Kootenay Connect Priority Places
A science-based initiative designed to sustain and connect exceptional places of biodiversity across Kootenay landscapes.
A Whole Landscape Approach
Kootenay Connect Priority Places worked with local partners to enhance, restore and manage large dry forest and riparian and wetland complexes to support the recovery of federally-listed species and species of local concern.
By focusing on habitat conservation, enhancement and connectivity within and between valley bottoms and mountain ranges, this initiative brought a whole landscape approach to strategically address habitat loss, degradation and fragmentation—especially in light of increasing human development and climate change.
A blueprint for lasting impact
Conditions for collaborative conservation success
Ecological connectivity
Between valley bottoms and mountain ranges brought a whole landscape approach
Multi-species approach
Recognizing interconnectedness of at-risk species and their ecosystems
Key coordination role
To facilitate activities across multiple landscapes as a unified effort
Collective impacts
Where local activities nest into a larger landscape-level strategy
Local knowledge + leading-edge science
To inform a science-based, data-driven approach rooted in local context
Strong, diverse partnerships
Built by Kootenay Conservation Program for almost 25 years
Stable multi-year funding
Providing long-term predictability and investment by regional funders
Highlights by Focal Area
Highlights by Topic
Supporters
Kootenay Connect was made possible thanks to generous support from our funders. This initiative was a Community-Nominated Priority Places project funded by a federal Canada Nature Fund grant issued by Environment and Climate Change Canada. We also received significant local partner funding.
Resource Directory - Dozens of reports, maps and videos have been developed as part of this project. Resources are listed and indexed in an easy-to-use searchable format.
