Nature Trust of British Columbia purchase 15 acres of habitatin one of B.C.’s most at-risk zones along the Little Qualicum River
A conservation group has purchased 15 hectares of ecologically sensitive habitat along the Little Qualicum River on Vancouver Island – the latest case of private donors buying up B.C. land to ensure it doesn’t get developed.
At-risk wildlife, old-growth trees and diverse salmon species call the untouched land and river home. The habitat is located on the traditional territory of Qualicum First Nation, is in the Coastal Douglas-fir biogeoclimatic zone, one of“There was no legal protection on the land that was purchased, so the land could have been cleared and developed for housing or other purposes,” said Jasper Lament, chief executive officer of the NTBC.
The land was previously owned by Mosaic Forest Management before Island Roots Forestry Services Ltd. purchased it along with other property. Island Roots then approached the NTBC with the opportunity to protect the 15-hectare parcel, which resulted in the conservation group’s purchase. The purchase was funded by $1.75-million in federal grants and $415,000 from private donors, he said. The objective of the project fits into a larger aim shared by the federal government, which has made international commitments to protect 30 per cent of its lands and waters by 2030.B.C. has also committed to the “30 by ‘30″ target, but theOn the lacking of financing, George Heyman, B.C.’s Environment Minister, said in aMr.
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