Ę”aqĚ“am enhances biodiversity and reduces Ę”a·kinqĚ“uku risk in its territory For generations, Ę”a·kinqĚ“uku—or fire—has played an important part in ecosystem renewal in the East Kootenay….
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Enviro-alliance clears barbwire from Community Forest
By Dan Hicks On the warm clear morning of June 27 (Sunday), the Cranbrook Community Forest’s new Padawan Trail vicinity at Eager Hill became a…
Trust helps three ecosystem improvement projects
New projects support biodiversity, improve basin ecosystems Columbia Basin Trust is providing $1.35 million to three new, large-scale projects that will improve ecosystems in the Elk…
Trust supports 16 projects with nearly $650,000
Basin environmental projects support innovation, education and conservation From frogs to grizzly bears and creeks to lakes, habitats and species of all shapes and sizes…
Fireflies: beacons in the night
By Ian Adams Op-Ed Commentary On a recent trip to Panama, we took in a night hike to dive into the remarkable nocturnal tropical world….
260 ha of land near Canal Flats acquired for conservation
The Nature Conservancy of Canada’s (NCC) Kootenay River Ranch Conservation Area just got bigger, thanks to the support of numerous funding partners. This project enhances…
Spring’s yellow carpet
By Ian Adams Early May brings the East Kootenay’s most stunning and best-known floral display, arrowleaf balsamroot. Colloquially known as Okanagan sunflower in the Okanagan…
Recreationists in denial
By Peter Christensen Op-Ed Commentary Recently while walking in the Dry Gulch Recreation Area, or what is formally known as the Radium Stoddart Big Horn…
Rocky Mountain Sunrise Gold
Summer solstice sunset celebrants align themselves along Penhenge’s heel and summer solstice stones on Munson Mountain above Okanagan Lake; Penticton, BC, June 21 , 2014….
Eager Hill and The Three Worlds of the Morning Star
By Dan Hicks As November rolled into December, Mercury was our Morning Star – an apparition in our southeastern sky – rising two hours before…