Conserving and restoring at risk species and ecosystems on the BC South Coast
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By carefully mapping the ecosystems and plant communities throughout the islands, we can determine which ecosystems are most rare and which are most threatened by development. The Islands Trust Fund uses ecosystem mapping to focus our time and money on those ecosystems in greatest... http://www.islandstrustfund.bc.ca/initiatives/ecosystem-mapping.aspx
Government, First Nations,and the private sector can work together to protect the Heart of the Fraser from unchecked development.Key private lands can be purchased for conservation purposes. Governments can help to protect and manage key crown lands
http://commons.bcit.ca/heartofthefraser/
Research by the David Suzuki Foundation and others has shown that natural capital – the fields, farms, forests, wetlands, and rivers within and surrounding our communities – and the benefits it provides, are extremely valuable in monetary terms, and in reality they are...
The Burrard Inlet ecosystem is home to an abundance of fish, wildlife and human activity. The Burrard Inlet ecosystem is home to an abundance of fish, wildlife and Burrard inlet is a tidal salt-water body occupying 11,300 hectares in the heart of the Metro Vancouver Region...
British Coumbia is one of the most biodiverse places in Canada. Like other living things, humans tend to prefer the best locations to reside and work, such as along watercourses or coastlines. This is true of the areas along B.C.’s South Coast. How Can We Help? The...
British Columbia has more biodiversity than any other province or territory in Canada. It also has the highest number of endangered species, which suggests that we are sadly failing in our responsibility to protect the web of life. Biodiversity in B.C. is increasingly under pressure from human influences such as...
This unique map of historic vegetation communities of the southwest Fraser Lowlands (1858-1880) was published by Environment Canada and is based on the "Brief Guide to the Land Surveyors Notebooks of 1859-1890" by M. North, D. Holdsworth and J. Teversham published in 1977...
A great bookmark template created for the former BC Wetlands Society and Urban Salmon Habitat Program
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