Check out our NEW mini-documentary video on the Coastal Dry Forests of British Columbia (ie. the Coastal Douglas-Fir and Very Dry Coastal Western Hemlock ecosystem).
These ecosystems, which include the charismatic and endangered Garry Oak and Arbutus ecosystems, are found on eastern Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands, the Sunshine Coast and the Lower Mainland where the cities of Victoria, Nanaimo and much of Richmond, West Vancouver and Vancouver are located, in the territories of diverse Salish First Nations.
Despite constituting less than 1% of BC's land area, most of the population lives here, with the greatest concentrations of species at risk in the province.
A provincial land acquisition fund from the BC NDP government is vital to purchase and protect private lands with these endangered ecosystems, and any unprotected Crown lands and unused Department of National Defense lands with quality habitat should be sought for protection as Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCA's) by the provincial and federal government, including with the critical financing for First Nations.
This video, written and narrated by Ken Wu and edited by Darryl Augustine, is part of our "Amazing Ecosystems of Canada" mini-documentary video series - please DONATE to help us produce and deploy (via Facebook ads) these videos far and wide!
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