NANAIMO & AREA LAND TRUST SOCIETY

LAND ACQUISITION & PROTECTION PROGRAMS: MT. BENSON ACQUISITION PHASE 2; NANAIMO RIVER PROPERTIES; HAREWOOD PLAINS; HAMILTON MARSH CABLE BAY PORT ALBERNI PROPERTY AND YELLOWPOINT PROPERTY. LAND MANAGEMENT: ON GOING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MARTHA WARDE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND PARNASSIAN WOODS MANAGEMENT PRIMARILY TO REMOVE INVASIVE SPECIES AND MAINTAIN ACCESS FOR EDUCATION AND RESTORATION. LAND STEWARDSHIP: PRESENTATIONS TO CITY OF NANAIMO MAYOR AND COUNCIL ON CRITICAL HABITAT AND BIODIVERSITY AREAS IN NANAIMO; WATER QUALITY MONITORING ON HOLDEN CREEK DEPARTURE CREEK WALLEY CREEK CAT STREAM CHASE RIVER COTTLE CREEK BLOOD CREEK BEAVER CREEK RICHARDS CREEK BECH CREEK AND NANAIMO RIVER; PARTICIPATION ON THE NANAIMO RIVER WATERSHED ROUNDTABLE; BAT SURVEYS; SALAMANDER SURVEYS; TURTLE SURVEYS AND NEST PROTECTION; POLLINATOR SURVEYS MAPPING AND HABITAT RESTORATION; WATERSHED RESTORATION ON WALLEY CREEK CAT STREAM; DEPARTURE CREEK; COTTLE CREEK; CUTTHROAT TROUT HABITAT SURVEY. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: SEASONAL EVENTS SUCH AS RIVERS DAY WORLD WATER DAY WORLD TURTLE DAY BRANT GEESE FESTIVAL AND EARTH DAY FESTIVAL; STREAM KEEPER WORKSHOPS AND SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS; GUIDED HABITAT AND PLANT WALKS; ATTENDANCE AT COMMUNITY EVENTS WITH PRESENTATIONS AND INFORMATION DISPLAYS; COWICHAN CLIMATE RESILIENCY CONFERENCE WATER STEWARDSHIP PRESENTATION ON THE THEME OF BLUE ECOLOGY - THE INTERWEAVING OF INDIGENOUS AND WESTERN WATERSHED STEWARDSHIP SCIENCE; PRESENTATION ON URBAN... EDUCATION CONTUNIED... HABITAT RESTORATION AND PROTECTION AT THE PLANNING INSTITUE OF BC CONFERENCE; SOCIAL MEDIA SHARING OF INFORMATION; SCHOOL WATER STEWARDS - CURRICULUM BASED WATER STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM IN 13 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WESTERN PAINTED TURTLE (WPT) MONITORING INVOLVING CITIZEN SCIENTISTS LOCATING AREAS WHERE WPT ARE PRESENT AND PROTECTING THEIR NESTING SITES; MID-ISLAND STEWARDSHIP CAUCUS MEETING OF STEWARDSHIP GROUPS IN THE MID-ISLAND AREA LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER'S STEWARDSHIP INITIATIVES; HABITAT INVENTORY & RESTORATION PROJECTS: PROPAGATION OF NATIVE PLANTS FOR EDUCATION AND USE IN WATERSMART AND PESTICIDE FREE GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING (INCLUDING THE USE AND PROPAGATION OF EDIBLE PLANTS) AT THE NALT NATIVE PLANT NURSERY AS WELL AT SATELITE EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY; IDENTIFYING AREAS OF CONCERN ON MOUNT BENSON RELATED TO TRAIL WIDENING TRAIL BRAIDING EROSION AND INGRESS OF CONSERVATION AREAS; WALLEY CREEK AND RESTORATION PROJECT; NANAIMO RIVER IMPROVED