Archive for the ‘News’ Category
Faces & Places: Cam Gillies
In the Columbia Valley, Cam Gillies’ name is synonymous with birds. With a PhD in Biological Sciences from the University of Alberta, Cam co-owns Canada’s largest birding tour…
The Pipe Ram: a wildlife good-news story
Written by Kaitlin Hancock, a Habitat and Wildlife Co-op Technician Summer Student with the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development in Cranbrook. In November 2018,…
Saving Land for Bears and Badgers
Cranbrook, BC — The Nature Trust of BC announces the protection of the Columbia River Wetlands – Edgewater property in the Kootenays. Located near the community of Edgewater…
Stewardship Solutions Promotion Package
Thank you for helping promote the KCP Stewardship Solutions toolkit! Feel free to make use of any of the following content/resources: Inquire about presentations for your organization or…
KCP July 2019 eNews
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Faces & Places: Marcy Mahr
A highly respected conservation biologist and strategist, Slocan Valley resident Marcy Mahr has a widespread reputation for proactively pulling together partnerships and creating collaborations to protect biodiversity. It’s…
West Kootenay Spring Tour concludes
KCP hosted a Spring Tour to the Fort Shepherd Conservancy south of Trail on June 26. Owned by The Land Conservancy of British Columbia, this beautiful property features…
Columbia Valley Directors tour Local Conservation Fund projects
On May 27, KCP hosted a field tour of projects funded by the Columbia Valley Local Conservation Fund (CVLCF) for the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Columbia…
Conservation Action Forum held in the Elk Valley
KCP hosted our fourth Conservation Action Forum in Fernie on May 29 focused on the Elk Valley. This Forum brought together participants from a broad range of backgrounds…