| kootenayconnectivitygroup@gmail.com |
| Conservation Neighbourhood | Columbia ValleyCreston-PurcellsDuncan-Trout LakeElk ValleyGoldenKootenay LakeKootenay Lake West ArmLower ArrowLower Columbia RiverSlocan ValleySouth CountrySouth Selkirks-SalmoUpper ArrowUpper Kootenay River Valley |
|---|---|
| Focuses | Climate ChangeGISLand ConservationLandscape ConnectivityPlanningResearchSpecies-at-RiskWildlife/Fish Conservation |
| Regional District | RDCKRDEK |
Kootenay Connect takes a landscape approach to strategically identify opportunities to conserve ecological corridors in southeastern BC that sustain healthy wildlife populations, connectivity, and ecosystem resilience by
• evaluating key habitats and landscapes for wildlife movement, biodiversity, and ecological processes in a changing climate;
• promoting conservation and stewardship practices that maintain, enhance, and/or restore corridor connectivity;
• providing scientific guidance for large-scale land use planning and policy; and
• fostering relationships and collaborations with Indigenous communities, governments, conservation partners, and others to enhance regional ecological connectivity.
Our vision is a regional network of ecological corridors connecting landscapes and ecosystems that support healthy native biodiversity and wildlife throughout the Kootenays.
Kootenay Connect was launched in 2019 as a science-driven project that identified 12 key wildlife corridors linking riparian-wetland areas with adjacent uplands to support biodiversity, connected habitats, and climate change […]
Selkirk College is not only BC’s oldest regional college but the first created through a community referendum. Selkirk is a leader in environmental sustainability and has implemented initiatives that improve […]
