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Murray-Carson Conservation Property
SILT is pleased to announce a generous landowner gift creating the Murray-Carson Conservation Property at Gardom Lake, located between Enderby and Salmon Arm. This 1.03-hectare waterfront property serves as an important refuge and movement corridor for local wildlife, including deer, moose, elk, amphibians, turtles, birds, and pollinators. 🐢 The property contains a diverse mix…
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Celebrating Conservation in Action!
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…
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Take up this challenge
Support the conservation of wild spaces in our region by gathering donations for the Southern Interior Land Trust at your business or office—like Penticton’s IGA did. We have a warm feeling in our hearts for all the support from customers of the Penticton IGA, who donated $2,285.38 during a barbecue manned by SILT plus…
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Hot Dogs Support SILT
Thanks to the generosity of the Penticton IGA store, SILT was chosen as their ‘charity of the month’ and the store is receiving donations at the till all of the month of April toward our work in the community. On Sat., Apr. 18, the closest Saturday to Earth Day, Apr. 22, 2026, members of the…
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Watershed Security Fund Grant Award
Phase 3 of Ginty’s Pond nʔaʕx̌ʷt restoration work will get underway this year with the help of a $150,000 grant through the Watershed Security Fund kłaʕc̓xntm k̓łp̓əlk̓stm iʔ nʔaʕx̌ʷt – To look after and restore Ginty’s Pond. Read more about the announcement and project partners here.
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A Need For Continued Investment In Watershed Restoration
For nearly four decades, wildlife biologist Al Peatt has kept a close eye on Ginty’s Pond, a wetland in the semi-arid, desert-like climate of B.C.’s Similkameen Valley. In 1990, under his leadership as one of the founding directors of the Southern Interior Land Trust (SILT), the organization acquired the property to protect its wildlife…
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Resolution of Edward’s Pond Tree Litigation
The Southern Interior Land Trust has resolved the litigation it commenced concerning the removal of a dead wildlife tree on its Edward’s Pond Property, on terms it deems satisfactory, which settlement terms are otherwise confidential.
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Ginty’s Pond Wetland Restoration
Restoration of the nʔaʕx̌ʷt – Ginty’s Pond wetland at Cawston exceeds targets! Abundant wildlife, cultural use, and nature-related recreation have returned to SILT’s nʔaʕx̌ʷt – Ginty’s Pond wetland at Cawston in the Similkameen River watershed. Two of a planned three phases of restoration to return the aging wetland to more productive open-water habitat, and…
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Vehicles & Dumping are Damaging Habitat
Despite a vehicle closure now in its 5th year, people continue to disregard SILT’s private land ownership of its Grand Forks Grasslands conservation property. People are welcome to walk on SILT’s land to enjoy nature and wildlife-related recreation, but vehicles, dogs, fires, litter, livestock, and camping are all prohibited. “SILT purchased this land to…
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Supporting Land Conservation
There are many ways you can support land conservation Land trusts always seem to be in fund-raising mode to purchase properties that have special features essential to wildlife, but acquiring the property is only the first step. Once a property is acquired, it needs to be managed and sometimes restored to maintain the ecological…
