Protected Areas in the Saturna Island Local Trust Area (2018)
Terrestrial
| Type of Protected Area |
Area (ha)
|
Portion of LTA (%) |
|
| Conservation Covenant |
12.37 |
0.35 |
|
| Park - Community |
2.87 |
0.08 |
|
| Park - Federal |
1594.45 |
44.65 |
|
| Park - Regional |
0.88 |
0.02 |
|
|
Total
|
1610.58 |
45.10
|
|
Marine
| Type of Marine Protection |
Area (ha) |
|
| Glass Sponge Reef Fishing Closure Area |
109.10 |
|
| Federal Marine Protected Area |
1,521.30 |
|
| Rockfish Conservation Area |
2,873.80 |
|
| Total |
3614.40 |
|
NB: There is overlap of marine protected area boundaries, therefore the total area of marine protected areas is not additive.
Ecosystem Values in the Saturna Island Local Trust Area (2010)
Sensitive Ecosystems
| Sensitive Ecosystems |
Area (ha) |
Portion of LTA (%) |
|
| Cliff |
4.5 |
0.1 |
|
| Freshwater |
7.8 |
0.2 |
|
| Herbaceous |
79.2 |
2.2 |
|
| Mature Forest |
850.2 |
23.8 |
|
| Old Forest |
19.2 |
0.5 |
|
| Riparian |
1.8 |
0.1 |
|
| Wetland |
83.1 |
2.3 |
|
| Woodland |
316.4 |
8.9 |
|
|
Total
|
2,032.6 |
38.2 |
|
View the ecosystem maps for Saturna Island Local Trust Area
Species at Risk
The B.C. Conservation Data Centre has recorded sightings of Slimleaf onion (blue listed), Steller Sea Lion (blue listed), Graceful arrow-grass (red listed), Fleshy jaumea (blue listed), Chaffweed (blue listed), Slender popcornflower (red listed), California buttercup (red listed). White meconella (red listed), Peregrine Falcon, anatum subspecies (red listed), Spanish-clover (blue listed), Macrae's clover (blue listed), Banded cord-moss (blue listed), Two-edged water-starwort (blue listed), Scalepod (red listed), Purple sanicle (red listed), Small-flowered godetia (red listed), Northern adder's-tongue (blue listed) and Red-legged frog (blue listed) in the Saturna Island Local Trust Area. There may be additional species at risk in the Saturna Island Local Trust Area that are not recorded with the B.C. Conservation Data Centre or whose locations are considered confidential information.
Forested Ecosystems
The Saturna Island Local Trust Area is in the Coastal Douglas-fir Zone. More than 19 hectares of old forest ecosystems were found in the local trust area. The breakdown of forests by age class is (note: this includes woodland sensitive ecosystems, so percentages will vary from the sensitive ecosystems section above):
| Forest Type |
Area (ha) |
Portion of LTA (%) |
|
| Pole/Sapling Forest (<40 yrs) |
166 |
7.1 |
|
| Young Forest (40-80 yrs) |
1,845 |
51.7 |
|
| Mature Forest (80-250 yrs) |
1,048 |
12.2 |
|
| Old Forest (>250 years) |
19 |
0.4 |
|
Modified Ecosystems in the Saturna Local Trust Area (2010)
| Type of Modification |
Area (ha)
|
Portion of LTA (%) |
|
| Cultivated Field |
96.1 |
2.3 |
|
| Cultivated Vineyard |
26.0 |
0.7 |
|
| Rural |
88.7 |
2.5 |
|
| Urban |
9.8 |
0.3 |
|
| Road |
90.6 |
2.5 |
|
| Reservoir |
0.1 |
<0.1 |
|
|
Total
|
311.3 |
8.7 |
|