Fort Shepherd – 2006

The Land Conservancy of BC: With the largest intact area of very dry, warm Interior Cedar Hemlock in British Columbia, the Fort Shepherd Conservancy Area is ecologically unique.

Pine Butte Ranch – 2006

Nature Conservancy of Canada: Located southeast of Kimberley, B.C., Pine Butte Ranch is an active cattle ranch that protects important habitat for species such as grizzly bear, wolf, elk and American badger.

Dutch Creek Hoodoos Conservation Area – 2005

Nature Conservancy of Canada: The Dutch Creek Hoodoos protects ecologically and culturally significant hoodoo formations in the Columbia Valley. The 25-hectare (62-acre) property also is part of an immensely important wildlife corridor.

Thunder Hill Ranch – 2004

Nature Conservancy of Canada: Thunder Hill Ranch is a large, operational ranch in the upper Columbia Valley,  located on the shores of Columbia Lake. In 2004, this 600-hectare (1,480-acre) property became the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s first ranching-conservation partnership project in B.C.

Kootenay River Ranch – 2004

Nature Conservancy of Canada: In 2004, the Nature Conservancy of Canada acquired 1,255 hectares (3,100 acres) in the East Kootenay to establish the Kootenay River Ranch Conservation Area. In 2020, NCC expanded this conservation area by 260 hectares (637 acres), protecting important valley-bottom habitats in the Rocky Mountain Trench.

Hoodoos – 2003

The Nature Trust of BC: The Nature Trust of BC’s largest acquisition, this 3,922-hectare (9,690-acre) property conserves abundant wildlife habitat including ecologically significant wetlands, grasslands and ungulate winter range.

Flathead River Ranch – 2002

Nature Conservancy of Canada: This 78-hectare (192-acre) property is located on the B.C.-Montana border, within the expansive wilderness area known as the Flathead River Valley.

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