Donate to the GOERT Society
Brittany Dewar cuts Scotch broom out of the vicinity of rare plants (photo by Chris Junck)
Private donations from you and others contribute to work that would not otherwise be possible. Any donation you’d like to make is appreciated and will be used effectively to protect and restore Garry oak ecosystems. Read our Privacy Policy and our Donor Policy. GOERT's Charity Number is 84300 7816 RR0001.
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Quickly and easily donate the amount of your choice and make special requests through CanadaHelps. Consider becoming a monthly donor, purchasing a charitable gift card for family or friends or making a memorial designation. Find out about donating stocks, bonds, or mutual funds. To proceed with your donation, click on the CanadaHelps logo below.
It's easy to donate online. Just choose PayPal or CanadaHelps. Or you can write a cheque payable to GOERT and mail it to 841 Ralph Street, Victoria, BC V8X 3E1. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at info@goert.ca or 250-383-3427.
Did you know that you can donate life insurance or property to GOERT? Please ask your financial advisor or our Executive Director, Rebecca Mersereau, for more information: rebecca.mersereau@goert.ca or 250-383-3224.
In the past, private donations have contributed to Garry oak ecosystems recovery in these ways:
- Initiated the first banding project of coastal vesper sparrows (Endangered), allowing the researchers to define population size and territories
- Supported the first year of the Bring Back the Bluebirds project
- Paid for a mycological survey at Mill Hill Regional Park for 2006–2007, to complement previous surveys undertaken there
- Contributed to printing The Garry Oak Gardener’s Handbook
- Helped with surveys of species at risk at Trial Islands Ecological Reserve
- Helped improve the GOERT website to better serve the needs of our working groups, the public, researchers and people involved in Garry oak restoration
- Contributed to the establishment of a covenant at Camas Hill in Metchosin
- Contributed funds for a proposed yellow montane violet (Threatened) inventory on provincial crown lands adjacent to the Mt. Tuam Ecological Reserve
- Contributed to species at risk surveys at the Somenos Garry Oak Protected Area
- Helped us contact and work with landholders (private and corporate) who have species at risk on their land
- Helped us provide species at risk workshops to local government staff
- Helped fund us to meet and correspond with developers and local governments on tree protection bylaws, development proposals, Official Community Plans, and power transmission line and road developments, providing information on how to protect Garry oak habitat and species at risk
Thank you!