Building resilience in ecosystems
A range of actions address wildfire risk and improve fish habitat in the Slocan Valley.
Interest: Environment, Natural Resources, and Sustainability
Groups take action on climate change
The Trust has implemented a range of programs that help communities become more climate resilient, keeping people and places safe while reducing their own impact on climate change.
Improving wintering grounds for elk
Five-year project in the upper Kicking Horse Canyon is enhancing 112 hectares so Rocky Mountain elk can better use this land in the winter.
Expert Team Leaps into Action to Protect Endangered Leopard Frogs
The Ktunaxa Nation Council partnered with the Government of British Columbia, Columbia Basin Trust, Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society and Yaqan Nuʔkiy (Lower Kootenay Band) to successfully manage the bullfrog population through a three-year project.
Lardeau Versus Wildfire
A community creates a plan to defend itself.
Long-term Benefits to Ecosystems
Large, multi-year projects focus on the environment.
A Commitment to Climate
Basin communities become more climate resilient.
Wetlands Get a Little Help to Stay Wild
A project supports the complex biodiversity of a wildlife corridor.
Celebrating Salmon and Calling Them Home
Online festival strengthens community and understanding.
Invasive Mussels Successfully Held at Bay
Support for the Invasive Mussel Defence Program keeps BC waters healthy.
