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Annual Report 2012 THE GALIANO CONSERVANCY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL REPORT 2012 1 The year 2012 proved to be another Landmark year with funds in place for THANK YOU to OUR manY Volunteers & FUNDERS the completion of the Mid-Galiano Island Protected Areas Network which connects existing protected areas into a contiguous conservation network extending from Trincomali Channel across to the Georgia Strait. VOLUNTEERS This annual report shows where our funds come from and what has been Jan Adler Matt Fairbarns Nadia Krebs Richard Nathans achieved with them. It is through the tremendous dedication of our staff and Erin Anderson Andrew Fitzgerald Doug Latta Barry New the contribution of time and ideas from our members and volunteers that we Ed Andrusiak Sky Forest Elizabeth Latta Janice Oakley are able to accomplish so much with such a modest budget. Karen Ausrine Pam Freir Harry Lipetz Rowan Oakley On behalf of the Board, thank you for your support. Travis Beaulieu Chris Gaylor Brad Lockett Jamaica Reimer Sylvie Beauregard Steve Goldberg Sarah Lum Gary Runka Ursula Deshield, Treasurer Robb Bennet Emily Gonzales Libby McClelland Henny Schnare Arye Berlet Jenn Hamer Joan MacKenzie Holly Schofield Erik Bornemann Herb Hammond Sharon Masui Ron Taylor ~ The First Purpose of the Society ~ Kelly Brooks Bob Harmer Metchosin Technical Sabrina Touchburn To preserve, protect and enhance the quality of the human and natural environment of the area. Philip Buller Liz Harmer School Andy Turner — from the Constitution of The Galiano Conservancy Association Lia Chalifour Eric Higgs Jimena De Miguel Rose Marie Umana Helen Coe Mike Hoebel Linda Millard Mary Ruth Wilkinson Gary Coward Helen Hunt Tom Mommsen Levi Wilson STAFF BOARD OF DIRECTORS Deborah Curran David Jarvis Virginia Monk Kate Emming Alysha Jones Barbara Moore Keith Erickson Katimavik members Jen Moore Matching Gifts FUNDERS Government of Canada Ken Millard David Ages Risa Smith New Horizons For Seniors Initiative Keith Erickson Pauline Brest Patti Pringle Conservation van Kempem Community Education Co-ordinator School Programs Co-ordinator & Native Co-ordinator Plant Nursery manager Bloomberg Beardsly Fund Contract Educators: Levi Wilson Cheryl Bastedo Carolyn Canfield Jane Wolverton Chloe Dubois Bloomberg/Beardsley Fund BRITISH COLUMBIA Foreign Student Intern: CONSERVATION Felix Erhard FOUNDATION Barbara Moore Lia Chalifour Matching Gifts Staff Manager Biologist Summer Students: Government of Canada Annie Greenwood Gary Moore John Pritchard Paul Kopas New Horizons For Seniors Initiative Matching Gifts Jenna Falk Andrew Simon Government of Canada Bloomberg Beardsly Fund New Horizons For Seniors Initiative Matching Gifts Ursula Deshield Peter Reiner Joan Robertson Bloomberg Beardsly Fund Tahirih Rockafella Linda Millard Bookkeeper Volunteer Librarian BRITISH COLUMBIA CONSERVATION Government of Canada FOUNDATION New Horizons For Seniors Initiative Galiano Conservancy Association RR #1, Sturdies Bay Road BRITISH COLUMBIA Canadian Galiano Island, BC V0N 1P0 CONSERVATION Rose Longini Loren Wilkinson Eric Touchburn FOUNDATION Wildlife 250.539.2424 Federation [email protected] 2 www.galianoconsevancy.ca Bloomberg Beardsly Fund 3 BRITISH COLUMBIA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION Environmental Education 2012 Annual Report Galiano Community School January 23 Programs to Off-Island Groups Single day programs: K-2: Salmon in the Classroom: participants from public and Thanks to the support and cooperation of the Galiano Community Cory the Coho Puppet Show Drawing mainly from the Greater Vancouver and Victoria areas for our private schools, Grandparents School, we have piloted most of our children’s programs with the local one, two or three day long programs, the Galiano Conservancy offers Raising Grandchildren and April 12 Kindergarten to Grade 8 students, taking them out of the classroom to integrated ecological education to youth aged 5-18 and to family groups. Victoria Immigrant and Refugee K-2: Salmon Fry Release Day and Centre Society do mapping, stream monitoring, restoration and replanting with native Greig Creek Watershed Program A special focus is inner city and disadvantaged groups who have little species, marine studies and watershed explorations. Our ongoing work access to hands-on environmental education. with these students focuses on deepening their appreciation of the special June 4 Multi day programs: place they live in, offering them some time out of the class, and having Gr. 3-7: Aboriginal Awareness Day March 31-April 1 at Montague Provincial Park 15 groups, 21 program days and total of 312 participants them participate in projects which provide learning, physical activity and Katimavik 8 disadvantaged groups received bursaries to offset transportation costs. a