In 2013, SILT supported the Nature Conservancy of Canada in the purchase of the 1,836-acre Elkink South Block property near the international border in the South Okanagan.
The purchase ties this important grassland habitat in with two other NCC-owned properties for a total parcel of more than 3,000 acres and opens it up to the general public.
SILT is a registered non-profit society and tax receipts can be issued for donations of cash or property or bequests from estates, so consider making a tax-deductible donation of money or land or including the society in your will, in order to further our common objectives of conserving habitat for the Okanagan’s wildlife. Learn more about how you can make a difference. SILT has no paid staff, so all donations go directly to fulfilling the society’s mandate of purchasing and restoring habitat for fish and wildlife. Instead it is operated by a volunteer board of directors.
In 2004, SILT acquired four adjacent properties along the Okanagan River that were integral to the multi-million dollar Okanagan River Restoration Initiative (ORRI). SILT retained ownership of these properties until December, 2009, when The Nature Trust of B.C. took over ownership. Today, the property is open to the general public and includes a trail network.
SILT is a registered non-profit society and tax receipts can be issued for donations of cash or property or bequests from estates, so consider making a tax-deductible donation of money or land or including the society in your will, in order to further our common objectives of conserving habitat for the Okanagan’s wildlife. Learn more about how you can make a difference. SILT has no paid staff, so all donations go directly to fulfilling the society’s mandate of purchasing and restoring habitat for fish and wildlife. Instead it is operated by a volunteer board of directors.
This 50 acre property was purchased in 1998 by SILT and includes several different Similkameen Valley habitats. It is located just west of Keremeos and includes Similkameen River frontage with black cottonwoods. It also provides access to steep upland Crown lands which are habitat for California bighorn sheep, goats, deer and rattlesnakes.
The property includes not only a typical dry, open, rocky hillside, dotted with sagebrush, cactus and pine trees, but also a spring-fed year-round creek.
SILT is a registered non-profit society and tax receipts can be issued for donations of cash or property or bequests from estates, so consider making a tax-deductible donation of money or land or including the society in your will, in order to further our common objectives of conserving habitat for the Okanagan’s wildlife. Learn more about how you can make a difference. SILT has no paid staff, so all donations go directly to fulfilling the society’s mandate of purchasing and restoring habitat for fish and wildlife. Instead it is operated by a volunteer board of directors.
In 1996, SILT spearheaded the purchase of Haase Pond in Kelowna. It’s located adjacent to Mission Creek, and has significant fish and wildlife values.
It’s part of the second phase of the popular Mission Creek Greenway and the regional district now holds it as a wildlife sanctuary in perpetuity.
SILT is a registered non-profit society and tax receipts can be issued for donations of cash or property or bequests from estates, so consider making a tax-deductible donation of money or land or including the society in your will, in order to further our common objectives of conserving habitat for the Okanagan’s wildlife. Learn more about how you can make a difference. SILT has no paid staff, so all donations go directly to fulfilling the society’s mandate of purchasing and restoring habitat for fish and wildlife. Instead it is operated by a volunteer board of directors.