Ginty’s Pond, named after Ginty Cawston, is a 15.5-acre wetland located in Cawston. SILT acquired it in 1990 for its riparian value and to protect public access. It is also known as Lowe Slough. In 1992 the land was leased to the Ministry of Forests Lands & Natural Resource Operations to manage.
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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 1989, the first piece of property that SILT put money into was a 28-acre piece just south of Penticton’s city limits on the east side of Skaha Lake that includes a small pond.
The property is prime habitat for California bighorn sheep.
Eventually, in collaboration with The Nature Trust of B.C. and several other partners, a total of 250 acres was purchased there and is held by the Nature Trust of B.C.
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 1989, SILT acquired the Sandner property at the north end of Christina Lake. It includes more than 100 acres with 3,000 feet of beach, forested land with cedar trees 12 feet in diameter and two of the principal kokanee and trout spawning streams on the lake.
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