By Megan Jamison, Kootenay Conservation Program Ten conservation projects were recently approved by the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) to receive funding from the…
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Bats need homes but they need the right homes
Finding the right home in today’s environment can be challenging, especially if you are a bat. Certain bat species have adapted to human structures and…
More habitat, less bugs: co-existing with bats and swallows
Submitted by Kootenay Conservation Program At first glance one might imagine the Kuskanook Chalet in a coffee table book on modern architecture— a slant roof…
Conservation fund supports Columbia Valley habitats
The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Columbia Valley Directors approved 10 important conservation projects earlier this year, to receive funding from the Columbia Valley…
Large-scale projects support ecosystem health in Basin
Various multi-year projects in the region receive support from the Trust Forests, wetlands and riparian areas are among the habitats that will benefit from several…
Nine projects approved for conservation funding in 2022
The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors has approved $133,600 in funding for nine projects in 2022 through the Columbia Valley Local…
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…
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…
Bat BioBlitz detects endangered species
Conservation groups have answered a request from the B.C. government to help study a group of species soon to face devastating population die-offs – bats…
Flathead Bat BioBlitz may help endangered bats
Bat biologists are converging in B.C.’s Flathead River Valley tomorrow (July 24). They hope to gain new information to advance bat conservation in B.C.’s southeast…