A Case for Conservation
Although private land covers a small portion of the Kootenay region’s total land base, keeping it ecologically intact plays a big part in conservation success. It’s for this…
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Faces & Places: Sally Hammond
Sally Hammond spent her early childhood in an isolated area on the Taku River in northern BC. Seeing moose and grizzly bears wandering through the remote mining camp…
Quick action results in badger crossings
When Duane Wells was reading through the Fish &Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP) Columbia Region Action Plans in search of potential funding opportunities, he came across one of particular…
2019 Conservation Leadership Awards announced
The Kootenay Conservation Program (KCP) announced the recipients of its annual Conservation Leadership Award on Friday, October 4 in Invermere as part of the annual KCP Fall Gathering….
2019 KCP Fall Gathering in Invermere
The 2019 KCP Fall Gathering was held in Invermere on October 4 & 5, and had over 60 people from 30+ organizations attend! The organizing theme for the…
Species at Risk get a boost in the Kootenays!
The Kootenay Conservation Program (KCP) has recently been awarded $2 million over four years in a federal Environment and Climate Change Canada grant to protect and restore species-at-risk…
Faces & Places: Richard Klafki
Growing up in Golden, it was only natural that Richard Klafki was passionate about spending time outdoors, including activities like fishing and skiing. And with a father who…
Preparing for large toadlet migration at Fish Lake
Submitted by the Valhalla Wilderness Society The Fish/Bear Lake Western Toad Ecology and Hwy 31A Mortality Mitigation Study is funded in part by the Kootenay Lake Local Conservation…
Overwintering success for Northern Leopard Frog project
Submitted by Lea Randall, Calgary Zoo Conservation Research Population Ecologist Reintroducing Northern Leopard Frogs to the Columbia Marshes is funded in part by the Columbia Valley Local Conservation…
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…