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(published 1998)
Habitat Atlas for Wildlife at Risk
Further Information on Stewardship

Conservation Organizations

The following organizations can assist with conservation options, and, in some cases, with stewardship, restoration and enhancement. A list of registered charities which can accept land donations is available from your local Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection office.

The Nature Trust of British Columbia
808-100 Park Royal South, West Vancouver B.C. V7T 1A2
Tel:/Fax: (604) 925-1128
Website: http://www.naturetrust.bc.ca/

Okanagan Similkameen Conservation Alliance
P. O. Box 20133, Penticton, B.C. V2A 8K3
Tel. (250) 492-5275

The Land Trust Alliance of British Columbia
204-338 Upper Ganges Road, Saltspring Island B.C. V8K 2V3
Tel: (250) 538-0112
Website: http://landtrustalliance.bc.ca/

The Land Conservancy of British Columbia
5793 Old West Saanich Road, Victoria B.C. V8X 3X3
Tel: (250) 361-7693 Fax: (250) 744-2251
Website: http://www.conservancy.bc.ca

Nature Conservancy Canada
BC Conservation Projects Coordinator
2nd Floor, 827 West Pender St., Vancouver, B.C. V6C 3G8
Tel:/Fax: (604) 684-1654
Website: http://www.natureconservancy.ca/files/index.asp

Ducks Unlimited Canada
954A Laval Crescent, Kamloops B.C. V2C 5P5
Tel: (250) 374-8307
Website: http://www.ducks.ca/

Turtle Island Earth Stewards
Box 3308, Salmon Arm B.C. V1E 4S1
Tel: (250) 832-3993
Website: http://www.ties.bc.ca

Provincial Stewardship Series Publications

Available from:
Habitat Conservation Trust Fund
P. O. Box 9354, Stn. Prov. Govt.
Victoria, B.C. V8W 9M1
Tel: 1-800-387-9853
Community GreenWays:
Linking Communities to Country, and People to Nature

Landowner Contact Guide for British Columbia
Stewardship Bylaws: A Guide for Local Government

Stewardship Options: A Guide for Private Landowners in British Columbia

Watershed Stewardship: A Guide for Agriculture

Naturescape British Columbia:
Caring for Wildlife Habitat at Home (Southern Interior)

South Okanagan-Similkameen Stewardship Program (SOS) Publications

Available from:
Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection
#201-3547 Skaha Lake Road
Penticton B.C. V2A 7K2
Tel: 250-490-8200

  • California Bighorn Sheep
  • Antelope-Brush Habitats: a rare beauty
  • Logging on Private Land: A Landowner's Guide
  • Fire Ecology
  • Tread Lightly on Our Dry Grasslands
  • Protecting Wildlife from Domestic Pets: a Landowner's Guide
  • Weeds: The Invaders
  • Pocket Gophers: Their Ecology and Management
  • The Value of Riparian Habitat and How to Care For It
  • Sulphur Cinquefoil
  • White-Headed Woodpecker
  • Tiger Salamander

Other Publications

BC Grasslands Stewardship Guide: a guide for ranchers and recreation users.
Available from:
Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection
#201-3547 Skaha Lake Road
Penticton B.C. V2A 7K2

Giving the Land a Voice - Mapping Our Home Places
$14.00. Contact: Land Trust Alliance of B.C.

Protecting British Columbia's Wetlands: a Citizen's Guide. 1996.
Cost $10 first copy/$5 additional copy.
Contact: West Coast Environmental Law Research Foundation Tel: (604) 684-7378
or BC Wetlands Network (604) 940-1540

Stream Stewardship: A Guide for Planners and Developers
Contact: Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Tel: (604) 666-3545

Streamkeepers Handbook: A Practical Guide to Stream and Wetland Care
Contact: Zoann Morten
Tel: (604) 986-5059

Field Guide to Noxious and Other Selected Weeds of British Columbia. 1996.
Available from your local Ministry of Agriculture and Food office

Integrated Weed Management: an introductory manual. 1998.
Available from your local Ministry of Agriculture and Food office

Field guide to the biological control of weeds in British Columbia. 1994.
Available from your local Ministry of Forests office

 

 
 
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