Myra–Bellevue Park

Earlier this year, supporters helped permanently protect a 64-hectare privately owned property within Myra–Bellevue Park.

Now, there is another opportunity to protect a privately held puzzle piece in the same much-loved park.

Watch why this property matters, and how you can help keep it wild.

This property contains mature forest and important habitat for wildlife including deer, elk, moose, black bear, cougar, lynx, and the endangered American badger.

It also escaped the 2003 Okanagan Mountain Park wildfire that affected much of the surrounding area, leaving it as an intact refuge in a landscape still recovering from fire.

Because the property is bisected by Priest Creek, its protection would also safeguard an important crossing point for wildlife moving through the landscape to find food, adapt to seasonal changes, and maintain healthy populations.

"This property sits within the Okanagan Mountain–K’nmalka Ecosystem Corridor, the last remaining functioning low-elevation wildlife corridor in the region. The property also protects an important crossing point along Priest Creek, helping wildlife move across the landscape to find food, adapt to seasonal changes, and maintain healthy populations. Supporting projects like this is exactly why the Okanagan Collaborative Conservation Program exists—to bring people together to protect the landscapes that sustain wildlife and our communities."

— Scott Boswell, Executive Director, Okanagan Collaborative Conservation Program

For decades, local residents, conservation organizations, and supporters have worked to protect the South Slopes and the lands that became Myra–Bellevue Park.

Friends of the South Slopes is an early donor to this campaign and is inviting its members and the broader community to join the effort to protect another piece of Myra–Bellevue Park.

"When Friends of the South Slopes was formed, our goal was to protect the forests, creeks, and wildlife habitats that make the South Slopes so special. Seeing another opportunity to permanently protect land within Myra–Bellevue Park is incredibly rewarding, and we're grateful that people across the province can now help make it happen."

— Rick Ellery, President, Friends of the South Slopes

BC Parks Foundation is seeking to raise $800,000 toward the purchase before the deadline of August 14.

Thanks to a generous matching challenge from the Wilson 5 Foundation, every dollar you donate will be doubled, giving you twice the impact.

Every donation—large or small—brings this land closer to permanent protection.

Your gift will help ensure this extraordinary landscape remains a place where wildlife can move freely, people can connect with nature, and future generations can experience one of the Okanagan's most remarkable parks.

Once acquired, our intention is that this property will become part of Myra–Bellevue Park, strengthening an important wildlife corridor and protecting another remarkable piece of British Columbia's natural heritage forever.

Please donate today and share this campaign with the people in your life who care about keeping BC beautiful.

Together, we can protect another piece of Myra–Bellevue Park—for now, for all, forever.