Kootenay Connect Priority Places – FULL – Simple
Slocan River Valley Bonanza Biodiversity Corridor Creston Valley Duncan Lardeau Columbia Lake Columbia Valley Wetlands Wycliffe Wildlife Corridor

Slocan River Valley

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Bonanza Biodiversity Corridor

Bonanza Biodiversity Corridor

Creston Valley

Creston Valley

Duncan Lardeau

Duncan Lardeau

Lead partner: North Kootenay Consulting Accomplishments:

  • 7 dams built by re-located beavers doubled the wetland area of Argenta Slough and held water during drought
  • Rare marsh birds and >32 western painted turtles benefited from enhanced riparian and wetland habitat

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Columbia Lake

Columbia Lake

Columbia Valley Wetlands

Columbia Valley Wetlands

Lead partner: Columbia Wetlands Stewardship Partners

Accomplishments:

  • 164 bird species recorded in 38 floodplain wetlands based on long-term monitoring
  • >4,590 functioning American badger burrows recorded to inform designation of Wildlife Habitat Features and Wildlife Habitat Areas
  • 25 beaver dam analogues built, storing 54,362 m³ of water and restoring 35 hectares of wetland habitat

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Wycliffe Wildlife Corridor

Wycliffe Wildlife Corridor

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