Description:
This document reports on the activities completed by the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area (CVWMA) in 2023-2024, as part of Kootenay Connect. Specific objectives for the Northern Leopard Frog and Wildlife Movement Connectivity portion of the 2023-2024 Kootenay Connect Project were to monitor wildlife species within the enhanced wildlife corridor. CVWMA focused on species at risk within the connectivity “corridor”, in areas where habitat was enhanced in 2021 and 2022 and did not assess the channels enhanced in 2019 due to staff and time constraints. Staff monitored northern leopard frog movements and nesting Bobolinks through visual surveys, as well as habitat, vegetation, and hydrological changes through photo-point monitoring at fixed locations. The Six Mile Slough Restoration Project (6MSRP) was implemented from early September to mid-October 2023. The five-year restoration project began in early 2019 with primary funding provided through the Columbia Basin Trust’s Ecosystem Enhancement Program and CVWMA. The main objectives for 2023 were to remove six derelict water controls, breach two internal dikes and install two new water controls in Six Mile Slough.

Keywords: northern leopard frog; species at risk; wetlands; restoration

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Organization: Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area

Category: Project Overview

Focal Area: Creston Valley

Resource Type: Report

Year: 2024