BOWEN ISLAND CONSERVANCY — NEW WEBSITE

PROTECT — Section Landing — Page Draft | Phase One | June 2026

Gateway page for the Protect section. Introduces the Conservancy's land protection mandate, summarises the portfolio of protected lands, and directs visitors to individual place pages.

HERO IMAGE

Suggested: coastal landscape — Wild Coast bluff or Cape Lands forest. Conveys permanence and ecological significance.

HERO HEADLINE

Some places are too important to lose.

HERO SUBHEADLINE

We work to ensure that the places Bowen Island's ecosystems depend on are protected permanently — for the island and for all that depends on them. Through land acquisition, conservation covenants, and long-term stewardship, what we protect stays protected.

[ See Our Protected Lands ] [ Support Land Protection ]

PLACES PROTECTED FOR NATURE

Some places hold more life than we can easily see.

A wetland may store thousands of years of ecological history beneath its surface. A creek carries water, nutrients, and wildlife from forest to shore. Coastal bluffs support plants adapted to thin soils, salt, wind, and summer drought. Forests shelter birds and mammals, slow water, build soil, and connect one habitat to another.

The Bowen Island Conservancy helps protect and care for lands where these natural systems can continue to function.

Some are protected outright by the Conservancy. Others, like Quarry Park, involve stewardship partnerships with the Bowen Island Municipality. Some welcome careful public access. Others need greater quiet and protection. Each place has its own history, ecological character, and stewardship needs.

Together, they form part of a wider network of land, water, shoreline, and habitat across the island.

PROTECTED PLACES

Navigation cards to all individual protected place pages. Phase One — Build unless noted.

Wild Coast Nature Refuge

Cape Roger Curtis — 32 acres

A coastal forest and shoreline reserve at the southern tip of Bowen Island, acquired in December 2020. The Wild Coast Nature Refuge protects rare coastal bluff ecosystems, nesting habitat, and a loop trail. Dogs are not permitted.

→ Explore the Wild Coast Nature Refuge

The Cape Lands

Cape Roger Curtis — 160 acres

In 2024, the Conservancy purchased 160 acres of undeveloped coastal land at Cape Roger Curtis from Metro Vancouver. These lands, including the course of Huszar Creek, will be restored and managed over time as a contiguous conservation corridor alongside the Wild Coast Refuge.

→ Learn about the Cape Lands

Fairy Fen Nature Reserve

Wetland reserve — Bowen Island

One of Bowen Island's few remaining intact wetland ecosystems, and one of the Conservancy's earliest conservation achievements. Fairy Fen is an important site for biodiversity monitoring and ecological reference.

→ Learn about Fairy Fen

Singing Woods Nature Reserve

Forest reserve — Bowen Island

A mature forest reserve protecting interior habitat and wildlife movement corridors. Singing Woods works with our coastal and wetland reserves to create connected habitat across the island.

→ Learn about Singing Woods

Quarry Park

Municipal park — Conservancy involvement

Quarry Park is one of Bowen Island's most-visited natural areas. The Conservancy has worked with the Bowen Island Municipality on stewardship, ecological values, and visitor guidance at this site.

→ Learn about Quarry Park

HOW LAND PROTECTION WORKS

Phase One — Placeholder / Basic. A full 'Conservation Covenants & Land Gifts' page for landowners, estates, and donors is planned for Phase Two.

How Land Protection Works

Phase One — Placeholder / Basic

A plain-language overview of the tools the Conservancy uses to protect land permanently — including land acquisition, land donation, conservation covenants, and partnerships. A fuller page for landowners, families, and donors is coming in Phase Two.

→ Learn how land protection works

AT A GLANCE

192+

Acres — Nature Reserves

160

Acres — Cape Lands (2024)

1996

First Land Protection

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Protected in Perpetuity

Support land protection on Bowen Island

The Conservancy is a registered Canadian charity. Your donation helps protect and steward ecologically important lands on Nex̱wˇlélex̱wm / Bowen Island for future generations.

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