Submitted by Wildsight Roughly 22,000 people recreated on a seven kilometre stretch of Columbia River between Columbia Lake and Fairmont Hot Springs in 2021 alone….
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Nominations open for 2024 conservation award
Do you know a conservation champion who deserves recognition for their hard work? Nominations for Wildsight’s 2024 Ellen Zimmerman Award are now open. This award recognizes…
Invermere Christmas Bird Count Dec. 16
Started in 1900, the annual Christmas Bird Count is North America’s longest-running Citizen Science project. The count focuses on the winter bird population, which is…
More habitat, less bugs: co-existing with bats and swallows
Submitted by Kootenay Conservation Program At first glance one might imagine the Kuskanook Chalet in a coffee table book on modern architecture— a slant roof…
Nominate a conservation hero
Submitted by Wildsight Do you know a hero deserving recognition? Conservation and environmental education champions work tirelessly up and down the Upper Columbia region. Often…
American badger sightings wanted in Columbia Valley
Did you know that there are American badgers living in the Columbia Valley? Southeastern British Columbia is the northern extent of where American badgers live….
Raise the roof for barn swallows
The Columbia wetlands, a globally-recognized natural treasure, plays host to a manner of aquatic and avian life, including bank and barn swallows. With two of…
Ecosystems and species-at-risk habitat enhanced
Columbia Basin Trust supports four large-scale projects to improve ecological health, native biodiversity Endangered whitebark pine, pathways for pollinators, wetlands and habitats for swallows and…
Fund supports water, wildlife and wetlands in Columbia Valley
By Nicole Trigg Kootenay Conservation Program Eight important local conservation projects were recently approved by the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) to receive funding…
Local conservation fund accepting project proposals
Submitted by the Kootenay Conservation Program The Kootenay Conservation Program (KCP), on behalf of the Regional District of East Kootenay, is now accepting proposals for…