Jade Grove, in one page.
Jade Grove is 157 acres in the Upper Squamish Valley, about 80 percent burned in the April 2020 Magee Road wildfire. We are restoring it as a multigenerational project: long lived native trees, flower meadows and hedgerows for pollinators and birds, a food forest and community garden, and a protected native buffer along Cloudburst Creek, a coho stream.
Who is behind it
Jeff Kirdeikis and his wife Lisa, who live in Squamish about 20 minutes from the land. The land is owned by their family company and stays one piece. A nonprofit society is being formed so funders can support the public parts of the work directly.
What funding buys
- Native trees and shrubs for the creek buffer
- Tree guards and fencing against elk and deer
- Planting day supplies, tools and safety checks
- Water for young trees and garden plots
- Monitoring: photo points, wildlife counts, creek temperature
What we'll measure, and who it's for.
Jade Grove is privately owned and stays one piece of land. The work on it is for the valley: the creek, the wildlife, and the people who come to plant and grow.
- Trees planted and how many survive, by species
- Metres of Cloudburst Creek with native shade
- Fixed photo points, shot every season
- Bird, bat and pollinator counts each year
- Creek water temperature through the summer
- Volunteer hours and planting day turnout
- Planting days open to anyone who signs up
- Free garden plots for sustainable growers
- Class visits for local schools
- A protected native buffer along a coho stream
- Results shared openly, every year
- Watershed and stewardship groups
- Schools and outdoor education programs
- Local businesses for team planting days
- Habitat and salmon funds
Want to talk? Use the form on the main page and tick "Fund or partner". We reply to every message.
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