Description:
This report includes annual monitoring and maintenance activities and results from 2022 as well as recommendations for site stewardship for the three wetland restoration sites that were part of the Bonanza Wetlands Enhancement Project (BoWEP). The three sites are Hunter Siding, Upper Bonanza and Summit Lake Marsh. Hunter Siding restoration was implemented and completed in Fall 2020, while Summit Lake Marsh and Upper Bonanza were completed in the Fall of 2021. The BoWEP took place in the Bonanza Biodiversity Corridor (BBC) which is a vital network of ecological systems and processes that support a wide range and diversity of species, habitats, and water flow into the north end of Slocan Lake, B.C. The Bonanza Ecosystem Enhancement Project was a 3-year project (2019-2021) sponsored by the Slocan Lake Stewardship Society (SLSS) with funding provided through Kootenay Connect (Community Nominated Priority Places, Environment and Climate Change Canada and the Columbia Basin Trust Ecosystems Enhancement Program). The Okanagan Nation Alliance (Natural Resources) is a collaborating partner for conservation and restoration projects in the BBC.

Keywords: wetlands; riparian; restoration; monitoring

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Organization: Slocan Lake Stewardship Society

Category: Wetland Enhancement

Focal Area: Bonanza

Resource Type: Report

Year: 2023