Nature Trust of BC starts fundraiser to buy, conserve 11 hectares in Southern Interior – Okanagan | 24CA News
Nature Trust of BC has launched a fundraising marketing campaign to purchase what it calls an ecological vital part of grasslands within the Southern Interior.
Called the Nighthawk Hill Grasslands, the 11 hectares are positioned alongside the Similkameen River, west of Osoyoos and inside the unincorporated group of Cawston.
A non-profit land conservation group, Nature Trust of BC says it wants to lift $425,000 by the top of the 12 months.
If that occurs, the grasslands might be protected as a conservation space, guaranteeing that it can’t be developed or offered.
“The temperate grasslands contain 100 meters of connective river corridor, allowing the endangered wildlife in the area to access water,” stated Nature Trust.
“The property is also home to at least nine federally listed at-risk species and is rich in biodiversity.”
Nature Trust says the grasslands are an important wildlife hall that enables animals to entry the Similkameen River from the South Okanagan Grasslands Provincial Protected Area.
Another view of the Nighthawk Hill Grasslands in B.C.’s Southern Interior.
Nature Trust of BC
According to Nature Trust:
- The property incorporates the globally imperiled large sagebrush and bluebunch wheatgrass
- It’s additionally residence to red-listed ecological communities inside delicate riparian floodplain ecosystems
- The space can also be residence to a various vary of at-risk mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians
“Grasslands provide critical support for biodiversity. Mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles all rely on grasslands,” stated Nature Trust CEO Jasper Lament.
“Grasslands cover less than one percent of British Columbia’s land area and are one of Canada’s most endangered ecosystems. By protecting this land, we ensure that the at-risk species that call it home have a chance to flourish.”
Nature Trust says since 1971, it has protected greater than 73,000 hectares of ecologically important land in B.C.
More data is offered on Nature Trust’s web site.
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