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VNHS is actively engaged in a number of conservation activities,
from invasive species removal and habitat restoration to plant
and animal surveys throughout southern Vancouver Island:
VNHS
Green Spaces Project
Barn Owl
Nest Box Project
Ecologically Sensitive Areas In and Around Victoria
Many of our conservation activities are done in conjuction
with other organizations:
Green Spaces Committee Projects:
Additional work contributed by Green Spaces Project, Tony Embleton and Norm Mogensen, to various projects:
1. Victoria and Esquimalt Harbours Environmental Action Program, 1999. (VEHEAP)
2. Victoria Harbour Plan 1998
3. CRD Goldstream Watershed Plan
4. CRD Millstream watershed Plan
5. CRD Parks Master Plan
6. Saanich Parks Department. GSP has a good working relationship with this Department and has conducted over 490 inventories of the undeveloped Rights of Way and inventories on about 20 recreational parks.
7. Bowker Creek Watershed workshops.
8. Environmental Science Advisory Committee (ESAC) of Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt re Reports on our inventory work with a DND permit.
9. Provincial Capital Commission, on the Trails Committee, and on the Inventory Working Group.
10. Greenways Plans for:
* Victoria City
* Saanich
* Colwood
* View Royal
* Royal Oak Local Area Plan re Right of Way and park acquisition at Commonwealth Pool Site
* Highlands Municipal Ecologically Sensitive Covenant Inventory Work on lots being developed.
* Hartland Land Fill site development and the draining of the Heel's Lake
* Pat Bay Boat launch Site and Kiosk
* Uplands Park Botanical inventory report and map
* Kings Pond on the Cedar Hill Golf Course.
* Ministry of Highways proposed enlarging of the Lochside Drive through the Martindale valley.
11. Other projects:
* Conservation Data Centre, re inventory work and advice
* Farmers of the Martindale Valley worked out an agreement with the birders to allow the birders to use private land under certain conditions.
* University of Victoria - re campus expansion and Mystic Vale.
* CRD, Witty's Lagoon Management plan.
* Input into the formation of a strip corridor through Haro Woods (1992)
* Input into the conservation of waterfowl nesting & resting sites between Beaver and Elk Lakes that were being disturbed by the rowers.
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