Ten conservation projects were recently approved by the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) to receive funding from the Columbia Valley Local Conservation Fund (CVLCF) in 2026. A local government service that creates a dedicated fund for conservation, the CVLCF distributes funding to projects in the area between Spillimacheen and Canal Flats that are approved by RDEK Directors each year.
Our local Kootenay Connect Priority Places (KCPP) project is the topic of a Canadian Geographic feature article. With funding provided by Environment and Climate Change Canada and substantial matching funds from partner organizations, more than 60 habitat enhancement projects have been delivered in seven of the 12 originally identified corridors. “I don’t know that there’s any other NGO-driven or -managed initiative on this scale that we’ve ever seen in B.C,” says Mahr.
Kootenay Conservation Program (KCP) is a partnership […]
Over 60 people gathered in Fernie on October 3 & 4 for KCP's 2025 Fall Gathering on the theme of "Rivers to Ridges: Fostering Connections for Conservation”.
The application period for Local Conservation Fund projects for 2026 projects is now open! Applications are accepted until October 31, and can be submitted by non-profit organizations and Indigenous nations for projects within the participating areas of both the Columbia Valley and the Regional District of Central Kootenay.
In May 2025, KCP hosted a West Kootenay Stewardship Committee meeting in Meadow Creek, and in June 2025, an East Kootenay Stewardship Committee meeting in Radium Hot Springs, with the option of remote attendance via Zoom for both. The morning meetings were followed by a local field tour in the afternoon.
Critter Day 2025 - Coming up May 10 at Beaver Creek Provincial Park near Trail. Kids' activities and live sturgeon, local snakes, amphibians, reptiles, native bees, aquatic insects, and more. See you there!
Eight important conservation projects were recently approved by the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) to receive funding from the RDCK Local Conservation Fund in 2025. A local government service that creates a dedicated fund for conservation, the RDCK Local Conservation Fund distributes funding to projects in Electoral Areas A, D, E, F and H that are approved by RDCK Directors each year.
Kootenay Conservation Program (KCP), Wildsight Golden, and Shuswap Band brought together diverse perspectives from the area to discuss priority actions for stewardship of local fish and wildlife, and to identify partnerships moving forward. At the Golden Conservation Action Forum Check-in Meeting last month, over 40 biologists and representatives from various local stewardship organizations, First Nations, and other agencies came together to review the progress being made on the five priority actions identified during a previous regional forum hosted in 2020.
