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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A recap of the 2023 Wetlands Institute By Jamie Long, Conservation Stewardship Communications Coordinator, B.C. Wildlife Federation For over two decades, the B.C. Wildlife Federation's Wetlands Institute has been essential in empowering participants with the skills necessary to lead watershed projects across BC. In 2023, the Wetlands Institute, facilitated by the BCWF’s Wetlands Education Program, …
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The B.C. Wildlife Federation (BCWF) is dedicating significant energy and attention to learning about the services beavers offer to wetlands, and how to leverage those behaviors to our mutual advantage. We visited the Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society (IWRS) in Summerland in July to view the society’s new Beaver Hotel, a facility dedicated to rehabilitating beavers …
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As the B.C. Wildlife Federation geared up for its 2023 Wetlands Institute, we were inspired to look back at the transformative journeys of past participants. Among them was the heartwarming story of Susan DeBeck, who attended the program in 2021. While many come to our Institute with backgrounds in environmental science, Susan stands out as …
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