Vargas Island Agreement Type and Land Trusts Involved: Fee Simple Ownership: Nature Conservancy of Canada

Protected values: Aesthetic Biodiversity Coastal Area Protected: 76.00 ha Location: See map Ecoprovince: Southern Coast and Mountains Ecosection: Windward Island Mountains Regional district: Alberni-Clayoquot Nearest town: Tofino Reserve Status/ Land Use: N/A Fee Simple Details: Purchase Ecogift: No Purchase date: 9/27/2001 Covenant signing date: N/A Ecosystem description: not available Ecosystem percentages are an estimation based on existing data. Site Description: A wide variety of marine and bird species are found in the vicinity, as well as wolves and deer. Old growth forest elements exist on the property. Vargas Island is situated in the Coastal Western Hemlock biogeoclimatic zone, which probably encompasses the greatest diversity and abundance of wildlife habitat of any ecological zone in BC. Clayoquot Sound is among the most ecologically significant and high profile old-growth forest areas in the Pacific Northwest. Back to property list for Southern Coast and Mountains BC Lands In Trust Registry Home (BC MAP) Georgia Depression | Coast and Mountains | Southern Interior | Southern Interior Mountains | Central Interior | Sub-Boreal Interior | Boreal Plains | Northern Boreal Mountains | Taiga Plains BC Statistics | Find properties | Downloads | About | Site Map | Help | Land Trusts Red Listed Species The information within this website is being continally updated as land trusts and conservancies complete the registration of the protected areas which they hold in trust.