WSSBC and their members contribute over $107,000 for wild sheep habitat.

 

The Wild Sheep Society of British Columbia has lent support to Southern Interior Land Trust (SILT) with the purchase of two keystone pieces of habitat for wild sheep.  WSSBC and their members contributed $107,700 toward the purchase of lots DL492 and DL493 in the Grand Forks region of BC.  

Lot A DL 493 is 35 hectares (86 acres) of open, south-facing bunchgrass grassland that merges into bedrock outcrops on its upper slope. Lot A is just 2 km east of Grand Forks, British Columbia. It borders SILT’s 109-hectare DL 492 Bighorn Grassland property. Lot A is year round habitat for a healthy herd of 200-300 California bighorn sheep. Rams and ewes of all ages use the land. It is also excellent spring range for mule deer and white-tailed deer. Several species-at-risk occur, including rattlesnake, gophersnake, spadefoot toad, tiger salamander and badger.

For more information on DL493 please consult the following: Lot A DL 493 info sheet

Thank you to our generous members for helping to preserve this property for the Gilpin California Bighorn Herd. 

DL492 Acquisition From February 2020

With your help, the WSSBC, in February 2020, entered into a purchase agreement supporting the Southern Interior Land Trust to acquire a property located just outside Grand Forks, British Columbia.

This location encompasses 269.9 acres of open, rolling bunchgrass grassland interspersed with patches of trembling aspen-rose thickets and scattered black hawthorn shrubs. Ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir cling to the steep north-aspect valley sides of Morrissey Creek. The property is excellent deer spring range and as year-round habitat for bighorn sheep. The songful meadowlark is common in spring and summer.

Several other species call this place home, including rattlesnake, gophersnake, spadefoot toad, tiger salamander and badger. Some of these species are considered at-risk right here in British Columbia.

With your help, this wild sheep habitat has been protected for the future.

In February 2020, WSSBC and itss dedicated member contributed $50,000 to assist in the acquisition of DL492.  In November 2020 a further $57,700 was dedicated to the acquisition of DL493

WSSBC recognizes the following members who contributed to this important habitat acquisition (DL493):

2500 Plus Contribution (Sitka – Adopt a Property Granby Jetstream Jacket)     
Ben Berukoff Tom Foss Frontline Operations Group Trevor Querel
       
1500 Plus Contribution (Sitka – Adopt a Property Granby Fanatic Hoody)    
Jonathan Proctor      
       
500 Plus Contribution (Sitka – Adopt a Property Granby Hat)    
Scott Albrechtsen Phillip Humble Mike Kirk Kyle Stelter
       
Donor  
Garrett Belanger      

WSSBC recognizes the following members who contributed to this important habitat acquisition (DL492):

2500 Plus Contribution (Sitka – Adopt a Property Granby Jetstream Jacket)
     
Abbotsford Rod and Gun Club Kyle Stelter Ugo Bortolotto (In Memory of)
     
1500 Plus Contribution (Sitka – Adopt a Property Granby Fanatic Hoody)  
     
Nathan French Ben Berukoff Greg Rensmaag
Mike Tomlinson West Kootenay Rod and Gun Club Jeff Agostinho
Ricky Roman Stu Rhodes  
     
500 Plus Contribution (Sitka – Adopt a Property Granby Hat)  
     
David Heitsman Scott Albrechtsen Casey Cawston
     
Donation    
     
Dean Bergen Marty Thomas Lawrence van der Peet
Robin Routledge Rick Taylor Jennifer Reid
Taylor Nairn Allen McEwan Kyle Snipes

WSSBC recognizes the following members who  contributed to this important habitat acquisition (DL 492):

Habitat Direction Statement for DL-492