The Earth is not ours, it is a treasure we hold in trust for future generations.
-African proverb
Lasqueti Island Nature Conservancy LINC is a community based, non-profit BC registered society whose mission is to conserve nature on Lasqueti Island and surrounding islands and waters through education, stewardship, restoration, and long-term protection of areas of ecological and cultural significance.
The Bees of Your Backyard – Free Webinar, February 4, 7pm
Have you ever paused to consider how much we owe to pollinators? About one in every three bites of food we eat — not to mention the reproduction of countless native and ornamental plants — depends on their work. Here in British Columbia, nearly 500 species of...
Help Protect Nature in Wonderful Ways
LINC is a non-profit, charitable land trust that relies on membership and donations to support our conservation and stewardship programs
Learn about membership, volunteering, donating and other conservation options
Support Conservation and Stewardship on Lasqueti
The LINC website is a deep and valuable resource for information and inspiration on stewardship, conservation, biology, ecology and so much more.
Dive in!
Read about the protected areas on Lasqueti, including;
Salish View Nature Reserve, Mount Trematon Nature Reserve, John Osland Nature Reserve, Kwel Nature Reserve, Squitty Bay Provincial Park, Young Point, Lasqueti Island Ecological Reserve, Sabine Channel Marine Park, Jedediah Marine Park, and the newly protected Marine Island
Voices for the Islands
Thirty Years of Nature Conservation on the Salish Sea
by Sheila Harrington
Book Launch
Author Sheila Harrington shares stories, insights and excerpts from her new book, Voices for the Islands: Thirty Years of Nature Conservation on the Salish Sea.
Recorded at the Judith Fisher Centre, Lasqueti Island, July 21, 2024.
Lasqueti Island Nature Conservancy protects and stewards the natural world on Xwe’etay/Lasqueti Island and surrounding islands & waters through education, restoration, community, and long-term protection of areas of ecological and cultural significance.
We acknowledge that Xwe’etay lands and waters are within the traditional territories of several Coast Salish Nations. In doing so, we also acknowledge the many generations of Indigenous Peoples who called Xwe’etay home.