South Coast Conservation Program

An endangered land snail

One of the largest terrestrial snails, the Oregon Forestsnail, is an endangered gastropod whose Canadian population is restricted to southwest BC. Image credit: Pamela Zevit

A rare ecosystem

Tiny floral predators, sundews are often an indicator of the presence of sphagnum bogs, an ancient and rare type of wetland ecosystem. Image credit: Pamela Zevit

Our rarest frog

The Oregon Spotted Frog is found in only a handful of populations in the Fraser Valley of BC's South Coast. Image credit: Ryan Cloutier

A Biodiversity Hotspot

Upland forests represent some of the most bio-diverse ecosystems for plants as well as wildlife on the South Coast

The Stawamus Chief along with the Squamish River are sacred spaces to the First Nations of the Squamish/Lillooet area as well as being a a recreational destination in Howe Sound. Image credit: Pamela Zevit

The Coastline

Coastal sand ecosystems are one of the rarest ecological communities left on the South Coast. Image Credit Tamsin Baker

Still Waters

Wetlands and still waters like Maria Slough represent some of the most important remaining habitat for the critically endangered Oregon Spotted Frog. Image Credit: Monica Pearson

A Glacial Relic

Found in only a few watersheds on BC's South Coast, the Salish Sucker is relic from the last glaciation, part of a group known as the "Chehalis Fauna". Image credit: Mike Pearson

Biggest of the Smallest

BC's largest shrew, Pacific Water Shrew is at the northern end of its North American range on the South Coast. Image credit: Dennis Knopp

A Coastal Icon

The statuesque Great Blue Heron is an iconic sight on BC's coast. Two subspecies occur in British Columbia, the coastal faninni ssp. being found on the South Coast. Image credit: Winnu (Flickr)

LATEST SCCP NEWS

Remember to check out our upcoming events!

Native plant gardening workshops and webinars oh my! The SCCP is proud to offer a number of activities to wring in spring 2019 including native plant gardening workshops and our next webinar. Click on our Events and Workshops page to check out upcoming opportunities and to register.

The Value of Indicators - now posted to our You Tube channel

For those that were unable to tune in, or those that would like an encore, our webinar from last week with Josephine Clark of Metro Vancouver and Sarah Gergel from UBC is now posted to the SCCP’s You Tube channel through the following link: https://youtu.be/kgrfoS2RkaE. You can check out the...

Conservation Connections 2018

On Oct 10th, 2018 the SCCP hosted its annual South Coast species at risk networking event. This year the event was held in North Vancouver and had almost 50 participants from a wide range of environmental backgrounds from across the South Coast. The SCCP talked about its newest resources,...

New Decision Guide for Protecting Critical Habitat on Private Land

Hot off the e-press, our most recent publication Species at Risk and Critical Habitat: Understanding Responsibilities & Making Informed Decisions On Private Land (Sept. 2018) has been developed specifically for addressing roles and responsibilities around dealing with...

Upcoming Species at Risk Networking Event

Catch up with the SCCP and others involved in species at risk recovery for our annual South Coast species at risk gathering! This year, the event will be on October 10th and held in North Vancouver. There will be a number of speakers, including two engaging panels. There will be special focus on...

New Release! Gardening with Native Plants Guide

The widely anticipated 'Gardening with Native Plants in the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley' guide has finally been released! This multi-paged colourful booklet is full of information to get you started in creating a wildlife habitat garden using native plants that will attract local critters such...

Two new South Coast Species at Risk Series released!

The SCCP is pleased to announce two new publications of its South Coast Species at Risk Series titled Getting to Know your Owls at Risk and Getting to Know your Land Snails at Risk. This is in addition to the first publication titled Getting to Know your Amphibians at Risk. These documents were...

Conservation Connections Events for Feb and March 2018

The SCCP is pleased to announce the latest in our Conservation Connections Series for February and March 2018 with events covering a wide range of conservation and species at risk related topics! These free events will happen on the Sunshine Coast (Pender Harbour), Port...

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