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Conservation status of North Pender Island Local Trust Area e North Pender Island Local Trust Area is one of 13 local development, climate change and habitat degradation. e trust areas and island municipalities that make up the Islands Islands Trust Conservancy does “nature check-ups” to measure Trust Area. e North Pender Local Trust Area is located 15km the state of island ecosystems to see how well we are meeting northeast of the Swartz Bay ferry terminal and includes the the Islands Trust’s mandate to “preserve and protect”. Guided islands east of the Saanich Peninsula, such as Sidney and James by a science-based Regional Conservation Plan, our work is Islands. It is within the traditional territories of numerous First important because, like the species and habitats that support Nations who have cared for these lands and waters since time us, the quality of human life depends on ecosystem health. We immemorial. all have a part to play in protecting these fragile islands in the Salish Sea for future generations. North Pender’s beautiful and vibrant islands, home to some of the rarest ecosystems in the world, are under threat from Species at risk Parks & protected areas Killer Whale 19% PROTECTED (Orcinus orca) ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Northern Pacific southern resident population ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ^ ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ^ ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ^ ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ^^ ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! George Hill Community Park ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ^^ ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ^ ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Endangered (Federally), red listed (Provincially) ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ^! ! Mount Elizabeth Nature Appreciation Park Mount Menzies Community Park ^ ^ Gulf Islands National Park Reserve Gulf Islands National Park Reserve Masthead Crescent/Shingle Bay Community Park ^ ^ Lively Peak Community Park ^ Tufted Pun ^ Medicine Beach Nature Sanctuary ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! (Fratercula cirrhata) ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ^ ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Blue listed (Provincially) ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Oak Bluffs Community Park ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Gulf Islands Nationa! l Pa! r! ! k! ! ! Reserve ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ere are >30 species at risk found in the ! ! ! ! North Pender Local Trust Area ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Land Converted to Human Use in the Islands Trust Area ! ! ! ! ! 5 Gulf Islands National Park Reserve 4 ^ ^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^ 3 ^ ^ ^ ^^ ^ ^^^^ ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ^! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! n a o r y e a is e n e l e ti r g r t a iv o n i b e yn e n rn e e w m t ri ia b n a d ri d o u b l r u n tu n B n c a a m o sq M e p a e e e G a H a P S S P D x G G L lt E th a th r S u o o N S Once land is converted for human use, that land is less available for nature. As land conversion reaches or goes above a 30-40% threshold, the number of species in a given habitat decline more rapidly. Learn more at islandstrustconservancy.ca How do forests help us? Sensitive ecosystems Wetland . Freshwater . N P Herbaceous 7. Riparian . Cli . Woodland . Rest of Local Mature Trust Area Forest . 5,4 ha Modified, protected areas, forests = , tonnes of carbon = vehicles Old Forest 7. e forests on North Pender Island sequester11,816 tonnes of Sensitive ecosystems are fragile and Portion carbon/year which equates to removing the emissions of 2,496 are often home to at-risk or protected passenger vehicles per year. at’s the equivalent of every North endangered species. Pender resident giving up their vehicle! Shoreline to Sea Chinook salmon diets consist Shoreline vegetation Orca depend on fish mostly of small forage fish protects fragile forage fish eggs 8+ of some orca diets consist of North Pender of North Pender primarily of Chinook foreshore shoreline is suitable salmon has eelgrass beds: spawning habitat baby salmon for forage fish highway Marine health starts at the shoreline. Your actions can make a dierence! Modified Ecosystems as of 7 More than 65% of the Islands Trust Area is in private land ownership. Pressures to develop and change the natural landscape are tremendous. e Islands Trust Conservancy works with landowners to protect private land with conservation covenants, land donations, fundraising for nature, and stewardship. & 3 < 8 < < Conservation status of North Pender Island Local Trust Area, learn more at islandstrustconservancy.ca December 2019 Local Context — North Pender LTA The North Pender Local Trust Area (LTA) is one of 13 local Important Natural Areas in the trust areas and island municipalities that make up the North Pender Island Local Trust Area Islands Trust Area of British Columbia. The North Pender LTA is located within the treaty and traditional territory of Coast Salish Peoples who have cared for these lands and waters since time immemorial. The North Pender LTA is home to some of the rarest ecosystems in the world that are under threat from development, climate change, and habitat degradation. The Trust has categorized island ecosystems into low, medium ¹ and high biodiversity areas. The Islands Trust has responsibility for conservation through place protection planning and land use regulation. The Islands Trust can also encourage voluntary and 0 1 2 4 6 cooperative actions that nurture the long-term integrity of the Kilometers environment and amenities of the Trust Area. Island population growth is influenced by land use decisions about Legend zoning, dwelling sizes, and permitted land uses, along with owners’ First Nations Reserves decisions about whether to live in/rent their homes full-time. Protected Areas Relative Value Low Medium High Area of Interest THE FUTURE OF THE TRUST AREA Local Context — North Pender LTA The Islands Trust is responsible to the present and future Population and gender pyramid of North Pender LTA residents of both the Trust Area and the Province of British Male Age Female Columbia. Their needs can only be met and sustained within 85+ 8–84 75–79 the limitations of the natural environment and the island 7–74 65–69 communities of the Trust Area. 6–64 55–59 By , many properties on the islands will have been sold or 5–54 45–49 bequeathed. This presents both opportunities and challenges for 4–44 35–39 place protection planning and land conservation. 3–34 5–9 –4 5–9 North Pender Parcel Sizes (September, 17): –4 5–9 –4 5 5 5 5 5 5 Parcel Size (hectares) # of Parcels Percent of Landbase Percentage distribution (Source: Statistics Canada) Less than . 1,696 6.7 Median age trend . – 498 9.3 7 – 1 8 .6 6 (2011) 1 – 33 9.3 5 – 3 17.9 4 3 More than 1 3.1 Median age Bowen Denman Gabriola Galiano Gambier Hornby Lasqueti Mayne N. Pender Salt Spring Saturna S. Pender Thetis 3,68 ,6 4,35 ,45 5 ,5 4 95 2,065 ,64 35 4 39 Local Trust Area/Island Municipality & Population 99 6 THE FUTURE OF THE TRUST AREA What is a midden? Middens are places of cultural and archaeological heritage for the First Peoples of the Salish Sea and Coast Salish territory. A midden is found by or within a village site or resource gathering area and defines an area that has been utilized for thousands of years. Middens tell us about how vital resources were sustained over time. They also provide scientific understanding of the past that is key to understanding climate change impacts, and human activity. Sites within the Islands Trust Area can be over , years old, and any archaeological site on private or public land is protected
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