Faces & Places: Richard Klafki Story by Nicole Trigg Kootenay Conservation Program Growing up in Golden, it was only natural that Richard Klafki was passionate…
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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)…
Local land manager caring for conservation landscape
Faces & Places: Chris Bosman Story by Nicole Trigg Kootenay Conservation Program As the Kootenay Conservation Land Manager for the Nature Trust of BC, Chris…
Creating an ethic to connect people to the land
Faces & Places: John Bergenske By Nicole Trigg John Bergenske knows what it means to love the land. The Conservation Director for Wildsight moved to…
Kimberley wildlife biologist spreading bat awareness
Faces & Places: Leigh Anne Isaac By Nicole Trigg Kimberley-based wildlife biologist Leigh Anne Isaac has made a career out of helping conserve a unique…
Wonderstruck by the Columbia Wetlands
By Nicole Trigg Dr. Suzanne Bayley thinks it must have been 50 years ago – and decades before she even moved to Canada – when…
CVLCF accepting project proposals
By Nicole Trigg Kootenay Conservation Program Kootenay Conservation Program, on behalf of the Regional District of East Kootenay, is now accepting proposals for the Columbia…
Biologist dedicated to recovering Species at Risk
By Nicole Trigg Kimberley-based consulting biologist Penny Ohanjanian has fond memories of tromping around a marsh as a four year old with mini binoculars in…
Monitoring groundwater more important than ever
The volume of water stored underground in the Columbia Basin is largely unknown, yet groundwater provides drinking water to many in the region, is used…
Local Conservation Fund celebrates 10 years
By Nicole Trigg Kootenay Conservation Program No one appreciates the Columbia Valley’s stunning natural landscape more than those who live here. It’s for this reason…