Purchased for $9 million, the property on Reginald Hill at the south end of Salt Spring Island features a maturing coastal Douglas-fir forest, Garry oaks, rocky bluffs and multiple wetlands.
The Nature Conservancy of Canada has acquired 161 hectares on Salt Spring Island, protecting it from potential future development and logging.
“I am thrilled that the Nature Conservancy is providing protection for this super-special land in perpetuity, ” said Nancy Beach, a member of the family that owned the property. “The peaceful walk up the hill to the awe-inspiring hilltop view is undeniably enriching, and it was our parents’ dream to have the nature of this land preserved forever.”
The forest on Reginald Hill is regenerating from selective logging in the 1940s and a small amount of eco-forestry in the 1990s. Nearly a third of the trees in the area are estimated to be older than 100 years.
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