This afternoon, the transfer of St. John Point from private to public hands was completed. The purchase has gone through, thanks to the hard work and generosity of our donors, volunteers, partners and friends. A Read more…
This has been the busiest year ever …for the Mayne Island Conservancy as we lead our first major land protection campaign to the finish line, successfully protecting St. John Point forever. Through this experience we Read more…
As you’ve probably heard by now, we have succeeded in protecting St. John Point forever. We talked to our Executive Director, Michael Dunn, about what the new partnership with Capital Regional District Parks means for Read more…
Time for some great news! We’re able to purchase St. John Point! CRD has joined as a major funding partner. We’re not quite finished fundraising, though. The final push is on. We need to raise another Read more…
by Michael Dunn The conservation covenant is one of the most useful and flexible land stewardship tools we have available to us. A conservation covenant is a legal tool created by Section 219 of the Read more…
Campaign to save St. John Point on Mayne Island reaches major milestone The Mayne Island Conservancy and American Friends of Canadian Land Trusts are thrilled to announce that we have raised over $2 million in Read more…
The trees of St. John Point are older than they look. Conservancy biologist Rob Underhill recently took core samples of some of the Douglas firs growing on a dry ridge there. While the diameter of Read more…
The campaign to save St. John Point is proceeding well. If you have friends and neighbours just arriving on Mayne Island for the season, please take a moment to tell them about the Save St. John Read more…
