- Kootenay Conservation Program
- Friends of Kootenay National Park
- Electronic Atlas of the Flora of BC
- Columbia Wetlands Stewardship Partners and the Columbia River Guide
- iNaturalist: Learn about nature and become a Citizen Scientist. iNaturalist is a global data-sharing application to engage people in observing, learning about, and recording the rich biodiversity that surrounds us.
- Some aspects of the ecology of the Columbia National Wildlife Area_Larry Halverson et al If you want to learn more about what you can find in our wetlands, read this. Even though the report was published in 2012, it remains vital and relevant. Here’s what one of the report’s authors, Neil Dawe, remembers about gathering the information for the Canadian Wildlife Service: We had a wonderful summer there that year, as you can no doubt tell from the report. As we often said as we were paddling the wetlands, counting birds, checking grebe and tern nests, and revelling at the sheer beauty of the locale, “Can you believe we’re getting paid to do this?”
Photo: Pat Morrow
Local Resources
Invermere News
Location: Invermere, BC
Start Date: May 2024 (flexible)
Pay: $20-$23 per hour depending on experience, 35 hours per week
Duration: 8-16 weeks…Read More
Nominations open for 2024 conservation award
February 14, 2024
April 1: Nominations are now closed for this award. Thank you for your interest.
Do you know a conservation champion who deserves recognition for…Read More
Athalmer Bank Swallow Habitat Reshaping Project
October 10, 2023
Bank Swallows are aerial insectivores whose population has declined in Canada by between 93% and 98% in a recent 40 year period. In order…Read More
Upcoming Invermere events
Earth Day Community Cleanup
Saturday, April 20, 2024
This year's Earth Day theme is Planet vs. Plastics We’re partnering with Kootenay Savings Credit Union…
Wildsight Invermere AGM + Potluck and Film
Sunday, April 21, 2024
All are welcome to attend. You can pre-register with the button above or register at the door…
Gardening in a Drought
Sunday, April 28, 2024
In partnership with Groundswell and Old Blue Truck Farm Worried about your garden this year? Wanting to reduce…
Gardenless Growing
May 2 - May 4, 2024
No garden? No problem! Learn about ground-free growing alternatives for a variety of spaces and budgets, then…
Edible Adventure from Farm to Table
Friday, May 24, 2024
Growing food is an adventure, it’s an exploration deep into the ground and a continuous relationship with…
Bighorn Sheep Citizen Monitoring
April 21 - November 3, 2024
We are holding a monthly Bighorn sheep monitoring event. No experience is needed to be a citizen science…
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