Submitted by the Kootenay Conservation Program The Kootenay Conservation Program (KCP) has recently been awarded $2 million over four years in a federal Environment and…
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Local MP endorsed as environmental champion
Wayne Stetski, the incumbent MP and NDP candidate for Kootenay—Columbia in the upcoming federal election, has been endorsed as an environmental champion by GreenPAC, a…
Trust funds Creston environmental ed programs
Environmental education programs at Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area to resume this spring Environmental education and awareness programs at the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area…
MP allocates $632,000 for student jobs
Kootenay-Columbia MP Wayne Stetski was instrumental in awarding $632,913 in federal assistance to create summer jobs for Kootenay-Columbia students. The Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) Initiative…
Yellow Flag Iris removal project held at Skookumchuck
On Sunday, September 21 the East Kootenay Invasive Plant Council (EKIPC) hosted an event in Skookumchuck to remove an aquatic invasive plant – the yellow…
Options on future of CVWMA centre
You’re invited to a free open house and discussion about the future of the interpretive centre at the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area (CVWMA) on…
Endangered frog takes a leap forward
By Larry Halverson The endangered Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens), the most at-risk amphibian in British Columbia, is taking a leap forward on its path…
Wildlife Interpretive Centre Committee struck
The Creston Valley Wildlife Interpretive Centre (the Centre), operated under the umbrella of the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area (CVWMA), is beginning a process to…
Land purchase protects grizzlies and frogs near Creston
Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y) is proud to announce its role in the purchase of 306 acres (124 hectares) of private property near Creston,…