Description:
In Year 6 (2024), the project focused on mapping the riparian and wetlands of the Little Slocan River and Lakes and looking for natural cross-watershed connections. This work resulted in the development of a watershed-based study area that was used to look as new and existing data in a defined area, and to start incorporating Ktunaxa forestry standards into the process. This update report for the 2024 work includes preliminary mapping and assessments of areas in the Slocan River watershed that have been identified as having high conservation opportunities as well as potential connectivity values. The Connectivity Study Area encompasses 34,197 ha starting at the headwaters of Hoder Creek in the northwest (including a small portion of the Valhalla Provincial Park), Little Slocan Lakes, Little Slocan River, the southern half of Perry Ridge and ending at the headwaters of the Winlaw Creek watershed. Over the next year we will continue to focus on inventorying rare/at-risk species and sensitive habitats that rely upon the riparian-wetland and aquatic habitats in the Slocan Watershed.

Keywords: riparian; biodiversity; species at risk; restoration

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Organization: Slocan Lake Stewardship Society

Category: Sensitive Ecosystems

Focal Area: Slocan River Valley

Resource Type: Report

Year: 2025