Species at Risk & Conservation Values

Highlights from Year 2 (2020-21) & Year 3 (2021-22) are listed below.

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.