September 2022 eNews

Save the Bog for Peat's Sake The Nature Trust of British Columbia has the opportunity to purchase four parcels of land near Meteor Lake in Northern BC. The 235-hectare Meteor Lake Wetland property is located about 70 km east northeast of Prince George and connects to one of the largest wetlands in the Upper Fraser River valley. It is located within the traditional territory of the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation. The Meteor Lake Wetland contains many rare wetland associations, including peatland ecosystems consisting of bogs and fens. Peatlands play a critical role in mitigating the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss within British Columbia. They retain significant amounts of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide and methane, making peatlands the ideal carbon sink – an area in which carbon can be contained rather than released into the atmosphere. Read more about the Meteor Lake Wetland and the species that live there

Join us for the Fall Gala Hurry and buy your ticket! A few tickets are left for our Fall Gala – Working with Nature, which will take place at the Fairmont Vancouver Hotel on October 6th, 2022. The evening includes dinner, entertainment, live and silent auctions, and the joy of coming together with friends and family. Contact Sarah to reserve your seat. If you can’t make it to the live event, tune in to the live broadcast, so you don’t miss the action. Our silent auction of over 100 items will also be online, starting September 27. Bidding is easy, fun and convenient. Just register on our auction site and start bidding right on your phone. In fact you can register right now – and be the first to hear when the auction opens. If you register before September 27, you will be entered to win a fabulous prize of a $100 gift certificate to Joey Restaurant.

Sports Junkies Lends a Hand Soon there will be a whole new way to help The Nature Trust. We have partnered with Sports Junkies, the premier shop in Vancouver specializing in new and high quality used sporting equipment. Starting on September 15, customers can request that a portion of the resale value of their donations of lightly used equipment will go towards The Nature Trust’s conservation work. And best of all, this promotion will last all year. So head out to the shop at Broadway and Manitoba, and donate that equipment that has been gathering dust in your storage area.

Artist of the Year The Federation of Canadian Artists and The Nature Trust of British Columbia have joined together to create the “Nature Trust of British Columbia - Artist of the Year Award”. The exhibition is open September 12 – 28, 2022 at the Federation Gallery at 1241 Cartwright Street on Granville Island. A portion from every artwork submission and all visitor donations for the duration of the exhibition will help The Nature Trust of British Columbia’s land conservation efforts. Read more about the event and the winner of the Artist of the Year here

The Arbutus Circle Over the last three years, The Nature Trust has accelerated our land acquisitions in order to face the dual crises of biodiversity loss and climate change. We could not do this important work without the support of our donors.  The very best way to help The Nature Trust is to join the Arbutus circle by donating monthly. Reliable funding from monthly donors helps make our land conservation work sustainable. Support the Work of The Nature Trust of BC Donate Now

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