“The health of the land is so critical to our lives here.” Karen Barraclough owns the B-E Ranch in Skookumchuck. She and her husband Doug…
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Strategies help farmers adapt to climate change
As climate conditions change, farmers in the Kootenay and Boundary regions will have more support with planning and preparing for growing crops and raising livestock…
KLA Dinner and Dance Feb. 9
The Kootenay Livestock Association’s annual Dinner and Dance is being held Saturday, Feb. 9 in Cranbrook’s Heritage Inn. e-KNOW
Agriculture still thrives in the region
By Lily Durham Kootenay Livestock Association held its AGM on February 3 in Cranbrook, with a full house attendance. President Morgan Dilts opened the meeting…
RDEK Board Highlights
The following is a synopsis of what occurred during the Jan. 5 Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) board of directors’ meeting. Wasa area Commercial…
Trench Society tours unique grasslands
Directors of the Rocky Mountain Trench Natural Resources Society toured sites around the Koocanusa reservoir recently and came away with an increased sense of urgency…
Invasive plants – an East Kootenay crisis
By Mark Hall Early this summer as the sun set on the Steeples Mountains I stood in awe admiring this natural cathedral in the same…
Trench Society marks 20th anniversary
Twenty years ago eight grassroots organizations in the East Kootenay and upper Columbia Valley joined forces to initiate a ground-breaking program aimed at restoring grassland…
Celebrate McGinty Lake re-fencing Feb. 8
For the past couple of years, one of the Meadowbrook Community Association’s Strategic Priorities has been preserving and enhancing McGinty Lake as a recreational area….
Over $200,000 still available for projects
Ranchers and individuals with Crown range tenures, environmental groups and non-profit societies are encouraged to apply for funding to improve and enhance grasslands and rangelands….