Denman Conservancy Association
P.O. Box 60 Denman Island BC CANADA V0R 1T0
Morrison Marsh Property Preserved
A 125-acre block of forested land, adjacent to Boyle Point Park has been donated to Islands Trust Fund, to be preserved in perpetuity for its conservation values.
Part of the original land holdings of 4064 Investments Ltd., this parcel was the first large block sold by the company. The new owner, at the time of purchase, intended to dedicate much of the land to conservation. DCA was then in the throes of its Legacy Project and fundraising to try to purchase the Chickadee Lake property. Nevertheless the owner’s good intentions and the natural values of the land were compelling.
DCA obtained a grant to
help with the cost of preparation of a conservation covenant,
baseline studies, mapping and surveys. Ultimately the owner decided
that a transfer of the bulk of the property to the Islands Trust Fund
was a simpler solution.
DCA holds a conservation covenant on the land as of March 2008
has been appointed manager of the Reserve.
We are sure we speak for the whole Island when we express our great appreciation of the owner’s generosity that has preserved this valuable block of natural landscape.
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