Over 35 representatives from various organizations came together on December 6, 2017 at the ​Columbia Valley Chamber of Commerce to identify and begin to take collaborative conservation actions that would benefit important species and habitats in the Columbia Valley.

Who

KCP co-hosted the Creston Valley Conservation Action Forum in partnership with the Columbia Wetlands Stewardship Partners.

When

December 6, 2017 in Invermere

Columbia Valley Priority Conservation Actions Summary Report

Resources

PDFs of the Columbia Valley Forum Biodiversity Conservation Planning PowerPoint presentations:

  1. Cam Gillies – Bird Monitoring in Glacier & Mt. Revelstoke National Parks
  2. Rachel Darvill – Columbia Wetlands Waterbirds Survey & Marsh Bird Monitoring Project
  3. Penny Ohanjanian – Reintroduction of Northern Leopard Frogs to Columbia Marshes
  4. Suzanne Bayley – Hydrologic Changes in the Columbia Valley and Threats to the Columbia Wetlands
  5. Gerry Oliver – Topics of Interest in Fisheries Conservation Planning
  6. Sherri McPherson – Protecting Shoreline Habitat
  7. Leigh Anne Isaac – Bats in the Columbia Valley
  8. Richard Klafki – The North American Badger in the Columbia Valley
  9. Randy Moody – Five Needle Pines in the Kootenay
  10. Michael Proctor – Grizzly Bears and Valley Bottoms, Wetlands and Riparian Areas
  11. Ian Adams – Connecting the Upper Columbia
  12. Kari Stuart-Smith – Canfor High Conservation Value Area Assessment