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We are pleased to announce the publication of our 2026 newsletter! With the theme of 'Making Progress by Making Friends', this year's publication focuses on partnerships. Check out all the important work being done by the Foundation and our many friends, in this beautiful corner of Vancouver Island.
Our Funding Partnership with BC Parks Foundation Since 2023, the Metchosin Foundation has been grateful to work in collaboration with the BC Parks Foundation (BCPF). Earlier this year, our respective agencies entered into a written, bilateral agreement. Recent local government policy changes may affect this important relationship. In response, this bulletin (available in PDF) has been creat ...
Rufous hummingbird photo by Jonathan Moran.In its ongoing Conservation Corridors project, the Metchosin Foundation has been keen to facilitate the larger goal of protecting habitat between Pedder Bay and the Sooke Basin. Containing endangered ecosystems, this area sits at the tip of southern Vancouver Island, on the edge of the growing suburbs of Greater Victoria. With the Conservation Corridors ...
We are pleased to announce the publication of our latest newsletter! Take a look at all our latest projects and test your knowledge with fun and games from Westshore Nature Kids!
In May of 2024, BC Parks Foundation, in collaboration with the Metchosin Foundation, announced the creation of a nature reserve in the heart of the Bilston Creek watershed. This newly protected land includes dry Coastal Douglas-fir forest and associated ecosystems. “This is a story about natural spaces and wildlife that are facing big odds, and the great people that are saving them,” says Andy Da ...