News from Nature

February 2024 Edition

Dear Emma,

We're starting off 2024 strong, fundraising to buy and protect three new areas for conservation – a combined 350 hectares of wetlands, grasslands and coastal rainforest in Northern B.C, the Kootenay, and the Gulf Islands. Your donation to safeguard any one of these rare habitats will make an impact to conservation in B.C.

Read on to learn about the way these special places are of such ecological importance.

The Race to Protect Critical Wetlands in Prince George

We are in a race to save 129 hectares of rare, ecologically rich wetlands in Prince George before they are lost to development.

The Ferguson Lake Wetlands soak up water and store carbon which helps mitigate the impact of climate change and so much more. They provide habitat for Chinook salmon that endangered Southern resident orcas feed on. It's a wildlife corridor for iconic species at risk like the Canada lynx and Grizzly bear. It's a vital rest stop for migratory birds.

As critical as these wetlands are, the land is located within the Prince George city limits in an area of increasing development pressure.

You can help us buy and protect the Ferguson Lake Wetlands forever. Invest today so we won't pay the price tomorrow!

Conserve Rare Grasslands in the Kootenay



It's hard to believe that grasslands comprise only a tiny fraction of British Columbia's landscape – less than one per cent – yet provide habitat for over 30 per cent of the province's at-risk species. Wycliffe Wildlife Corridor - Wycliffe Prairie is one of these rare habitats. 182 hectares of native grasslands, a critical wildlife corridor for Grizzly bear, and habitat for deer and elk.

You can help protect this rare landscape forever.

Donate today. Protect forever!

Sweeten the Deal for Nature on Denman Island!

Denman Island is home to the smallest and rarest of all 16 ecological zones found in B.C – the Coastal Douglas-fir forest. Home to the highest diversity of plant species and species at risk in B.C, as well as the highest diversity of over-wintering bird species in Canada. Yet, it is also at the highest risk of being lost forever.

To sweeten the deal for nature, Denman Island Chocolate will match all donations up to $10,000 made to our Denman Island fundraising campaign from now until March 31st.

Thank you Denman Island Chocolate!

UNESCO Endorsement for Estuary Resilience Project

We're proud to announce that the Enhancing Estuary Resilience in Coastal BC project was recognized and endorsed by UNESCO as a part of the Ocean Decade.

The Estuary Resilience project is led by The Nature Trust of BC and brings together First Nations partners, environmental NGOs, and government to assess estuaries' resilience in British Columbia, improve estuary habitat, and enhance long-term sustainability and health of wild salmon.

"To be endorsed and to have our project attached to the Cultural Heritage Framework Programme demonstrates how impactful a project can be that engages meaningfully with Indigenous communities to facilitate, co-design, develop capacity, enable greater diversity and showcase the integration of science and cultural knowledge and heritage," says Tom Reid, West Coast Conservation Land Manager.

Read more about the endorsement:

Remembering Don Krogseth –

A Formidable Force for Nature

Sometimes it is important to look back to see how far we've come. This is one of those occasions, as we remember Don Krogseth – a formidable force for nature.

The Nature Trust of British Columbia is what it is today because of Don's unrivalled commitment, passion, and contributions to conservation. Under Don's leadership, The Nature Trust made a conservation impact that was unique in both scale and ecological significance, and for that, we will be forever grateful.

Read more about Don Krogseth's life and legacy:

Feeling inspired? You can support existing and future conservation projects by donating today!

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