World Wetlands Day

We had the pleasure of reaching out to over 80 children at Dewdney Elementary School in Mission for World Wetlands Day this year. Dewdney Elementary is slowly introducing wetlands into their curriculum and planning a restoration project with BCWF for the wetland on their school property. We introduced the students to the basics of wetlands and ran them …

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Does BC need a Wetland Policy?

We're asking British Columbians to weigh in on a simple Yes or No question:  Does BC need a policy that specifically supports wetlands?   Why would BC need a wetland policy? We’ve been asking BC communities informally for years, and finally decided we need to “go to the polls” and then share the results back to …

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Restoring Wetlands in the Okanagan – 2015 Wetlands Institute

The passion for wetland restoration and protection drew participants from all over BC to the Okanagan to attend the BC Wildlife Federation’s 13th Wetlands Institute, aiming to gain the skills and knowledge needed to complete their own wetland projects. We had quite the range of participants including Biologists, Landscape Technologists and Architects, Environmental Planners, Coordinators, …

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