A Restoration Site Visit: Planning for the Kamloops Restoration Workshop (2011)

At the end of a chilly April, myself, spring WEP Intern Natashia Cox, and WEP Coordinator Neil Fletcher took a 3 day trip out to Kamloops for a series of site visits with the September Restoration Workshop in mind. Three potential sites, all on the beautiful grasslands of the Tk'emlups Indian Band Reserve, were on …

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Heather Toles, Wetland Steward in Kamloops

Heather Toles is an example of what can be taken from the WEP program and applied in one's own backyard. After attending the Wetlandkeepers course in 2007, and the Wetland Institute in 2010 her interest in wetland conservation became a daily project. Her backyard was one of the sites of wetland construction for the 2010 …

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Diane and Sue at Stud's Pasture (April, 2011)

Stud’s Pasture Wetland, Kamloops

The Stud's Pasture Wetland on the Tk'emlups Indian Reserve near Kamloops, BC was restored as part of the Wetlands Institute in the summer of 2010. It is currently being monitored by enthusiastic past participants of that institute,  Sue Huddart & Diane James. They have since been featured as wetland stewards in our article for Womens Outdoor World Magazine: When …

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