Our partners

Partnership is at the heart of every conservation success. Our partners include communities, landowners, foundations, corporations, governments, universities, other conservation organizations and individuals. We are grateful to our partners who have been with us year after year, sharing our passion and vision for a natural Canada. Thank you for your support.

The partners listed below represent groups that have an ongoing involvement in NCC's work.

Individual donors are listed in our annual report

Science and stewardship partners

Every year, dozens of groups engage with us out on the land. These partners help advance our mission of being an active contributor to conservation science and stewardship in BC.

Academic institutions

Our conservation properties often serve as "living laboratories" for conservation research. These partners have worked with us over the years to build the conservation community's body of knowledge for conservation in BC.

Camosun College
Cheakamus Centre
College of the Rockies
Beaty Biodiversity Museum
Bird Studies Canada
British Columbia Conservation Data Centre
Haig-Brown Institute
Hakai Beach Institute
Royal BC Museum
Sanford Fleming College
Shaw Discover Centre
Simon Fraser University
Thompson Rivers University
University of British Columbia
University of Guelph
University of Northern British Columbia
University of Victoria
Vancouver Island University

Governments

While most of our work takes place on private land, we still work closely with local and provincial governments to manage our lands and support the conservation management of connected crown and municipal lands.

Capital Regional District
Cariboo Regional District
City of Campbell River
City of Langford
Cowichan Valley Regional District
District of Highlands
Government of Canada
Province of British Columbia
Regional District of Nanaimo

First Nations

We work closely with a number of First Nations communities in their traditional territories in order to achieve our mutual conservation goals.

Council of the Haida Nation
Cowichan Tribes
En'owkin Centre
Heiltsuk Nation
Ktunaxa Nation
QQS Project Society
Tsawout First Nation
T'sou-ke Nation
Wuikinuxv Nation
Xeni Gwet'in Nation

Ranching and forestry partners

We are proud to partner with a number of innovative resource-based businesses who share a deep knowledge and respect for the land. Each of these businesses is successfully building sustainable land-use practices. By partnering with NCC, they help to ensure the ongoing health of our shared natural resources.

Frolek Cattle Co. Ltd.
Pine Butte Ranch
Tembec Inc.
Thunder Hill Ranch
Tranquille Livestock Association

Conservation and environmental groups

Many different groups are working around BC for a common conservation goal. It is our privilege to join forces with these local groups and other provincial conservation organizations to pool our resources for the benefit of our natural heritage.

Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Invasive Plant Committee
Central Kootenay Invasive Plant Committee
Canada World Youth
Canadian Wildlife Service
Coastal Douglas-fir and Associated Ecosystems Conservation Partnership
Cowichan Community Land Trust
Cowichan Valley Naturalists' Society
Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area
Denman Conservancy Association
Discovery Coast Greenways Land Trust
Ducks Unlimited Canada
East Kootenay Invasive Plant Council
Ecostudies Institute
Eniyud Community Forest
Fraser Salmon and Watersheds Program
Galiano Conservancy Association
Garry Oak Ecosystems Recovery Team
Grassland Conservation Council of British Columbia
Greenways Land Trust
Habitat Acquisition Trust
Islands Trust Fund
Kootenay Conservation Program
Okanagan Similkameen Conservation Alliance
Pacific Coast Joint Venture
Pender Island Conservancy
Quadra Island Conservation and Stewardship Society
Quamichan Watershed Society
Raincoast Conservation Society
Rocky Mountain Trench Restoration Program
Salt Spring Island Conservancy
Somenos Management Committee
South Okanagan Similkameen Conservation Program
Southern Interior Weed Management Committee
The Nature Conservancy of Montana
The Nature Trust of BC
Trans-border Grizzly Bear Project
Wings Over the Rockies Festival

Outdoor clubs

People who spend time in nature understand how precious our natural environment is. Many contribute to the work we do by being our eyes, ears and hands out on the land.

Association of British Columbia Snowmobile Clubs
Canal Flats Wilderness Club
Creston Valley Rod and Gun Club
Fernie Hiking Club
Fernie Trails Alliance
Kamloops Naturalist Club
South Okanagan Naturalists' Club
Victoria Natural History Society