BC conservation projects by name
Every year, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) adds to our growing list of successful projects in British Columbia. This list highlights the major projects we have been involved in over the years and represents the variety of lands that NCC is responsible for managing and stewarding for the long term. Some are properties that NCC owns outright. Some represent lands upon which NCC holds a conservation agreement or other legal interest. In all cases, these lands continue to provide crucial habitat to species at risk and other iconic BC plants and animals.
In addition to the projects noted here, NCC has contributed funding to dozens of other projects led by our partners in conservation around the province.
Region |
Location |
Year |
Vancouver Island |
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| Baikie Island Nature Reserve (Campbell River Estuary) | Campbell River | 2000 & 2007 |
| Chase Woods Nature Reserve | Duncan | 2009 |
| Clare Winnett Copeland Conservation Area | Shawnigan Lake | 2015 |
| Clayoquot Island Preserve | Clayoquot Sound | 2015 |
| Cowichan Garry Oak Preserve | Duncan | 1999 & 2001 |
| Highlands Covenants (31 separate covenants) | Highlands | 1995 |
| Kindwood | Highlands | 2015 |
| Lohbrunner Woods | Langford | 2015 |
| Matson Lands Conservation Area | Esquimalt | 2004 |
| Mill Hill Regional Park | View Royal | 2001 |
| Moorecroft Regional Park | Nanoose Bay | 2011 |
| Morte Lake | Quadra Island | 1993 |
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Ocean Blue (Campbell River Estuary) |
Campbell River | 2007 |
| Strachan Nature Reserve | Langford | 1995 |
| Van Der Meer Nature Reserve | Metchosin | 1996 |
| Vargas Island | Clayoquot Sound | 2001 |
Gulf Islands |
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| Brooks Point Regional Park | Pender Island | 2000 |
| Creekside Rainforest | Salt Spring Island | 2015 |
| Edith Point Conservation Area | Mayne Island | 2022 |
| Grace Islet | Salt Spring Island | 2015 |
| Inner Island Nature Preserve | Denman Island | 1995 |
| James Island Conservation Area | Southern Gulf Islands | 2008 |
| Lower Mt. Erskine Nature Reserve | Salt Spring Island | 2000 |
| Medicine Beach Nature Sanctuary | Pender Island | 1995 |
| Raymond M. Goodall Ecological Reserve | Salt Spring Island | 2015 |
| Reginald Hill Conservation Area | Salt Spring Island | 2023 |
| Ruby Alton Nature Sanctuary | Salt Spring Island | 2001 |
Metro Vancouver, Sea to Sky Region,
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| Centre Creek | Surrey | 2015 |
| Cheakamus Centre | Squamish | 1996 |
| Cloudburst Creek | Squamish | 2001 |
| Francis Point Ecological Reserve | Sunshine Coast | 2001 |
| Gates Creek | D'Arcy | 2021 |
| Mud Bay | Greater Vancouver | 1974 |
| Ryan River Conservation Area | Pemberton Meadows | 2020 |
| Swishwash Island Nature Sanctuary | Greater Vancouver | 1999 |
Central Coast & Haida Gwaii |
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| Ellerslie Creek Conservation Area | Central Coast | 2008 |
| Gámdas Tlagée | Haida Gwaii | 2018 |
| Geldala | Rivers Inlet | 2016 |
| Gullchucks Estuary Conservation Area | Central Coast | 2015 |
| Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area | Haida Gwaii | 1997 |
| Iclhicwani | Bella Coola | 2021 |
| Kiidiis | Rivers Inlet | 2016 |
| Koeye River Estuary | Central Coast | 2005 |
| Kumdis River Conservation Area | Haida Gwaii | 2008 |
| Saaxwan | Bella Coola | 2019 |
| Spider Island | Central Coast | 2016 |
| Wanukv Conservation Area | Rivers Inlet | 2006 |
Chilcotin - Cariboo |
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| Dalton's Hideaway | Klinaklini Valley | 2011 |
| Daphne Ogilvie Nature Sanctuary | Clinton | 2007 |
| Enchantment | Tatlayoko Valley | 2003 |
| Horsefly River Riparian Conservation Area | Horsefly | 2015 |
| Joerg Fisher Conservation Area (formerly a covenant) | Tatlayoko Valley | 2015 (1999) |
| Lincoln Creek Ranch | Tatlayoko Valley | 2006 |
| Mare's Creek Ranch | Tatlayoko Valley | 2003 |
| Poet Place | Klinaklini Valley | 2014 |
| Skinner Meadows | Tatlayoko Valley | 2003 |
| Talking Mountain Ranch | Clinton | 2015 |
| Tatlayoko Lake Ranch | Tatlayoko Valley | 2000 |
| Dorset Meadow & Toad Hollow | Chase | 2015 |
Okanagan & Thompson-Nicola |
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| Bobolink Meadows | Osoyoos | 2002 |
| Bunchgrass Hills Conservation Area | Kamloops | 2023 |
| Frolek Ranch Covenants | Kamloops | 2008 |
| Lac du Bois Conservation Area | Kamloops | 2008 |
| Lehmann Springs Conservation Area | Osoyoos | 2015 |
| Napier Lake Ranch | Kamloops | 2014 |
| Osoyoos Oxbows: Ted Pendergraft and Sons Conservation Area | Osoyoos | 2017 |
| Rattlesnake Bluffs | Kamloops | 2009 |
| Sage and Sparrow Conservation Area | Osoyoos | 2012 & 2013 & 2015 & 2020 |
| Skaha Bluffs | Penticton | 2008 |
| Warner Philip Conservation Area | Kamloops | 2011 |
West Kootenay |
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| Bonanza Marsh Conservation Area | Slocan Lake | 2022 |
| Nelson, Creston | 2008 & 2018 | |
| John & Ivy Mitchel Nature Preserve | Salmo | 2009 |
| Laux Property | Fauquier | 2015 |
East Kootenay |
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| Cherry Meadows | Kimberley | 2014 |
| Columbia Lake -- Lot 48 | Fairmont Hot Springs | 2012 |
| Dutch Creek Hoodoos | Fairmont Hot Springs | 2005 |
| Elk Valley Heritage Conservation Area | Fernie | 2004 |
| Flathead River Ranch | Flathead Valley | 2002 |
| Flathead Watershed | Flathead Valley | 2012 |
| Frog Bear Conservation Corridor | Creston | 2012 & 2014 |
| Griffiths Nature Reserve | Canal Flats | 2004 |
| Johnson Nature Preserve | Yahk | 1996 |
| Kootenay River Ranch | Canal Flats | 2004 & 2020 |
| Luke Creek Wildlife Corridor | Kimberley | 2015 & 2018 |
| Luxor Linkage Conservation Area | Edgewater | 2016 & 2017 |
| Marion Creek Benchlands | Columbia Lake | 2011 |
| Midgeley Conservation Area | Creston | 2013 |
| Morrissey Meadows | Fernie | 2018 |
| Mt. Broadwood | Fernie | 1992 |
| Pine Butte Ranch | Kimberley | 2006 |
| Pine Butte South | Kimberley | 2015 |
| Thunder Hill Ranch | Columbia Lake | 2004 |
| SRL-K2 Ranch Conservation Area | Windermere | 2015 |
Wells Gray |
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| Anne Hicks Conservation Area | Valemount | 2017 |
| Avola Creek | Avola | 2015 |
Large Landscapes |
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| Incomappleux Valley Conservancy | Revelstoke | 2023 |
| Mount Edziza Conservancy | Tahltan Territory / northwestern BC | 2021 |
| Qat'muk | Ktunaxa Territory / southeastern BC | 2019 |
