Celebrating Conservation in Action

Today SILT’s President Judie Steeves and Vice President Lindsay Lalach joined @bcparksfdn, Honourable Tamara Davidson – Minister of Environment and Parks, and conservation partners to celebrate BC Parks’ permanent protection of a 64-hectare private inholding within Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park.

This important acquisition strengthens a critical regional wildlife corridor in the Okanagan and helps safeguard the ecological integrity of the park. Other than a firebreak which is now a trail connecting different park areas, this piece remained largely unchanged by the 2003 wildfire that went through this area, which makes it particularly notable for conservation.

Protecting biodiversity requires more than securing individual parcels, it requires connected landscapes. Connectivity between larger protected areas is critical for wildlife movement and ecosystem resilience. That’s why SILT works to conserve key “stepping stone” habitats that help link these landscapes together, supporting biodiversity and wildlife movement across the region.

Congratulations to BC Parks Foundation, BC Parks, and all the partners and supporters who helped make this possible! Including the persistent volunteers of the Friends of the South Slopes, who lobbied for conservation of this parcel.