Members of the City of Vancouver's engineering department will spend the next several years building and rehabilitating urban wetlands in the Still Creek Watershed, using skills they acquired from a Wetlands Institute workshop last year. Sophie Warren and Julie McManus collaborate with the City of Vancouver Parks Board on improving stormwater management and on rainwater …
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In early 2023, the B.C. Wildlife Federation launched 10,000 Wetlands, an ambitious project focused on beaver-based restoration. The 10,000 Wetlands project is designed to confront environmental challenges through installing 100 Beaver Dam Analogues (BDAs) across the province. By partnering with First Nations, Indigenous groups, and environmental NGOs, our overall aim is to kickstart the creation …
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As World Wetlands Day approaches, the B.C. Wildlife Federation’s Watershed Team wants to revitalize the role of wetlands in sustaining water supply, biodiversity, climate change mitigation, and cultural heritage. "This year’s World Wetland’s Day celebrates the relationship that people have had with wetlands throughout time. Our interdependence is both beautiful and fragile. And the 2024 …
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BCWF Watershed Team 2023 Summary By Jamie Long, Conservation Stewardship Communications Coordinator, B.C. Wildlife Federation The BCWF Watershed team, which includes the Wetlands Education Program (WEP), Wetlands Workforce (WW), and Fish Habitat Restoration and Education Program (FHREP), made great strides in 2023 to further conservation efforts across British Columbia. Our restoration and education collaborations included …
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By Jamie Long, Conservation Stewardship Communications Coordinator, B.C. Wildlife Federation Maggie the beaver awaiting transportation from the Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society in Summerland, BC to her new home at the Howarth Creek BDAs above Merritt, BC. Photo by Jamie Long, BCWF Conservation Stewardship Communications Coordinator. When the door of her enclosure swung open, Maggie the …
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