Our mission is is to strengthen ecological stewardship in BC by providing technical, educational, and capacity building resources and fostering partnerships among organizations, groups, governments, and the private sector.

The Stewardship Centre for BC (SCBC) is committed to working with local communities, local governments and the planning and building professions to champion science-based best stewardship practices for land and water in BC. As good stewardship relies on good decision- making, our work focuses on government, land owners, development and business communities. We also work closely with conservation and environmental organizations and the citizens of BC. Learn More about the SCBC

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The SCBC Capacity Building Benchmarking Tool is a tool you can use to assist your stewardship organization to support the valuable work you do in your community. Benchmarking is a strategic process used to evaluate and measure performance in relation to best practices. Use the SCBC Benchmarking Tool to look at your current capacity and compare it to an optimal level of functionality and efficiency in order to improve your organizational performance. This tool will be available this summer. Check it out! Stewardship Series The informative and widely acclaimed Stewardship Series challenges British Columbians with a new vision: to link human development and natural ecosystems, to focus limited human resources on limited natural resources and to create healthier and more sustainable communities. The Stewardship Series is a roster of 19 guides published over the past 18 years that provides scientific, legal and technical information on protecting BC's natural heritage and implementing stewardship practices particularly in urban and sub-urban areas. View the series abstracts and downloadable pdfs. Environmental 'best management' practices (BMPs) are those designed to guide activities that promote stewardship of the environment. In addition, guidance, standards, approaches, and principles may all offer advice to people interested in maintaining ecological values. Search a database of best management practices and guidance for those interested in managing land with an emphasis of maintaining or restoring conservation values.

Stewardship Tools and Resources SCBC programs aim to promote the development and use of best practices for sustainable development:

The SCBC Capacity Building Benchmarking Tool is a tool you can use to assist your stewardship organization to support the valuable work you do in your community. Benchmarking is a strategic process used to evaluate and measure performance in relation to best practices. Use the SCBC Benchmarking Tool to look at your current capacity and compare it to an optimal level of functionality and efficiency in order to improve your organizational performance. Click here to use the tool.

Green Shores provides options and tools for a wide range of planning, design and construction professionals who are interested in minimizing the environmental impacts of their projects in a cost effective manner. For home owners and communities, the stories, resources and examples presented here can inspire you to make choices that will be beneficial to everyone in the long term. Learn more...

Green Bylaws Toolkit is a resource for understanding how local governments and developers can safeguard the environment with tools, case studies, and policy and bylaw examples. Learn more

Species at Risk Primer is an easy-to use entry point for people wanting to research and learn about species at risk in British Columbia. It provides basic biological and distribution information in lay terms and provides easy access to more detailed information from the Conservation Data Centre (CDC) and other sources. Local government staff, consultants, landowners, citizens groups, non-profit organizations and students should all find it useful. Learn more....

Building Organizational Capacity in BC The aim of our programs is to increase the organizational and volunteer capacity of non-governmental stewardship organizations in BC.

Stewardship Works! Volunteer organizations are the heart, hands and legs of conservation and stewardship across British Columbia and yet core funding to engage, support and recognize these volunteers is not integral to funders' project-based grants. This program examines what small amounts of regular core funding can do on the ground. Learn more about results to date.

Give Green Canada (formerly Green Legacies) Now is the time to start planned giving program. Read what Canada's best fundraisers have to say about GGC's new distance learning and mentorship program. SCBC is a proud to be a founding partner of Give Green Canada. Learn more about Give Green Canada

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