The Kootenay Conservation Program (KCP) has developed a free online tool to help communities care for their properties in ways that benefit wildlife, water and…
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Kootenay Conservation Leadership Award for local
The Kootenay Conservation Program (KCP) awarded its annual Conservation Leadership Awards as part of their annual gathering in Creston on September 26. Nancy Newhouse and Jennifer…
Local Conservation Fund helped preserve Lot 48
The conservation of District Lot 48, located on the undeveloped eastern side of Columbia Lake, is hailed as the finest example of multi-faceted cooperation when…
Local fund helped seed Ecological Services project
Zehnder Ranch Ecological Services Project The best land for wildlife is usually the best land for human settlement and activities. Because of that, it is…
Local Conservation Fund benefits Thunder Hill Ranch and area
Thunder Hill Ranch Ecosystem Restoration Project In 2004, Thunder Hill Ranch owner Brian McKersie welcomed the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) onto his large ranch,…
CV Conservation Program finalist for Land Award
The Regional District of East Kootenay’s (RDEK) Columbia Valley Local Conservation Fund has been named as a Finalist for the Real Estate Foundation of BC’s…
LWA bolstered by Columbia Valley Local Conservation Fund
Because of a myriad of pressures on Lake Windermere from development and recreational use, the health of the waterway remains a concern for all residents,…
East Kootenay Conservation Program expands
Local conservation groups are applauding news that the East Kootenay Conservation Program (EKCP) now includes the West Kootenay. This geographic expansion means that the renamed…