By Dan Hicks In August’s dry Douglas fir-ponderosa pine open grassy forest north of Cranbrook, a wary greater sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis tabida) keeps a…
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Five habitat projects receive nearly $1.85 million from Trust
Habitat such as wetlands and creeks, and animals such as elk and bull trout will benefit from five multi-year projects that are restoring over 1,700…
Saving land for bears and badgers
The Nature Trust of BC today (July 18) announced the protection of the Columbia River Wetlands – Edgewater property, conservation lands covering 423 acres (171.5…
Restoring a natural Ponderosa Pine ecosystem
One of 38 FWCP-funded projects in the Columbia region this year The Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP) is funding a project that will restore a…
An eye on the sky
College of the Rockies People: Their Courage, Curiosity, and Contributions Lakota holy man John Fire Lame Deer (1903-1976), once said, “When you see an eagle,…
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…
Survey shows 32% decline in elk numbers locally
The provincial government announced earlier this week that it is taking action to support the recovery of Rocky Mountain elk after a recent survey found…
Retallack proposal endangers South Purcells
“Perceptions,” by Gerry Warner Op-Ed Commentary Joni Mitchell said it best. “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.” But here in the Kootenays…
Wildfire erupts east of Wasa
By Nowell Berg At approximately 3 p.m., a large plume of smoke the size of a football field blew up over the mountain ridge east…