In 2018, BC Conservation Foundation granted $120,000 to the Nature Trust of BC to purchase and manage the 65 hectare White Lake Basin Biodiversity Ranch. The area features sensitive ecosystems and rare species.
A number of endangered birds utilize the property including the Lewis’s Woodpecker, Barn Swallow, Flammulated Owl, and Grasshopper Sparrow. Other important animals include the Pallid Bat, American Badger, Western Tiger Salamander, and Great Basin Gophersnake.