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Wetland enhancements help species at risk
By Lee-Anne Walker Wetlands are natural areas that are wet for all or part of the year, often located along the valley bottom beside the…
Bringing a wetland back requires team effort
People love before and after transforming photos. The picture above shows a large depleted gravel pit north of Hosmer on October 23 and on the…
Community care for Elk River at clean-up
Community members showed up to demonstrate their love and care of the Elk River at the seventh annual Shoreline Clean-up on Sunday October 1. “So…
Finding Fontinalis showing a fundraiser in Fernie
What do you say when the director of Fish for Patagonia contacts you and wants to screen their new feature film called Finding Fontinalis in…
Keeping dry when flooding happens
Elk River Current Connections The snow is melting, the creeks and river are high. While the snowpack in the mountains was average in the winter,…
Citizens take action to restore eroded streambank
A dedicated group of community members working with industry and government have taken watershed health in their hands and restored a 50-metre section of stream…
Knowing where the Elk River may go
By Lee-Anne Walker Elk River Current Article #4 To better understand flooding in the Elk Valley, the Elk River Alliance (ERA) joined forces with University…
Rafting company supports Watershed Discovery Camp
The Elk River Alliance’s (ERA) Elk Watershed Discovery Camp recently received a donation of $2,004 from Canyon Rafting, the proceeds collected from the 2016 Fernie Raft…
Flooding, the environment and us
By Lee-Anne Walker Floods are a problem for people, yet the environment can benefit from this natural disturbance. A healthy watershed benefits tourism, recreation and…