A BC Parks Foundation compra terras para proteger a floresta de crescimento antigo perto do John Dean Provincial Park. BC Parks Foundation buys land to protect old-growth forest near John Dean Provincial Park.

A Fundação BC Parks adquiriu seis hectares de terra ao lado do Parque Provincial John Dean em Saanich, preservando os últimos ecossistemas de carvalho Douglas abeto e Garry de crescimento antigo. The BC Parks Foundation has acquired six hectares of land next to John Dean Provincial Park in Saanich, preserving the last remaining old-growth Douglas fir and Garry oak ecosystems. A compra de US $ 1,6 milhão, financiada com a ajuda da Tsawout First Nation e dos Amigos da John Dean Park Society, impede o desenvolvimento desse habitat vital. The $1.6 million purchase, funded with help from Tsawout First Nation and the Friends of John Dean Park Society, prevents development of this vital habitat. A terra permanecerá fechada ao público à medida que forem desenvolvidos planos de gestão e de ligação ao parque. The land will remain closed to the public as plans for management and connecting it to the park are developed. Também serve como um site educacional para aprender sobre a história e as tradições dos povos WSÁNE. It also serves as an educational site for learning about the W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples' history and traditions.