According to the Savary Island Land Trust (SILT), the non-profit charitable organization that serves to protect natural and cultural heritage on Savary Island, the organization has raised $183,000 of its $190,000 goal to save a native meadow, located on 1254 Tennyson Road.
Before SILT was established in 1997 by Liz Webster, there was no protected land on Savary Island. The unassuming 1.5 kilometre-wide and 7.5 kilometre-long sandy paradise, in the northern part of the Georgia Strait, has long been a popular vacation destination for those visiting and for those who live in qathet region.
However, the island has been intensely subdivided to make room for peoples' cabins and homes, but so far 43 per cent of Savary Island is now protected, according to the SILT website.
A statement about the group's efforts stated that, "Savary Islanders have donated land and funds to SILT (stewarded by the Nature Legacy Fund) to acquire land for conservation on Savary over nearly 30 years."
The fundraising deadline is July 17, 2024. To donate to save the rare meadow on Savary Island, click here.
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