Let's Work Together to Protect Lot F!

Lot F of the Larmour Lands on Beddis Road contains some of the largest trees on Salt Spring. It’s connected to Lot H, which—through the generous support of 300 donors—we were able to preserve in perpetuity.
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We're now fundraising to protect the forest on Lot F with a conservation covenant.

We now have 65% of Lot F's purchase price.

To ensure this forest is protected, we have until May 1st to raise $330,000.

Donations are urgently needed to prevent the mature, mixed forest on Lot F from being clearcut or developed.

​Scroll down to find out how you can donate.​

BY PROTECTING LOT F, WE CAN...

• vital wetlands and forests filter and purify water as it percolates through natural soils
• natural filtration benefits groundwater in wells, critical sources of potable water for local residents
• ​mature coastal Douglas fir and groves of Western red cedar provide habitat for several species at risk 

• species at risk include the Western screech owl, pygmy owl, night hawk, and the blue-grey taildropper slug
• red-legged frogs, newts, salamanders, and the Mexican freetail bat, known as the fastest creature in level flight
• species at risk, such as the threaded vertigo and Pacific sideband snails
  

• when the neighbouring 45 acres were cut in 2018-20, 15,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide were emitted 
• it will take 60 years for any newly planted forest to be a net sequester of carbon

• continue Mike Larmour’s lifetime of preserving and protecting water resources and the healthy watersheds that make them possible
• WPS was founded by Mike Larmour and 4 others

• connectivity is key for biodiversity; once clearcut or developed, it’s nearly impossible to regain key ecological values
• when several protected areas form a larger conservation area, the health and function of an ecosystem is enhanced
• several adjacent lots have conservation covenants; with Lots H and then F protected, 46 acres (about 18.5 hectares) of unbroken natural habitat will be created​

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Donations are welcome to help preserve
the ecological values of the Larmour Lands in perpetuity.

Download the form to the right and donate in one of four ways:
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1. EITHER scan and email the completed form and e-transfer funds to ssiwps2020appeal@gmail.com
2. OR mail completed form and cheque to: SSI Water Preservation Society at Box 555, Ganges, SSI, BC  V8K 2W3.
3. OR drop off the completed form and cheque at Salt Spring Books in Ganges.
4. OR email ssiwps2020appeal@gmail.com to ask for a volunteer to come and pick up your completed form and cheque.

All donations will receive a charitable tax receipt.

If this campaign is not successful, donations will be returned to the donors. However, for your donated funds to be held in our Trust Account, Canada Revenue Agency requires that your donation be accompanied by this completed, signed form. 

Printed copies are available in the Community Drop-box at Apple Photo in the WPS envelope.

Please direct questions to Rodney Polden at penrod[at]saltspring.com or 250-537-5082​.

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Lots F and H between Sky Valley Rd. and Beddis Rd.