Finish the Larmour Lands Journey with Us!

Lot F’s owners accepted our purchase offer, but we have a few steps to go to complete this incredible journey. ​We have until August 20th to ensure Lot F is protected. Your donations are urgently needed.

Like us, you know that every acre of forest counts, and that’s why we believe ​you’ll want to donate to protect the mature forests and wetlands on Lot F.
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Each and every acre of forest ...

• filters rainwater to create quality drinking water,
• keeps the water table high,
• helps to conserve biodiversity, and
• mitigates the effects of climate change.

Like us, you think about future generations and the planet they’ll inherit. And like us, you know that each and every acre of forest counts when it comes to sustaining what makes our island ​a home for the next generations.
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Help us cross the finish line!

Your donation of any size is what will get this project to the finish line. Countless generous donors helped us protect Lot H of the Larmour Lands in perpetuity, and we’re nearly there with Lot F.

This community campaign is just shy of total success; with your support, we can see it to the end!

Please donate.

​Scroll down to read the 5 Options for donating.

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.

5 DONATION OPTIONS
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1. For small non-refundable donations, donate with credit card or PayPal through this CanadaHelps form. (Note: If the project isn't successful, these donations won't be returned.)

 
If you want your donation held in trust and returned if this campaign is unsuccessful, Canada Revenue Agency requires that your donation be accompanied by the form to the right: completed and signed. Then choose ONE of the following 4 options:

1. 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.

**Note: if you send an e-transfer but not the form, we won't receive any of your contact info in order to send you a tax receipt. Please send the form or an email to let us know you sent an e-transfer.

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.