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May 2021 eNews
Nicomen Slough
Just four months to go! We need your help to save precious land for swans and salmon.

Located approximately 14 km northeast of Mission in the Fraser Valley, Nicomen Slough Parcel A is an 18.6 acre parcel on a remnant side channel of the Fraser River. The area is designated as having both continental and regional significance to waterfowl by the Pacific Birds Habitat Joint Venture and is considered an area of high biodiversity value.

Whenever water and land meet, biodiversity flourishes. Life abounds on the land, in the trees, in the sky and in the river. The interactions between wildlife, birds, fish and plants propagate the diversity.
At Nicomen Slough, Western Screech Owls share the trees with their distant tawny cousins Barn Owls – both federally listed species at risk.

In winter, more than 100 Trumpeter Swans graze for food in the wetland marshes. Scurrying through riparian areas, Muskrat, Beaver and River Otters make their homes and raise their young.

Help us save this beautiful property. Right now you can double the impact of your gift. The first $200,000 in donations will be matched by MapleCross.
American donors can triple the impact of their gift through the NAWCA program – find out how
Circle of Life Episode #2
If you’ve been following our social media, then you already know that in episode #2 of our Circle of Life series, Dr. Rob Butler reveals the miracles of nature while exploring The Nature Trust’s Salmon River conservation property on Vancouver Island this month. The full episode is now available on our website.

Get up close and personal with a Banana Slug as it oozes its way through the moss. Check out the neat and tidy drill holes of a Sapsucker on a great old tree. Revel in the diversity of life in this rare and beautiful property. You might just learn something interesting along the way.

Stay tuned to our social media channels to find out where Rob is traveling next.
Conversations on Conservation with Brian Springinotic
Brian Springinotic led the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation (HCTF) as its Chief Executive Officer for seventeen years. During his tenure, Brian became an expert at identifying the hallmarks of successful conservation organizations. He also discovered the importance of a partnership mindset between administrators of grant programs like HCTF and grant recipients like The Nature Trust of British Columbia.

Now recently retired, Brian shared his observations, concerns and hopes for the future of conservation in our province with The Nature Trust of BC.

Congratulations Alina
This year’s winner (2020-2021) of the Dr. Ian and Joyce McTaggart Cowan Scholarship in Environmental Studies at the University of Victoria is Alina Fisher.

As a young child, an immigrant to Canada and mother of two daughters, nature has played an important role in Alina’s life. She is now excited to be working on her PhD, which is focused on her interest in wildlife biology, ecology and science communication.


The Nature Trust of BC established the Dr. Ian and Joyce McTaggart Cowan Scholarship to recognize graduate students in the School of Environmental Studies focusing on endangered species recovery at the University of Victoria. Dr. Ian McTaggart-Cowan was a scientist, researcher and director of The Nature Trust.
For Nature Loving Mothers
Honour your mother this year with the perfect gift on Mother’s Day.

A donation to The Nature Trust of BC ensures homes for vulnerable plants and animals – and lasts forever. And if you have a special story that you would like to share about your mother’s love for nature we would love to hear from you.