Winter Webinar Series
KCP supports developing the technical capacity of partners to become leaders and innovators in implementing biodiversity conservation.
To this end, KCP offers a webinar series each year to facilitate the sharing of technical resources among partners and others so that local conservation activities consider the best available information and practices.
Explore our library of recorded webinars below, by year or by theme, or visit the Winter Webinar Series playlist on our YouTube Channel.
2020 — “Biodiversity in the Kootenays”
Back to Basics: Re-evaluating Bat Boxes based on Bat Needs
Bat houses (or more aptly described as bat boxes) are popular across the continent. But are they beneficial or harmful for bats over the long haul?
An Evidence-to-Action Approach for Carnivore Coexistence in Adapt-or-Die Landscapes
In this webinar, Clayton Lamb provides insight into the response of bear density to mitigation measures for reducing road density and highlights meaningful conservation actions that will benefit bears, a variety of wildlife, and people.
“We Should Plant Meadows”: A Systems Approach to Recovering Pollinator Pathways
Plant and pollinator communities must be considered together for effective conservation of either, as well as for the continuation of the benefits that spread through the ecosystem and beyond.
Getting to know Grebes: Different Species and how they link to Wetland Health & Conservation
In this webinar, Rachel Darvill speaks about the five different marsh bird species that we can find in the Columbia Basin that are often lumped as “grebe spp.”
2019 — “Conservation in the Context of Climate Change – Restoration in Action”
Wetland Restoration in the Kootenays
Join Neil Fletcher with the BC Wildlife Federation where he will discuss Wetland Restoration in the Kootenays.
Rocky Mountain Trench Ecosystem Restoration Program
In this webinar, we will discuss the impacts of wildfire suppression, fire ecology, ER strategies, operations and monitoring within the Rocky Mountain Trench.
Riparian and Wetland Restoration in the Slocan Valley
The Slocan River Streamkeepers have implemented over 40 riparian restoration projects in the Slocan Valley since 2005, restoring the equivalent of 5 km of riverbank.
Whitebark Pine Restoration: How it’s Done and How You Can Help
Whitebark Pine is an endangered tree species found throughout the highest elevation forests in the Columbia Basin.
2018 — “Grassland to Wetlands: Connecting Diversity”
BC Soil Information Finder Tool: Because what’s underground matters
Join Deepa Filatow and David Poon from the BC Government to learn more about the SIFT tool that can help identify restoration sites and opportunities.
Lentic and Lotic Riparian Assessment: A standardized approach
Join Dr. Paul Hansen to learn about a set of tools for collecting standardized site inventories and for assessing functional health of riparian and wetland sites.
Fish and Wildlife Mapping: Tools everyone should know about
Join Ministry of Environment & Climate Change Strategy Fish and Wildlife Information Specialist Albert Chirico, R.P.Bio for a review of fish and wildlife resources.
Fire and Forests: What we need to know in the Kootenays
Join forester John Cathro to learn about the importance of fire in healthy forest ecosystems, and strategies to manage for fire on private properties in the Kootenays.
2017 — “Tools in the Toolbox for Private Land Conservation”
Wetland Restoration and Construction on Private Land
Join Neil Fletcher, Wetlands Education Program Coordinator, BC Wildlife Federation
Species at Risk on Private Land
Join Lynn Campbell, Species at Risk Biologist, Ministry of Environment
Securement 101 – The Basics of Protecting Private Land Through Covenants and Acquisitions
Join Nancy Newhouse, Senior Director of Conservation, Nature Conservancy of Canada
Tools you Can Use for Reaching Landowners (Without Breaking the Bank)
Join Angela Wells, Stewardship Program Manager, Montana Department of Natural Resource Conservation
2016 — “Large Landscape Conservation”
The Great Eastern Ranges Initiative: Linking the Landscapes and Landholders
Join Gary Howling, Great Eastern Range's (GER) Conservation Manager in New South Wales
Collaborations in Large Landscape Initiatives Across North America
Join Shawn Johnson,Managing Director of the Center for Natural Resources and Environmental Policy at the University of Montana.
History of the Blackfoot Challenge Watershed
Join Gary Burnett, who has 30 years of experience in natural resource management and nonprofit development.
Yellowstone to Yukon Initiative (Y2Y)
Join Harvey Locke, strategic advisor to the Yellowstone to Yukon Initiative and the Vice President of Conservation Strategy at the WILD Foundation located in Boulder, Colorado.
