The Nature Trust of BC is slightly more than halfway towards its goal of raising $75,000 to purchase and protect 235 hectares of wetland east of Prince George.
Some $30,000 has been raised through a crowdfunding campaign, a spokesperson said this week. The organization launched the campaign on Oct. 19 and is facing a Nov. 30 deadline to reach its goal.
The properties skirt the northeast and southeast corners of the Meteor Lake wetland-bog, about 100 kilometres east of the city and across the Fraser River from Sinclair Mills. It is one of the three largest wetlands in the upper Fraser River and a site that plays a vital role in limiting the pace of climate change, according to the organization.
The wetland also provides food, breeding grounds, and habitat for grizzly bears and moose, as well as threatened and at-risk mammals, birds, and amphibians. The northern goshawk, classified as threatened, and white sturgeon, classified as endangered, are found within the area.
The property also contains bog and fen ecosystems with rare and specialized flora and fauna - including two ecological communities ranked blue-listed or of special concern by the provincial government.
The $75,000 covers the last 15 per cent of the cost of the land, the spokesperson has said. To donate go to canadahelps.org.
