The District of #CentralSaanich says #ButterfieldPark will soon grow to nearly double its current size once it finishes purchasing an 18-acre parcel of land.

On Friday, the municipality said it had negotiated an agreement to purchase 18 acres of land at 1124 Mount Newton Cross Rd., which borders Butterfield #Park, at a cost of $3.2 million.

https://www.cheknews.ca/central-saanich-buying-3-2m-in-land-to-add-to-butterfield-park-1204619/?amp

#GoodNews #ProtectedLand #ParksEnhanceCommunities #Greenspaces #YYJ #VancouverIsland #Wsanec #VanIsle #NaturePark #Forested #PNW

It’s #EarthDay tomorrow

There’s a #ClimateCrisis. It’s still to avoid the worst consequences, but the world is on the brink of #catastrophic #warming.

The #BidenAdmin is making headway on #ClimateChange goals, but a #Republican controlled #House is a problem.

In the last mo, #Biden pledged $500M to fight Amazon #deforestation, & acted on #AutoEmissions, #CoalPlants, & #ProtectedLand in AK, NV & TX:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/03/20/climate-change-ipcc-report-15/