Luke Creek Wildlife Corridor – 2015

Nature Conservancy of Canada: This 396-acre property is located southeast of Kimberley, B.C. in the Wycliffe Prairie area and provides a contiguous connection between the St. Mary River in the south and Crown land in the north, maintaining connectivity for wide-ranging mammals such as grizzly bears.

Cherry Meadows – 2014

Nature Conservancy of Canada: This 70-hectare (173-acre) property is located in the Rocky Mountain Trench near Kimberley, B.C. Cherry Meadows features forests of ponderosa pine and extensive wetlands. Walking trails wind through the conservation area, and Mather Creek flows through Cherry Meadows, connecting directly to Bummers Flats’ ecologically sensitive wetlands.

Wigwam Flats – Lot 3 – 2014

The Nature Trust of BC: This 2-hectare (5-acre) property contributes to the natural mosaic of grassland, open forest and closed canopy forest habitats on the adjacent conservation lands owned by The Nature Trust of BC and the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resources Operations and Rural Development.

Midgeley Conservation Area (Frog Bear Conservation Corridor) – 2013

Nature Conservancy of Canada: The Midgeley Conservation Area is an important addition to the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s Frog Bear Conservation Corridor in the Creston Valley, an area that serves as a gateway to connect the threatened South Selkirk grizzly bears with the larger grizzly bear population to the east.

Frog Bear Conservation Corridor – 2012

Nature Conservancy of Canada: Located at the south end of Kootenay Lake in the Creston Valley, the Frog Bear Conservation Corridor is used by an at‐risk population of grizzly bears as they move between the Selkirk and Purcell mountains. The valley is also the only known breeding location in British Columbia of the endangered northern leopard frog.

Columbia Lake – Lot 48 – 2012

Nature Conservancy of Canada: Located on the east short of Columbia Lake, near the headwaters of the Columbia River, Lot 48 is part of a network of conservation lands and wildlife management areas that spans more than 7,600 hectares (18,500 acres).

Marion Creek Benchlands – 2011

Nature Conservancy of Canada: Acquisition of the 204-hectare (504-acre) Marion Creek Benchlands parcel has effectively and immediately secured the benchlands on the western side of Columbia Lake from the ever-present threat of residential subdivision and development.

Slocan River Island – 2010

The Nature Trust of BC: This 60-hectare (148-acre) property is located in the Slocan River Valley, providing a valuable link in the riparian corridor between the communities of Slocan and Winlaw.

Darkwoods Conservation Area – 2008

Nature Conservancy of Canada: This 63,000-hectare (155,000-acre) conservation property was conserved in 2008 and expanded in 2019 and is the single largest private land conservation project in Canada.

Lardeau – Duncan Expansion – 2007

The Nature Trust of BC: In 2007, the Nature Trust of BC added this 80-hectare (198-acre) parcel of land to the existing network of key conservation properties in the Duncan – Lardeau River Delta.

Go to Top