Richard Klafki
Richard, Director for the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s Canadian Rockies Program that spans both the East and West Kootenays, quickly discovered as an undergrad university student that his calling was wildlife biology.
2019 Spring Tours
In spring 2019, KCP hosted an East Kootenay Stewardship Committee meeting in Kimberley, and a West Kootenay Stewardship Committee in Trail.
Rocky Mountain Trench Ecosystem Restoration Program
In this webinar, we will discuss the impacts of wildfire suppression, fire ecology, ER strategies, operations and monitoring within the Rocky Mountain Trench.
Riparian and Wetland Restoration in the Slocan Valley
The Slocan River Streamkeepers have implemented over 40 riparian restoration projects in the Slocan Valley since 2005, restoring the equivalent of 5 km of riverbank.
Next Creek – 2019
Nature Conservancy of Canada: This large land acquisition (7,881 hectares/19,474 acres) grows the size of the Darkwoods Conservation Area by 14% and protects the ecological integrity of a conservation network that has national and international significance and protects habitat of wide-ranging species like grizzly bear and wolverine.
CVLCF – Funded Projects 2019
For Baiba Morrow, the mountains are both her muse and her sanctuary. Whether it’s the soaring Himalaya, the volcanoes of Kamchatka or the Ellsworths in Antarctica, they’ve shaped her outlook on life.
KLLCF – Funded Projects 2019
Baiba Morrow
Next Creek Property Acquisition
$93,000 to the Nature Conservancy of Canada towards the purchase of the last missing piece in a vast […]
Columbia River Wetlands – Edgewater – 2019
The Nature Trust of BC: Located north of Radium Hot Springs, these conservation lands cover 171.5 hectares (423 acres) and feature outstanding habitat and connectivity for Grizzly Bears and American Badgers. They also provide winter range for Elk, Mule Deer, White-tailed Deer and Moose.
Whitebark Pine Restoration: How it’s Done and How You Can Help
Whitebark Pine is an endangered tree species found throughout the highest elevation forests in the Columbia Basin.
Lower Columbia
Trail, BC - October 2018
