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Wildlife is out and about
There’s plenty to do and see in the mountain national parks over the May long weekend: visitors are encouraged to drive vigilantly, report wildlife sightings and refrain from feeding animals With the May long weekend on the horizon and plenty … > Read More
Frog eggs
By Larry Halverson/Friends of Kootenay These eggs were photographed in Kootenay National Park through a thin layer of ice. The water temperature was right around zero degrees Celsius. Each egg has a narrow layer of jelly and is densely packed … > Read More
What’s Up – Wild Strawberry
By Larry Halverson/Friends of Kootenay Wild Strawberry can grow just about anywhere. In Kootenay National Park they are found in valley bottoms to subalpine meadows. Many animals eat the strawberry fruit and help spread the plant by pooping seeds in … > Read More
Bears without fear
By Larry Halverson/Friends of Kootenay The bears are out and, within the next month, Kevin van Tighem’s new book will be too. It is intended to make western North America’s bear country more safe and rewarding both for bears and … > Read More
In search of…
The Golden-mantled ground squirrel Golden-mantled Ground Squirrels, distinguished by their prominent stripes, emerge a bit later than Columbian Ground Squirrels but seem rarely to be seen in spring. In the 1980s, Golden-mantled Ground Squirrels were commonly spotted at the Radium … > Read More
The Boreal Owl
By Larry Halverson/Friends of Kootenay Retired Kootenay National Park Warden Hans Fuhrer noticed and photographed this Boreal Owl while skiing in Taynton Bowl at Panorama Mountain Village. Hans said, “it poked it’s head out the hole when I knocked on … > Read More
Bottom to top awakening
Columbia Ground Squirrel by Larry Halverson/Friends of Kootenay Columbian ground squirrels are still, as far as we know, down in their winter burrows, but they will be emerging soon. The average date for first emergence is about April 10 at … > Read More
Invermere man arrested for assault and threats
Columbia Valley RCMP Report On April 2 Columbia Valley Detachment officers attended to a domestic assault complaint in the 4000 block of Wills Road in Fairmont Hot Springs. As a result of the investigation a 46-year-old male from the Invermere … > Read More
Radium reports visitor stats on the rise
Located just past the junction of Highways 93 and 95 at 7556 Main Street East, the Radium Hot Springs Visitor Information Centre proudly reports they are moving up in the world. Tourism BC Visitor Centre Statistics show the Information Centre … > Read More
March in the East Kootenay ‘13
March is the month when optimism for the future begins to peak with most Canadians. Beasts converted to accepting the sufferance of winter, we drop our chins each November and march stoically forward, biting back occasionally at the pinch and … > Read More
