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        | | The Easiest Way Ever To Make A Difference Phillips Benefit Brew 2014 
    
 The Nature Trust of BC has been chosen as a finalist in Phillips Brewing Company's Benefit Brew program. Each year, Phillips creates a special beer for one lucky non-profit, names it after them and donates proceeds from the sale of the special beer. 
 Here's how you can help: To win, we need the most votes from the public. You can vote once per day per computer up until November 16, 2014. Click here to vote. | 
 | Help Where It's Needed the Most Your gift to our Annual Giving Campaign is crucial   
 
 With the help of people like you, The Nature Trust of BC has accomplished amazing things during recent months, including: acquiring the final piece of Wigwam Flats in the Kootenay which is crucial habitat for elk and bighorn sheepsecuring the Antelope-brush property in the Okanagan which is home to many rare species such as the Behr's Hairstreak butterfly  hiring Conservation Youth Crews who worked throughout the summer  restoring habitat and obtaining valuable conservation experience
 We need your help to continue conserving land in BC for wildlife, plants, and future generations. Your gift is vital. Every dollar counts.   If you would like to donate to where it is most urgently needed, donations can be made online, by calling our office at 604-924-9771 (toll-free 1-866-288-7878) or by mailing a cheque to #260 1000 Roosevelt Crescent, North Vancouver, BC V7P 3R4 | 
 | Giving Tuesday Tuesday, December 2, 2014 
  Join us on Tuesday, December 2 for GivingTuesday, a national giving day! This Canadian movement for giving and volunteering takes place each year after Cyber Monday. The "Opening day of the giving season," it is a day where charities, companies and individuals join together to share commitments, rally for favourite causes and think about others.    For more information, visit GivingTuesday.ca.     To donate online to The Nature Trust of BC for GivingTuesday, click here.    And share or tweet us your giving ideas on December 2 using hashtag #GivingTuesdayCa 
 
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 | Thank You! For a wonderful evening 
 |  | We would like to thank the 317 guests, along with our sponsors and donors who helped to raise much needed funds at our Celebrating Conservation Leadership Gala on October 7 for land conservation projects across BC.     Congratulations to Don Lindsay for receiving a Conservation Champion award for Teck purchasing over 7,000 hectares of land for conservation purposes in the Kootenay. Special thanks to the Anna Jacyszyn Quartet, auctioneer Tyler Olson, Houston Landscapes, Goh Ballet and CTV MC Scott Roberts.
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            | | Giving is Sweet Thank You Maple Leaf Spirits 
 
   Thanks to Maple Leaf Spirits in the Okanagan for asking patrons during the summer to donate to The Nature Trust of BC in lieu of tasting fees.
   If you would like to support us, please call 604-924-9771 (toll free 1-866-288-7878) or e-mail jdrew@naturetrust.bc.ca. | 
 | | Toast to  Natural Wonders Thanks to Gordon Macdonald for his fascinating presentation on the Shackleton expedition in the Antarctic, and Nick Gudewill and Waan Busri for hosting this event in their lovely home in Victoria.  
  We were delighted to have 61 guests join us for this fundraiser for The Nature Trust of BC and our land conservation projects on Vancouver Island.    If you'd like to know more about our work on the Island or would like to donate, you can call 604-924-9771 (toll free 1-866-288-7878) or e-mail shousser@naturetrust.bc.ca. | 
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Upcoming Event 
 25th annual Brant Wildlife Festival 
Join us for the Brant Wildlife Festival to celebrate nature in the beautiful mid-Vancouver Island area | 
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