About Us

President's Message

"Since 1996, the Greenways Land Trust has coordinated the efforts of hundreds of volunteers to improve the environment for Campbell River's residents and visitors. We play key roles managing local natural areas like the 500-hectare Beaver Lodge Forest Lands, the Haig-Brown Heritage Property, the Kingfisher Creek property and the Baikie Island Reserve in the Campbell River estuary. Annual events like Broom Bash, Oceans' Day, Beaver Lodge Appreciation Day and Rivers' Day engage the public and promote ecological and recreational greenways in the community.

With our stream keeper partners, we work to protect vital fish and bird habitat throughout the community. We work with the City of Campbell River to reduce the environmental impact of development projects and to promote the maintenance and creation of ecological and recreational greenways.

Thanks to our staff and volunteers, we can take pride in our many successes.

Our streams and wetlands are important to fish for spawning, rearing, feed and water quality. We must protect them. In coming years, we will work with streamkeepers to enhance habitats for salmon and other species. We will encourage the city to improve and expand recreational greenways and we will work with landowners and our partners to preserve sensitive lands.

This is our role. I hope you will join us.

Goals

• To work with area landowners, community stewardship groups and local governments to plan and develop a Greenways Habitat Corridor System.
• To act as a community resource centre on issues of land and stream stewardship.
• To act as an agency to accept and manage environmentally sensitive land.

Region

The Discovery Coast Greenways Land Trust acts as a steward for lands and waterways on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The stewardship area ranges from the top of the island's central mountains eastwards to the Discovery Coast and includes the islands of Discovery Passage.

Vancouver Island's moderate climate provides abundant rainfall that collects in streams and cascades eastwards; connecting the land to the sea. The resulting watersheds divide the land into many different habitats for wildlife including native plants, and, of course, salmon. These habitats hold a remarkable variety of ecologically sensitive regions, preserved lands, seascapes, streams and river corridors.

While the Oyster, Campbell, Salmon and Adam Rivers are the largest waterways supporting salmon in this area, numerous small streams are also home to salmon and other fish species. Near urban areas, the small streams and watersheds have specific stewardship groups. The GLT supports these groups by partnering, aiding, assisting and providing people and resources.

Click here to see a regional map of the watersheds surrounding Campbell River

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Directors

In 1996, founding members of the Greenways Land Trust included staff from the District of Campbell River, the Ministry of Forests, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, as well as volunteers from local businesses, stream stewardship groups, academics and community-minded individuals.

Presently, the society is run by a volunteer board of directors and maintains part-time paid positions. The Directors volunteer their time to help run and direct the Land Trust; their work is vital to its very existence. They meet once a month.

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Staff

Thank you to YEIP for Karly's position!

Luisa Richardson Passes the GLT Baton to Erin Pierce

After a year of hard work in 2006-2007, Operations Manager Luisa Richardson has decided to pursue opportunities outside of Greenways Land Trust as a Environmental Educator. We want to wish her good luck with her future endeavors and thank her for all her hard work and creativity with Greenways.

Erin Pierce accepted the part-time role as Operations Manager in July 2007. Erin is a fairly new resident to Campbell River. She was raised in Sechelt BC and is coming from Vancouver where she graduated from UBC with a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resource Conservation, Faculty of Forestry.

Erin has always had a passion for the outdoors from avid hiking and camping to fly fishing. After she had graduated, she worked as Research Technician for Dr. Michael Feller at UBC. Dr. Feller specialized in forest fires and she spent 4 years traveling BC and Alberta measuring the ecological impacts of forest and prescribed fires, influences of forestry practices on streams and nutrient cycling in the forest. But the call of a smaller town and tight knit community was persistent and she moved to Campbell River in Sept 2005. "This is an awesome time in my life; I feel like Campbell River has opened its arms to me".

She is very excited to have this opportunity with Greenways Land Trust, and she looks forward to tackling the job, like she does her fish!

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Volunteers

The Land Trust cannot exist without the help of motivated people who donate their time towards our many projects. In 2007, volunteers clocked an astounding 1000 hours plus!

There are lots of choices from web page updates to wading into streams. Most of our volunteers are referred by our supporter, the Campbell River Volunteer Centre, but you are welcome to drop in or contact us directly. We strive to create a volunteer experience and to utilise your skills and experience. To see a list of some of the interesting volunteer positions, go to Job Opportunities. You can fill out our Volunteer Application Form.

One of our primary functions is to act as a resource centre for local stewardship groups. These groups often need volunteer help on various projects, or to sit on the Board of their societies. If you would like to get involved with your neighbourhood stewardship group, we can point you in the right direction. Contact us for more information or go directly to the contact on Meeting Times.

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