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Conservation Neighbourhood Creston-PurcellsDuncan-Trout LakeKootenay LakeKootenay Lake West ArmLower ArrowLower Columbia RiverSlocan ValleySouth Selkirks-SalmoUpper Arrow
Focuses Land ManagementPlanningPolicy/RegulationWater
Regional District RDCK
Group Types Regional Government

Our Mission:

The mission of the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) is to provide area residents and communities with services, governance and representation in a manner that supports the economic, social and environmental goals of the region.

Our Vision:

Regional District of Central Kootenay

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Conservation Neighbourhood Creston-PurcellsDuncan-Trout LakeKootenay LakeKootenay Lake West ArmLower ArrowLower Columbia RiverSlocan ValleySouth Selkirks-SalmoUpper Arrow
Focuses Land ManagementPlanningPolicy/RegulationWater
Regional District RDCK
Group Types Regional Government

Our Mission:

The mission of the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) is to provide area residents and communities with services, governance and representation in a manner that supports the economic, social and environmental goals of the region.

Our Vision:

Regional districts can provide a broad range of services, with the exception of roads and policing. The choice of services is determined by the regional board but only with the […]

Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area

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Conservation Neighbourhood Creston-Purcells
Focuses Ecosystem Restoration/EnhancementEducation/OutreachLand ManagementSpecies-at-RiskWetland Conservation
Regional District RDCK
Group Types Provincial Government

Our Mission:

To manage the area for conservation and natural species diversity through active habitat and wildlife management, research and education.

Our Vision:

The CVWMA mandate is derived from British Columbia’s Creston Valley Wildlife Act. Through the Act, a Management Authority was delegated to manage the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area, a 7,000-hectare […]

Nature Conservancy of Canada Rocky Mountain Region

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Conservation Neighbourhood Columbia ValleyCreston-PurcellsDuncan-Trout LakeElk ValleyGoldenKootenay LakeKootenay Lake West ArmLower ArrowLower Columbia RiverSlocan ValleySouth CountrySouth Selkirks-SalmoUpper ArrowUpper Kootenay River Valley
Focuses Ecosystem Restoration/EnhancementLand ConservationLand ManagementLandscape Connectivity
Regional District RDCKRDEKRDKB
Group Types Land Trust

Our Mission:

To lead, innovate and use creativity in the conservation of Canada’s natural heritage; and to secure important natural areas through their purchase, donation or other mechanisms, and then manages these properties for the long term.

Our Vision:

The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) protects areas of natural diversity for their intrinsic value and for the benefit of our children and those after them.

NCC is Canada’s leading national land conservation organization. A private, non-profit organization, they partner with individuals, corporations, other non-profit organizations and governments at all levels to protect our most important […]

Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program

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Conservation Neighbourhood Columbia ValleyCreston-PurcellsDuncan-Trout LakeElk ValleyGoldenKootenay LakeKootenay Lake West ArmLower ArrowLower Columbia RiverSlocan ValleySouth CountrySouth Selkirks-SalmoUpper ArrowUpper Kootenay River Valley
Focuses Coordination and CommunicationEcosystem Restoration/EnhancementLand ConservationLand ManagementSpecies-at-RiskWildlife/Fish Conservation
Regional District CSRDRDCKRDEKRDKB
Group Types Partnership

Our Mission:

To fund projects that help conserve and enhance fish and wildlife in watersheds that have been impacted by BC Hydro dams.

Our Vision:

Thriving fish and wildlife populations in watersheds that are functioning and sustainable.

The Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP) in the Columbia Region is a partnership between BC Hydro, the Province of B.C., First Nations, and the Public, to conserve and enhance […]

Rocky Mountain Trench Natural Resources Society

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Conservation Neighbourhood Columbia ValleyGoldenSouth CountryUpper Kootenay River Valley
Focuses Citizen ScienceEcosystem Restoration/EnhancementEducation/OutreachLand Management
Regional District RDEK
Group Types Partnership

Our Mission:

To restore and conserve grasslands and open forest ecosystems in the Rocky Mountain Trench of southeastern British Columbia.

Our Vision:

A restored Trench landscape functioning at its ecological potential thereby supporting: the native and historical matrix of trees, plants and animals; a sustainable forage resource for wild and domestic grazing ungulates; and the social, economic and cultural needs of stakeholders as they relate to the open range and open forests of the Trench.

The Trench Society coalition was formed as a vehicle for public stewardship of the low-elevation dry forests and grasslands of the Rocky Mountain Trench. Their area of interest is the […]

Windermere District Farmers’ Institute

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Conservation Neighbourhood Columbia Valley
Focuses AgricultureLand ManagementLandscape ConnectivityResearch
Regional District RDEK
Group Types Non-Profit Organization

Our Mission:

To promote home economics, public health, child welfare, education and better schools. Includes the Ecological Services Initiative to research and demonstrate a voluntary incentive-based model that encourages farmers to adopt Beneficial Management Practices (BMPs) for the maintenance and enhancement of ecological services under their management control.

Our Vision:

The Windermere District Farmers’ Institute and Livestock Association (WDFI) represents the interest of the agricultural community from Canal Flats to Golden. The Windermere District Farmers Institute (WDFI) has been an […]

Wildsight – Creston Valley Branch

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Conservation Neighbourhood Creston-Purcells
Focuses Education/OutreachLand ConservationLand ManagementWildlife/Fish Conservation
Regional District RDCK
Group Types Non-Profit Organization

Our Mission:

To work locally, regionally and globally to protect biodiversity and encourage sustainable communities in Canada’s Columbia and Rocky Mountain regions.

Our Vision:

Nature Trust of British Columbia

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Conservation Neighbourhood Columbia ValleyCreston-PurcellsDuncan-Trout LakeElk ValleyGoldenKootenay LakeKootenay Lake West ArmLower ArrowLower Columbia RiverSlocan ValleySouth CountrySouth Selkirks-SalmoUpper ArrowUpper Kootenay River Valley
Focuses Ecosystem Restoration/EnhancementLand ConservationLand ManagementWildlife/Fish Conservation
Regional District CSRDRDCKRDEKRDKB
Group Types Land Trust

Our Mission:

The Nature Trust of British Columbia is dedicated to conserving BC’s biological diversity through securement and management of ecologically significant lands.

Our Vision:

British Columbia’s rich and diverse natural habitats are conserved for future generations

NTBC is a leading land conservation organization based in BC. They acquire ecologically significant land and care for this land in order to protect the natural diversity of […]

Kootenay & Boundary Farm Advisors

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Conservation Neighbourhood Columbia ValleyCreston-PurcellsDuncan-Trout LakeElk ValleyKootenay LakeKootenay Lake West ArmLower ArrowLower Columbia RiverSlocan ValleySouth CountrySouth Selkirks-SalmoUpper ArrowUpper Kootenay River Valley
Focuses AgricultureEducation/OutreachLand ManagementResearch
Regional District RDCKRDEKRDKB
Group Types Project (Not Organization)

Our Mission:

KBFA provides producers with free, technical production support and information from a network of specialized resources, including independent consultants and academics.

Our Vision:

KBFA supports producers to improve agricultural production and efficiency by helping find solutions to farm-specific production issues, coordinating educational events and connecting producers to information.

KBFA general advisors help agricultural producers access free agricultural information, resources, and expertise to support them with technical production. KFBA services are free to agricultural producers in the KBFA region […]

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