Species at Risk & Conservation Values

Highlights from Year 2 (2020-21) to Year 7 (2025-26) are listed below.

Summary Report for Species at Risk in the Slocan Valley & Bonanza Biodiversity Corridor Years 1 to 7

This guide provides an introduction to most of the species at risk (SAR) that are known to occur in the Slocan Watershed, with a focus on the more obscure and understudied species. It is based on the collective knowledge of local biologists who have been studying the watershed for decades, and a concentrated effort over the last seven years of this Canadian Nature Fund project to collect and summarize all the known SAR records. This initial guide is intended to be a living document to build upon, share and provide guidance to all communities, residents, tenure holders and stewardship groups. Key components (when available for a given species) of this initial guide include how to locate and identify, description of habitat, and how impacts from development, and other disturbances can be potentially mitigated.

Report: Bonanza Biodiversity Corridor Conservation Values Assessment

This report is the conclusion of a three-year study that included ecosystem mapping, habitat assessments, and an in-depth inventory of the full range of biodiversity that occurs in the watershed. Beyond inventories and mapping the watershed, a main outcome of the project was the development of a conservation values assessment map that combines all the existing ecological information for the watershed on a single map in the form of high-value conservation areas and species-at-risk management zones. 

Map: Bonanza Biodiversity Corridor Study Area

Map: Bonanza Biodiversity Corridor TEM – Primary Structural Stage

Map: BBC Sensitive Ecosystems

Map: BBC Ecosystems at Risk

Map: BBC Wetlands and Floodplains

Map: BBC Fire and Old Forests

Map: BBC Conservation Assessment

Map: BBC Conservation Assessment – Hills 

Map: BBC Conservation Assessment – Upper Bonanza

Map: BBC Conservation Assessment – Summit Lake

Report: Preliminary Summary of Biodiversity and Species-at-Risk Results

The Bonanza Biodiversity Corridor (BBC) is known as a biodiversity hot spot, with a diverse and ever-increasing list of species confirmed in the area. The Biodiversity and Species-at-Risk Project is a three-year sub-project of the Kootenay Connect – Bonanza Biodiversity Corridor Ecosystems Enhancement Projects. This report is the summary of the first two years of the project.