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Inheritance Fuels Massive Salish Sea Conservation
30 Oct
Summary
- Over 1,000 acres now form a continuous protected area in the Salish Sea.
- A woman used inheritance to buy land, contributing to conservation efforts.
- The protected zone includes rare coastal Douglas-fir maritime ecosystems.
A significant conservation achievement has created a continuous protected area of over 1,000 acres in Canada's Salish Sea. Domena Diesing and her partner Bruce Fleming-Smith played a pivotal role, permanently protecting 140 acres of their Lasqueti Island forest using an inheritance from 1981. This land, now known as Jenkins Creek property, connects with existing ecological reserves.
Their donation, facilitated by the BC Parks Foundation, is part of the rare Coastal Douglas-fir maritime ecosystem, noted for its threatened plant communities. The protection also encompasses the neighboring 190.6-acre Jenkins Bay property, a long-held conservation vision of the late Alfred Gaensbauer. This combined effort safeguards critical habitats and waterways for salmon.
The expansion adds to a growing network of protected areas on Lasqueti Island, demonstrating the power of sustained cooperation. The BC Parks Foundation highlighted this success, achieved through local landowner contributions and donor support, as a testament to long-term commitment to land stewardship and future generations.
