Learn how the Conservancy is working to advance reconciliation and relationship with the Coast Salish people who have stewarded this land since time immemorial. Based on respect, recognition of rights, cooperation and partnerships, we recognize reconciliation requires ongoing commitment through a range of actions that are developed according to the needs and circumstances of each situation.
Sunday February 22, 2026 On February 22, the Mayne Island Conservancy hosted a pot luck lunch and conversation focused on common interests in wild harvesting. About 25 people gathered together over an array of delicious food, the centrepiece being a venison stew. In attendance were knowledge keepers and hunters from Read more
Joni Olsen on the Importance of the Island to the Tsartlip Nation and the Role of Traditional Knowledge in Preserving the Integrity of the Landscape On November 8th, the Conservancy is pleased to welcome Joni Olsen to the Mayne Island Agricultural Hall as the second speaker in this fall’s Speaker Read more
This past autumn, the Conservancy helped facilitate two different weekend workshops centered around deer harvesting and processing led by WJOŁEŁP | Tsartlip hunter, Adam Sampson. Adam is a life-long hunter who provides meat to a number of Indigenous communities in the region. The workshops aimed to support Indigenous-led hunting and Read more
On Tuesday, April 30th ȽÁU, WELṈEW̱ Tribal School students and PEPAKEṈ HÁUTW̱ Foundation came over to SḴŦAḴ | Mayne Island for a day of restoration and exploration. Organized by the Conservancy’s Stewardship Coordinator, Justine Apostolopoulos, and PEPAKEṈ HÁUTW̱’s Environmental Education Director, Kyle Clarke, the day was planned underneath the ŚTEṈIST Read more
Twenty-eight people took the ferry to Swartz Bay on March 23 to participate in the Conservancy’s W̱SÁNEĆ day long field trip. The day began with a land acknowledgement: “With gratitude, we respectfully acknowledge that we are gathering today on the unceded traditional territory of the W̱SÁNEĆ people who have cared Read more
I joined the Mayne Island Conservancy many years ago because their members are concerned about the land and the future of the earth, and take action where they live. When I joined the Conservancy Board in 2022, I did so because I believed the Conservancy would be a good organization Read more
What does it mean to be a naturalist? Naturalists observe nature in its various forms, most often plants or animals, often investing considerable time in communicating the results to a popular audience. In the case of plants, a naturalist will study the location and growing conditions of a plant, and Read more
Ethnobotanical gardens are landscapes that feature culturally relevant native trees and understory plants while also functioning as places that revitalize traditional knowledge. We are happy to announce that the PEPÁḴEṈ HÁUTW̱ Foundation, W̱SÁNEĆ artists, W̱SÁNEĆ Curator Rose Spahan, the Mayne Island Conservancy, and the Campbell Bay Music Festival Society are Read more