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Welcome to SILT

Creating “stepping stones” of productive wildlife habitats for ecosystem connectivity and animal movement wherever possible

Our Philosophy

The Southern Interior Land Trust Society (SILT) was established in 1988 as the Okanagan Region Wildlife Heritage Fund Society. The SILT seeks to create a legacy of protected, important habitats for all living things by acquiring and maintaining ecologically significant gems and jewels of wildlife habitat in British Columbia’s southern interior region. Our mission is to create “stepping-stones” for ecosystem connectivity and animal movement wherever possible.

You Can Help

The Southern Interior Land Trust is a registered not-for-profit charitable organization and tax receipts can be issued for donations of cash or property or bequests from estates. Consider making a tax-deductible donation of money or land or you may wish to include the society in your will. Your donation will help greatly to further our common objectives of conserving habitat for wildlife. Learn more about how you can make a difference by clicking the DONATE NOW button.

Meet SILT’s Talented & Dedicated Team

Al Peatt, RPBIO, FAPB

Executive Director

Judie Steeves

President

Lindsay Lalach, RPBio

Vice-President

Gordon Wilson

Secretary – Treasurer

Bruce Hibbard

Director

Melodie Lind

Director

Payton Maffioli

Director

Carlo Carbajal

Director

Ron Taylor

President Emeritus

Explore Our Latest News

  • Murray-Carson Conservation Property

    Murray-Carson Conservation Property

    SILT is pleased to announce a generous landowner gift creating the Murray-Carson Conservation Property at Gardom Lake, located between Enderby and Salmon Arm. This 1.03-hectare waterfront property serves as an important refuge and movement corridor for local wildlife, including deer, moose, elk, amphibians, turtles, birds, and pollinators. 🐢 The property contains a diverse mix…

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  • Celebrating Conservation in Action!

    Celebrating Conservation in Action!

    Celebrating Conservation in Action Today SILT’s President Judie Steeves and Vice President Lindsay Lalach joined @bcparksfdn, Honourable Tamara Davidson – Minister of Environment and Parks, and conservation partners to celebrate BC Parks’ permanent protection of a 64-hectare private inholding within Myra-Bellevue Provincial Park. This important acquisition strengthens a critical regional wildlife corridor in the…

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  • Take up this challenge

    Take up this challenge

    Support the conservation of wild spaces in our region by gathering donations for the Southern Interior Land Trust at your business or office—like Penticton’s IGA did. We have a warm feeling in our hearts for all the support from customers of the Penticton IGA, who donated $2,285.38 during a barbecue manned by SILT plus…

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