Elected officials from throughout the Kootenay Boundary region came early to the Association of Kootenay Boundary Local Government (AKBLG) convention recently to learn more about…
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Green Party names Columbia River-Revelstoke candidate
B.C. Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau announced Calvin Beauchesne as the party’s candidate for Columbia River-Revelstoke today. “I am thrilled to begin 2024 by announcing…
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…
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…
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…
Local conservation fund accepting 2022 project proposals
Submitted by the Kootenay Conservation Program The Kootenay Conservation Program (KCP), on behalf of the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK), is now accepting 2022…
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…
Golden-based biologist devoted to the Columbia Wetlands
Faces & Places: Rachel Darvill By Nicole Trigg Kootenay Conservation Program Passion for biodiversity and commitment to conservation define the sheer scope of Rachel Darvill’s…