In 2013, BC Conservation Foundation granted $50,000 to the Nature Conservancy of Canada to purchase and manage Sage and Sparrow: South Block.
The lands feature 543 hectares of diversity that consist of grassland habitats, Black Bear, Lazull Bunting, Rattlesnake, Racer, Western Harvest Mouse, FBI Pocket Mouse, Brewers Sparrow, Western Meadowlark, Behr’s Hairstreak, Mule Deer, Gopher Snake, Lewis Woodpecker, American Badger, Coyote, Burrowing Owl, Northern Harrier, Prairie Falcon, Grasshopper Sparrow, Magpie and Sage Thrasher. Plant species that grow in the area include Native Bluebunch Wheatgrass, Sagebrush, Lyall’s Mariposa Lily, Flat topped Broomrate, Whited’s Rockcress and Cock-Comb Cat’s Eye.