The Ktunaxa Nation Council (KNC) is honoured and heartened to announce that Qat’muk, which includes the Jumbo Valley, will remain wild. The Jumbo Glacier Resort,…
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Major Jumbo Valley announcement coming
The Ktunaxa Nation Council today (Jan. 16) announced it will be making a significant announcement on Saturday, January 18 about the Jumbo Valley. The announcement…
Hoodoos Conservation Area and trails closed
Due to the erosion event on December 5 that has blocked Highway 93/95 near Fairmont Hot Springs, the Nature Conservancy of Canada and The Nature…
2019 Conservation Leadership Awards announced
The Kootenay Conservation Program (KCP) announced the recipients of its annual Conservation Leadership Award on Friday, October 4 in Invermere as part of the annual…
Species at Risk get a boost in the Kootenays
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…
Managing conservation lands ‘natural’ choice for biologist
Faces & Places: Richard Klafki Story by Nicole Trigg Kootenay Conservation Program Growing up in Golden, it was only natural that Richard Klafki was passionate…
Conservation Fund accepting proposals
Kootenay Conservation Program, on behalf of the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK), is now accepting proposals for the Columbia Valley Local Conservation Fund (CVLCF)…
Trust gives $3 million to ecosystem enhancement projects
Improving health and biodiversity in local ecosystems Five large-scale projects will be significantly improving ecosystem health in the Columbia Basin, bringing areas closer to their…
Trust helps Darkwoods conservation area grow
The Nature Conservancy of Canada receives $650,000 from Columbia Basin Trust A large tract of protected lands stretches between Nelson and Creston, including areas managed…
Students help turn Wilson Lake into a wetland
Students with the Mountain Adventure Skills Training Program (MAST) at the College of the Rockies – Fernie Campus, are always eager to give back and…