lasting and visible contribution to the community. October 11 October 16-18 K-2: Ecosystems of Dionisio Metchosin Technical School Provincial Park October 22 Restorative Retreat Programs: Gr. 3-7: Secrets of the Forest March 12-15 Restoration Program at Pebble Galiano Youth Beach Reserve May 26- June 3 Katimavik July 3-5 T’Sou-ke and Pacheedaht July 18-19 Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Galiano Activity Centre July 23 Galiano Playgroup Pebble Beach Reserve During the summer, the Conservancy provides a variety of Nature Study The Nature Buddies Preschool Program is a one hour nature program that is delivered to young children ages July 24 activities for the children on Galiano. We conducted four field trips for 2-5 and their parents. This one hour program is delivered every week and consists of a spring session (March Bluffs Park 44 youths aged 5-12. and April) and a fall session (October and November). There were a total of 16 delivery days with 91 youth and August 15 64 adult participants. Greig Creek Watershed August 16 Montague Provincial Park Ecotours As one of our social enterprise ventures, we continue to offer ecotours to the general public. In 2012, there were a total of 4 tours with 17 participants. Woodstone Residence The Island Explorations Program continues year round and is delivered about twice per month for the residents of the Woodstone Residential Treatment Centre. Over the course of one year, a total of 149 individuals participated in this program. 4 5 Native Plants Demonstration Garden This Demonstration Garden was installed to inspire people to use native plants when considering their gardening or landscaping projects. This is known as “naturescaping”. It is a type of landscaping that incorporates native plants, thereby enhancing habitat for a myriad of birds, insects such as native bees, amphibians, reptiles and mammal species. As you wander through this garden, conveniently located on the site of Galiano’s Recycling Centre, you will see a variety of native plants with nearby signage describing the form, habitat, blooming period, and edibility. These plants can be purchased at the Conservancy’s Native Plant Nursery or at Galiano’s lively Saturday Market. Native Plants Nursery Land Management, Mapping And Planning For the past decade the Native Plant Nursery operated as a part of the land management and planning department of the Galiano Conservancy that was funded by grants. In 2012, the nursery completed its first year as a social Our primary focus for land management activities in 2012 was on the new Learning Centre property. Our work enterprise with revenue and expense items accounted for separately from all other projects. Here are the results: included detailed ecological mapping and inventory along with assessment of infrastructure and past land-use to provide a baseline of information for planning. We also initiated the development of the management plan to guide our future use of the property and protect the health and resiliency of its ecosystems. Restoration work at the Learning Centre was limited, though we did manage to clear a large swath of Scotch Broom from the cove area. EXPENSES REVENUE We continued restoration work at Laughlin Lake, in DL63 and in a variety of Galiano’s protected Garry Oak Balance Forward $257 Plant Sales $2,324 Volunteers donated 89 meadows. Complementing this restoration work was our stewardship program for private land. The Conservancy Labour $6,396 Volunteers $1,335 hours, the equivelant offered expertise in low impact land use and restoration to landowners, many of whom entered into good faith Materials and Supplies $493 Total Revenue $3,659 of $1335 Transportation $120 agreements to provide ecologically sensitive and responsible stewardship for their properties. Other projects Total Expenses $7,266 Surplus/Deficit -$3607 included our salmon re-introduction program in Greig Creek, and our contract with BC Hydro to replace Scotch broom with native plant communities under transmission lines on Parker Island. We also collaborated on the conservation of eelgrass and other marine habitats with a variety of island conservancies and NGO’s in the region (known as the Seagrass Conservation Working Group), and were Over the next three years, we intend to increase the stock at the contracted to provide GIS services for eelgrass mapping in the Trust Area. nursery with a focus on plants that are desired by the public. It is also We would like to take this opportunity to thank the following funders for supporting our land management and anticipated that the demand for plants will increase with upcoming planning activities in 2011: Gencon Foundation, TD Friends of the Environment, Canada Summer Jobs Program restoration projects at DL57. – Human Resources and Skills Development Canada,
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