Wildsight invites residents and visitors alike to join a unique field tour of the Duncan Reservoir north of Kaslo and Meadow Creek on Saturday, May…
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The salmon are coming home
Historic return to the Columbia River The Bringing the Salmon Home Initiative, led by the Ktunaxa, Syilx Okanagan and Secwépemc Nations, in partnership with the governments…
Watershed Board wraps up summer listening sessions
During the past three months, the International Elk-Kootenai/y Watershed Study Board (Study Board) met with the public from across the watershed via three listening sessions…
Basin residents invited to join educational field tours
Submitted by Wildsight This fall, Wildsight is inviting Columbia Basin residents to camp, explore and learn with us along the Columbia River through two ‘Columbia…
Floaties to footprints: the growing impact of users on the Columbia
Submitted by Wildsight Warm spring days have us dreaming of summertime in the Kootenays. But before you head out on your local waterways this year,…
It takes a river of people to bring the salmon home
By Mark Thomas, kalʔlùpaɋʹn Chief Keith Crow and Jason Andrew The Columbia River was once the source of the greatest salmon runs in the world….
Watercraft inspection station is a must
Letter to the Editor The following is a copy of a letter sent to District of Invermere Mayor and Councillors; Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and…
Wetland restoration funded in Columbia and Elk Valleys
FWCP’s Columbia Region board approves $5.1 million for 30 projects The Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP) is funding the restoration of wetland habitat along…
LWA calls for moratorium on out-of-province watercraft
The Lake Windermere Ambassadors (LWA) is calling on the federal and provincial governments to place an immediate temporary moratorium on out-of-province watercraft to prevent the…
The drying of the Columbia Wetlands
“Playing beaver” to restore water The water stewardship work in this story is located on the unceded shared territory of the Ktunaxa and Secwepemc people,…