Your support, along with partner and community support, has helped permanently protect 89 of the most beautiful and ecologically important places in the province. Explore the stories behind some of these places.
Beautiful places protected by you
Community-protected places
Protected through crowdfunding campaigns supported by people across BC.
A community effort to protect 122.5 acres of forest, wetland, estuary, and shoreline in Deep Bay, between Qualicum Beach and Courtenay, near Fanny Bay, has succeeded.
Located between Qualicum Beach and Parksville on Vancouver Island - a rare estuary habitat, mature coastal forest, and vital nesting grounds for bald eagles and other at-risk wildlife.
A breathtaking 517-acre landscape near Juniper Ridge, home to rare grasslands, centuries-old trees, and vital habitat for species at risk.
Where trumpeter swans were brought back from the brink of extinction, and a critical migration corridor supports salmon, grizzly bears, and other wildlife.
Another 32.4 hectares of privately owned property within Myra-Bellevue Park has been protected.
151.7 acres of remarkably beautiful and ecologically significant habitat surrounded by Okanagan Mountain Park.
46.5 hectares near Pemberton—a fertile valley corridor used by grizzly mothers and their cubs in one of BC’s most threatened regions.
Prideaux Haven includes 100 acres of coastal forest and nearly one kilometre of untouched shoreline.
4.5 kilometres of waterfront and more than 800 hectares of pristine watershed along the south side of Princess Louisa Inlet.
31.2 acres of mature Coastal Douglas fir habitat on the south end of Salt Spring Island, protected forever.
372 acres of pristine waterfront, old-growth trees, and Garry Oak meadows on Saturna Island are now safeguarded for future generations.
West Ballenas Island is an undeveloped 100-acre island gem floating in the Salish Sea.
A 104-hectare waterfront property on Lasqueti Island protected through a community crowdfunding campaign.
Conservation projects
Protected through major gifts, grants, and funding partnerships.
A historically important and ecologically rich 55-acre area on Calvert Island is now protected in perpetuity.
A protected 562-acre property in the Cowichan River watershed supports habitat, cultural learning, and cedar restoration.
A 34-acre parcel of rare Douglas fir forest beside Gowlland Tod Park is now protected forever.
Located adjacent to East Sooke Regional Park lies 169 acres (68.47 hectares) of Coastal Western Hemlock – a rare habitat of towering old growth and mature forest.
The meadows, ponds and veteran trees in this 21-hectare property provide habitat for a wide range of species—from turkey vultures to hummingbirds to the tiny northern saw-whet owl—in a region widely known as the Birding Capital of Canada.
Jeddah Point is a spectacular stretch of untouched coastline beside Smuggler Cove Marine Park on the Sunshine Coast.
Kitty Coleman Creek winds through coastal forest beside Kitty Coleman Beach Park, creating habitat for salmon, birds and other wildlife before reaching the Salish Sea.
New conservation properties on Lasqueti Island form part of 568 acres of contiguous protected areas.
Just offshore from Lasqueti Island, near Sabine Channel Marine Park, Jedediah Island Marine Park, and Squitty Bay Provincial Park, Marine Island is a gem.
Thirty-two acres in the Bilston Conservation Corridor are now protected as a nature reserve.
Located in the Comox Valley, Morrison Creek Headwaters spans 715 acres of rare wetlands, springs, and forest habitat that support salmon, beavers, and the unique Morrison Creek Lamprey.
A 2.5-acre privately owned parcel has been added to Mount Erskine Park on Salt Spring Island, ensuring continued public access to one of the park's most popular trails and viewpoints.
A 158-acre private land inholding within Myra–Bellevue Park has been permanently protected, strengthening an important wildlife corridor in the Okanagan and helping safeguard the ecological integrity of the park.
Over 1,800 hectares of critical habitat for iconic wildlife in Northern British Columbia have been protected forever.
A 6 hectare parcel containing one of the last remaining areas of old-growth Douglas fir and Garry oak on the Saanich Peninsula, directly adjacent to ȽÁU,WELNEW / John Dean Park.
Rosebud Lake Regional Park has expanded from 16 hectares to more than 80, protecting crucial Western Painted Turtle habitat.
Another gem of the Salish Sea has been protected forever and will become the Saturnina Island Nature Reserve.
Along the northern shoreline of Secret Cove, 32 acres of Coastal Douglas-fir forest and more than 2,000 feet of waterfront have been permanently protected.
Just northeast of Vancouver, in Katzie First Nation territory, the Upper Pitt River watershed is one of British Columbia's most ecologically significant landscapes.
A community of donors and conservation partners protected 288 acres near Westside Road and Okanagan Lake.
Conservation partnerships
Protected through crowdfunding campaigns supported by people across BC.
Ahousaht and Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations, in partnership with the Government of British Columbia, have protected approximately 76,000 hectares in Clayoquot Sound.
More than 780 hectares of mountain forest in West Vancouver have been permanently protected through the creation of a new municipal park—an area nearly twice the size of Stanley Park.
Working in partnership with Tahltan Central Government, the Province of British Columbia, Skeena Resources Limited and the Nature Conservancy of Canada, BC Parks Foundation helped create the Edziza Conservancy adjacent to Mount Edziza Park.
BC Parks Foundation is proud to support the creation of a future regional park in the Creston Valley through the protection of a 4.4-acre riverfront property along the Goat River.
Kwiakah First Nation is leading an innovative approach to conservation through the creation of the M̓ac̓inuxʷ Special Forest Management Area on the central coast of British Columbia.
A rare and ecologically rich landscape in British Columbia's South Okanagan has been permanently protected.
Located in the heart of K’ómoks First Nation's traditional territory, the Puntledge Forest is a beloved network of forests, wetlands and trails along the Puntledge River.
Stewardship campaigns
Supporting the ongoing care of parks and protected places.
Supporting the Mitlenatch Island Stewardship Team, on Mitlenatch Island-a small rocky island in the Salish Sea.
Donate today to protect grizzly bear populations in Tweedsmuir Provincial Park.
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