Where we work

Our work touches every part of our biologically rich province.

Regions

The North & Central Interior
- Sometimes called the Serengeti of the North, this large area of the province includes the Cariboo, Omineca, Skeena, and Northeast regions. It boasts mountainous plains, rolling plateaus, alpine lakes, boreal forests, and vast wetlands. The region’s expansive wilderness is home to wood bison and woodland caribou, and to predators like grizzly and black bears, wolves, and wolverines.
The West Coast
- Spanning Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands, BC’s central coast, and Haida Gwaii, The West Coast is a diverse region whose ecosystems range from old-growth temperate rainforests and estuaries to vast glaciers and alpine meadows. This region includes endangered ecosystems such as Garry-oak meadows, as well as unique inhabitants like the Vancouver Island marmot, Kermode (spirit) bear, Stellar’s jay, northern saw-whet owl, and the many endemic species of Haida Gwaii.
The South Coast
- The South Coast encompasses the southwest corner of the BC mainland, including the Fraser River Delta. It’s characterized by BC’s iconic temperate rainforests with their evergreen tree canopy and tangled undergrowth of devil’s club, salmonberry, salal, and ferns. These ecosystems are under intense development pressure, as more than 60% of BC’s human population lives in this region.
The Thompson-Okanagan
- The Thompson-Okanagan is an endangered species hotspot and the most biodiverse region in BC. The Thompson-Okanagan includes grasslands, sagebrush steppe, and dry forests, as well as the northernmost portion of the Great Basin and Canada’s only pocket desert. It is home to the American badger, western rattlesnake, western screech owl, kokanee salmon, and Great Basin spadefoot toad.
The Kootenays
- The Kootenay Region’s rushing rivers, Rocky Mountains, and expansive grasslands support more than 200 of Canada’s most iconic wildlife species, including deer, moose, bears, and cougars. It includes the Kettle River and Columbia River basins and their associated wetlands and salmon-spawning areas, which are threatened by dams and reservoirs.

North & Central Interior

West Coast

South Coast

Okanagan

Kootenay

Meet Jason Emery, Director of Conservation Land Management

Jason brings deep field experience to leading our land management work. An environmental scientist specializing in wildlife and ecosystem management and ecological restoration in BC, he joined NTBC in 2019. For two decades before that, he worked with such agencies as the Canadian Wildlife Service and as an environmental consultant. In these roles he researched species at risk and habitat conservation, and he worked on federal and provincial environmental assessments related to oil, gas, and mining projects. Jason has also had a long-standing relationship with the BC Institute of Technology (BCIT), instructing and supporting students in both the Fish, Wildlife and Recreation Program and the Ecological Restoration Program.

Jason has a Master of Science in Environment and Management from Royal Roads University and an applied science diploma in Fish, Wildlife and Recreation from BCIT.

We gratefully acknowledge that our Vancouver office is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, who have been stewarding this land since time immemorial. Our work and conservation areas encompass many lands throughout the province, and we humbly acknowledge the First Nations communities who live on and steward these lands.

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Our work touches every part of our biologically rich province.

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Meet Jason Emery, Director of Conservation Land Management

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