The BC Parks Foundation has raised the money needed to buy and protect 150 hectares of land on Saturna Island adjacent to Gulf Islands National Park Reserve .
BC Parks Foundation CEO Andy Day says it will be a sanctuary for old-growth trees, rare Garry Oak meadows, and at-risk species, including the Northern Red-legged Frog and Great Blue Heron.
The property lies within the Coastal Douglas Fir bio geoclimatic zone, one of the rarest and least protected ecosystems in British Columbia.
Day describes it as a place of breathtaking beauty, one that people are now able to enjoy forever.
“It all added up to get us over the finish line, and we are once again amazed by the collective power of people working together toward a common goal. On behalf of the species that thrive here and the people who will enjoy it forever, thank you.”
The BC Parks Foundation raised $500,000 in donations from the public to complete the purchase after it secured an exclusive purchase agreement and raising 90 per cent of the total project cost from major donors, including a $500,000 matching gift.
