Фонд BC Parks завершает сбор средств на покупку 50 гектаров экологически ценной территории в Дип-Бей

Comox Valley Land Trust crowdfunds for ecologically important Deep Bay property Published 7:00 am Thursday, September 3, 2026 BC Parks Foundation has launched a campaign to purchase 50 hectares of forest, wetland, estuary and shoreline in Deep Bay, with a remaining $395,000 needed by the Sept. 30 deadline. The foundation secured an agreement to purchase the property for $4 million and were backed by the Wilson 5 Foundation and other donors, bringing the total down to $495,000. The Comox Valley Land Trust (CVLT) and the Nanaimo Area Land Trust (NALT) stepped up to pledge $50,000 each, reducing the remaining cost to $395,000. “Opportunities like this don’t come along very often. It’s one of those rare spots where forest, wetland, estuary, and ocean still meet the way they’re meant to,” said Andy Day, CEO of BC Parks Foundation. “By protecting this land now, we’re keeping salmon moving through its creeks, birds returning to the estuary year after year, and the shoreline doing its job of filtering water before it reaches the Salish Sea. Opportunities to protect an intact land-to-sea system like this are increasingly rare, and stepping up here makes a real difference for this coast and all the life that depends on it.” For the CVLT, the work to protect this Deep Bay property reaches back more than a decade, with the conservation group considering it one of the Comox Valley’s most important areas. Connected to other protected areas, the property helps to form one of eastern Vancouver Island’s least-developed stretches of coastline. The CVLT says that protecting this property will support the ecologically important Baynes Sound ecosystem and its shellfish and herring habitat. “Its mature forest, salmon streams, and diverse shoreline make it incredibly ecologically valuable, particularly as part of an expanding network of protected areas around Deep Bay,” said CVLT director Nick Page. “We’re delighted to help preserve it in perpetuity.” The Fanny Bay Salmonid Enhancement Society has donated $5,000 to the campaign as well as $3,000 in native plants and labour. CVLT will volunteer to restore the property to encourage natural forest regeneration. To donate to Deep Bay property purchase campaign, visit cvlandtrust.ca/deepbay.