CLIMATE ADAPTATION
The highlights from Year 1 (2019-20) and Year 3 (2021-22) are listed below.
Year 1 Highlights
This report was prepared to outline a potential approach to incorporating changes associated with climate disruption into threat assessments and management planning for Kootenay Connect wildlife linkage areas. The report focuses on the Creston Valley and the Bonanza Biodiversity Corridor (BBC) areas as examples.
Year 2 Highlights
Report: Bonanza Biodiversity Corridor – Beaver Habitat Assessment Project
The Beaver Habitat Assessment Project is a three-year sub-project of the Kootenay Connect – Bonanza Biodiversity Corridor Ecosystems Enhancement Projects funded through the Canada Nature Fund: Community-Nominated Priority Places for Species at Risk. This report is the summary of the first two years of the project.
Year 3 Highlights
The Beaver Habitat Assessment Project was a three-year sub-project of the Kootenay Connect – Bonanza Biodiversity Corridor Ecosystems Enhancement Projects funded through the Canada Nature Fund: Community-Nominated Priority Places for Species at Risk. The objective of the Beaver Mapping and Assessment Project was to “inventory and map all wetlands and structures, identifying lodges and estimating occupied and unoccupied beaver habitats in the Bonanza Corridor to develop a plan for beaver restoration where appropriate.” The project also led to an incorporation of current and historic beaver use in the wetland enhancement projects.