Environment
West Kootenay EcoSociety
"The West Kootenay EcoSociety is a non-profit community-driven organization that works to bring together local residents to protect the natural environment while building just,...
BC needs more protection for species at risk
What's the issue?
BC and Alberta are the only two Canadian Provinces who do not have stand alone laws to protect endangered species. It has been...
Eastshore Freshwater Habitat Society
The Eastshore Freshwater Habitat Society is a newly formed Society for Habitat on the Eastshore of the Kootenay Lake. Their Water Plan is from Murphy creek...
Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society (CKISS)
The Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society (CKISS) (formerly CKIPC) is a non-profit society that was formed by a group of residents and company/agency representatives in 2005 who...
The Nature Trust of British Columbia – Kootenay Conservation Chapter
The Nature Trust of British Columbia is the oldest and largest provincial land trust in BC. They acquire ecologically significant land usually through purchase...
Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program
The Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP) is a partnership between BC Hydro, the Province of B.C., Fisheries and Oceans Canada, First Nations and...
Friends of the Lardeau River
Friends of the Lardeau River is a non-profit society focused on environmental protection of the Lardeau River and the fish and wildlife values supported...
Grizzly Bear Trophy Hunt
What's the issue?
Effective 30 November 2017, a ban on the trophy hunting of grizzly bears in British Columbia will come into effect.
Who is impacted...
Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society
Formed in 2012, Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society (FOKLSS) is an inclusive stewardship organization dedicated to sustaining a healthy Kootenay Lake for future...
Site C dam to go ahead
Despite numerous concerns about the financial, environmental, and social costs of the Site C mega dam project in British Columbia's Peace River region, the...
