Ecological Restoration Continues at Helliwell Provincial Park

environment · Helliwell Provincial Park

Ongoing ecological restoration work at Helliwell Provincial Park includes conifer removal, pruning, weeding, and planting native vegetation to enhance habitat for the endangered Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly and other at-risk species. The Vancouver Zoo has been raising and releasing the butterflies annually since 2020.

Sources

• “Ecological restoration work that began in 2015 continues in Helliwell Provincial Park...The Vancouver Zoo has raised and released the endangered butterflies annually in the restoration areas since 2020.” — The Islands Grapevine – March 28th, 2024 (March 28th, 2024)

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