Author: Lorene Keitch

From forest waste to farm resource

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The Youth Climate Corps (YCC) East and West Kootenay crews launched their season by joining forces on a wildfire risk reduction project that combined on-the-ground training with climate resilience work.

Moving kids from climate despair to hope

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Where does the seed of hope come from? In the face of our global climate crisis, one teacher in a British Columbia classroom is facing climate concerns head on by bringing in an education program that counteracts despair with action…

How a pile of dirt became a bank swallow haven

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A chance discovery by a group of Invermere birders led to a conservation success for a fledgling bank swallow colony in Invermere, British Columbia. In the spring of 2022, local birder Greg Scott and his fellow birdwatchers noticed a small…

A path to protecting native pollinator species

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Elk Root Conservation Society in the West Kootenay's Slocan Valley is creating a pollinator highway. Pollinator highways are tracts of land dedicated to supporting pollinators (bees, hummingbirds, bats and more) by growing food sources such as native wildflowers, connecting…

The power of the pollinator

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Global pollinator declines are causing rising concern for the future of global food security. Bee populations in particular are declining at an alarming rate, leading to organizations such as the United Nations to call for action to reverse the trend…