Description:
This report outlines the Services provided by the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area (CVWMA), representing the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Authority, in Fiscal Year 2020/21. The CVWMA completed the two Deliverables for Fiscal Year 2020/21: 1)R Removed derelict water control infrastructure and replaced with a new water control system with two functional sluices gates that allows for improved water flow between Duck Lake and the Duck Lake Nesting Area. 2) Design habitat features to improve movement corridor for northern leopard frog between overwintering and breeding habitats. Develop a prescription that would improve wildlife movement from the Kootenay River East Channel eastward to the Purcell Mountain Range, which would include Nature Conservancy of Canada’s Frog-Bear conservation property.

Keywords: northern leopard frog; wetlands; restoration

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Organization: Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area

Category: Project Overview

Focal Area: Creston Valley

Resource Type: Report

Year: 2021