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Habitat Improvements

Stewardship projects around the islands, with partners near and far

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Landscape-scale restoration of island Garry oak savannahs and woodlands is a high priority. Click here to see a holistic project Storymap and learn why it is beneficial to cut down 1,700 trees across 27 acres of land. 

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Using three different methods to replant eelgrass - a critical habitat for herring and other forage fish that has died off significantly since the early 2000s.

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In partnership with federal, state and local partners we are working with private landowners to expand suitable habitat  for one of the rarest known butterfly species in the world.

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