Description:
For Year 5 of the Kootenay Connect Project, the main activities for all projects were dedicated to completing on-the-ground field work, site specific restoration assessments and extensive analysis of existing knowledge bases, species and maps for the Slocan Watershed. This approach provided the necessary landscape context for the conservation of the species, wildlife corridors and habitats in the Slocan River Valley. With Year 5 as the starting point, the species and ecosystem resource team approached this initial year of planning from a Slocan Watershed perspective to rationalize the focus areas within the Slocan River Valley and tailor the work effort. In simple terms, this watershed view permits the SAR/SEI work remaining to take into account the interconnectivity of all ecosystems and scale the detailed on-the-ground study to unique and biodiversity hotspots. Camera and bird recorders were deployed to capture species activity levels for various habitat locations.

Keywords: riparian; restoration

Authors:

Organization: Slocan Lake Stewardship Society

Category: Project Overview

Focal Area: Slocan River Valley

Resource Type: Report

Year: 2024