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Invermere Christmas Bird Count Dec. 16
Great grey owl, posing on a branch on benchlands near Wilmer. Pat Morrow photo Started in 1900, the annual Christmas Bird Count is North America’s…
More habitat, less bugs: co-existing with bats and swallows
The Kuskanook Chalet. WCS Canada photo Submitted by Kootenay Conservation Program At first glance one might imagine the Kuskanook Chalet in a coffee table book…
Nominate a conservation hero
Submitted by Wildsight Do you know a hero deserving recognition? Conservation and environmental education champions work tirelessly up and down the Upper Columbia region. Often…
American badger sightings wanted in Columbia Valley
Did you know that there are American badgers living in the Columbia Valley? Southeastern British Columbia is the northern extent of where American badgers live….
Raise the roof for barn swallows
The Columbia wetlands, a globally-recognized natural treasure, plays host to a manner of aquatic and avian life, including bank and barn swallows. With two of…
Ecosystems and species-at-risk habitat enhanced
Columbia Basin Trust supports four large-scale projects to improve ecological health, native biodiversity Endangered whitebark pine, pathways for pollinators, wetlands and habitats for swallows and…
Fund supports water, wildlife and wetlands in Columbia Valley
By Nicole Trigg Kootenay Conservation Program Eight important local conservation projects were recently approved by the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) to receive funding…
Local conservation fund accepting project proposals
Submitted by the Kootenay Conservation Program The Kootenay Conservation Program (KCP), on behalf of the Regional District of East Kootenay, is now accepting proposals for…
Golden-based biologist devoted to the Columbia Wetlands
Faces & Places: Rachel Darvill By Nicole Trigg Kootenay Conservation Program Rachel Darvill kayaking in front of the Columbia Valley’s largest bank swallow colony Passion…