

[0:34:12] Voice 3: a final question quickly you want to type in

[0:34:15] Voice 1: there's one more um comment under chat um and

[0:34:20] Voice 1: it's um from maureen jones says letters would have gone out to the owner of dl696

[0:34:26] Voice 1: not individual leaseholders correct okay

[0:34:31] Voice 3: um so i have asked um them to distribute to all the

[0:34:37] Voice 3: cottagers that are in that adjacent lot um so i believe that is the adjacent lot with the cottagers

[0:34:43] Voice 3: or 696. I'm not totally positive. But I have asked, they have internal communication to all

[0:34:51] Voice 3: the cottagers, so that each one is aware of this and knows. And it was also the advertisement for

[0:35:02] Voice 3: this and to do the survey was put in the local Sunshine Coast paper. So hopefully people can

[0:35:09] Voice 3: can see it there too.

[0:35:10] Voice 2: Okay, yes, thank you. Yeah, that 696 is the adjacent property there.

[0:35:22] Voice 2: Did

[0:35:23] Voice 1: people who are some of the individual leaseholders here tonight and did they not

[0:35:30] Voice 1: receive a letter or information about this? Maureen, maybe you didn't receive anything

[0:35:41] Voice 1: Anything, if you were asking about that, let us know.

[0:35:48] Voice 3: Yes, so we have the BC assessment data for the addresses.

[0:35:54] Voice 3: And yeah, you're totally correct.

[0:35:56] Voice 3: It's just the one owner for that.

[0:35:57] Voice 3: But then we've asked that the owner to distribute it to all those individuals.

[0:36:02] Voice 3: And hopefully they're all aware because those will be our closest neighbors.

[0:36:08] Voice 3: So it is important.

[0:36:08] Voice 1: Any last minute questions or concerns or suggestions for the management plan?

[0:36:25] Voice 3: So yeah, the questionnaire runs until January 5th. You are always welcome to have any feedback as well if you miss that deadline.

[0:36:35] Voice 3: You can always contact me and through our website you can find our info numbers.

[0:36:46] Voice 3: and um and even it is a living document so it's it's the management plan is intended to be in use

[0:36:57] Voice 3: for 10 years with some guiding principles but of course things happen um so it isn't like we're

[0:37:02] Voice 3: going to close the chapter on this once the management plan is approved they it will be um

[0:37:07] Voice 3: you know assessed and we monitor annually and whenever problems come up we address them as

[0:37:13] Voice 3: they come so if ever um anything is a miss or you're on the property and you think oh this

[0:37:20] Voice 3: would be such a great thing to do please contact us that would be much appreciated and the involvement

[0:37:27] Voice 3: is is really encouraged so i think that um ends tonight and so i just wanted to thank you all for

[0:37:38] Voice 3: coming thank you so much for coming thank you so much claudia for your presentation and for giving

[0:37:42] Voice 3: us background on this property and I look forward to its management into the future

[0:37:48] Voice 3: and again this will be recorded so if people have missed this or they know of people who

[0:37:53] Voice 3: have missed this you can direct them to our website and they can view it at any time that

[0:37:58] Voice 3: they wish to get a little bit of background so thank you so much and all the best for a lovely