Description:
The Columbia Wetlands Stewardship Partners (CWSP) received funding from Kootenay Connect ECCC for four projects in the Columbia Valley. CWSP’s projects in year 6 continued the work from the years 1-5, providing more detailed science, more on the ground conservation actions, and more community involvement. CWSP’s Year 6 projects aimed to raise awareness around species at risk in the Columbia Valley and to enhance, restore, and manage the large riparian and wetland complex of the Columbia Wetlands and Valley to support the recovery of target species at risk. Overall, the four projects were very successful. The projects included enhancing conservation actions to benefit species at risk, the conservation and mitigation of wetland basins vulnerable to drought, identifying and ranking important biodiversity hotspots in riparian and upland habitat in Columbia Valley, and protecting important wildlife trees in the Columbia Wetlands.

Keywords: wetlands; riparian; birds; beaver; hydrology; climate change

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Organization: Columbia Wetlands Stewardship Partners

Category: Project Overview

Focal Area: Columbia Wetlands

Resource Type: Report

Year: 2025