Knowledge Sharing
Fall Gathering
Connecting and re-connecting our partners from across the region.
The 2024 Fall Gathering will take place on October 4 & 5 in Rossland.
Registration closes on September 18!
Please note that anyone registering after August 30 will go on the waitlist for the Field Tour.
The theme for this year's Fall Gathering is: Stewarding for Biodiversity.
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Past Fall Gatherings
Since 2012, we have hosted annual Fall Gatherings throughout the Kootenays. We’ve been told by many partners these gatherings are one of their best days out of the office. Find out where we went and what was shared.
2023 Fall Gathering
Over 50 people gathered in Cranbrook in early October for KCP's 2023 Fall Gathering celebrating 4 years of Kootenay Connect at the "Kootenay Connect Summit”.
2022 Fall Gathering
The organizing theme for the 2022 20th Anniversary KCP Fall Gathering in Creston was “Celebrating 20 Years of Conservation Partnership”.
2021 Fall Gathering
The organizing theme for the 2021 Fall Gathering was “Partnerships in Conservation”.
2020 Fall Gathering
The organizing theme for the 2020 Fall Gathering was “Conservation in a Time of Uncertainty: Adapting to Challenges”.
2019 Fall Gathering
The 2019 KCP Fall Gathering was held in Invermere on October 4 & 5, and had over 60 people from 30+ organizations attend and share their ideas on "Biodiversity Hotspots in the Kootenays."
2018 Fall Gathering
The 2018 KCP Fall Gathering had 70 people from 34 organizations in the Kootenays come to Nelson on October 12 & 13 to discuss ecosystem resilience and “Conservation in the Context of Climate Change."
2017 Fall Gathering
Almost 50 people from the Kootenays and beyond came together in September for the 2017 KCP Fall Gathering in Cranbrook to learn and share ideas on “Grassland to Wetlands: Connecting Diversity."
2016 Fall Gathering
Over 40 people from throughout the Kootenays came together at the KCP Fall Gathering to learn and share ideas on “Promoting Conservation on Private Land: A Local Conservation Toolkit."
2015 Fall Gathering
Kootenay Conservation Program partners congregated for our 2015 Fall Gathering and Annual General Meeting in September at St. Eugene Mission Resort. The theme of the gathering was "Large Landscape Conservation."
2012 to 2014 Fall Gatherings
KCP has been hosting fall gatherings throughout the Kootenays since 2012.
