- 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
Tracy Flynn: Making a lasting impact
May 28, 2024
"What will have a lasting impact?" This is the question Columbia Valley resident Tracy Flynn asks herself when she chooses how to spend her time…Read More
Location: Invermere, BC Start Date: May 2024 (flexible) Pay: $20-$23 per hour depending on experience, 35 hours per week Duration: 8-16 weeks (funding…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 their…Read More
Upcoming Invermere events
Bighorn Sheep Citizen Monitoring
April 21 - November 3
We are holding a monthly Bighorn sheep monitoring event. No experience is needed to be a citizen science sheep monitor, just the ability to walk and be outside for 4…
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