Cattails and lily pads, red wing blackbirds and common yellow warblers, painted turtles and Columbia Spotters – a marsh is an ecosystem that bewilders. But with so many reasons to stay inside, people are not exposed to the image of a wetland bursting into life, only an unwelcoming, dark and dreary swamp. Wetlands play a significant …
The aptly named Oasis Wetland was the subject of this month's Wetlandkeepers workshop held between June 1-3, 2012. Wetlands in the Kootenay Valley are few and far between due to historical drainages, fillings, and river diversions. Sadly, many of the Kootenay's wetlands that are still kicking around are far from pristine, and 'the Oasis' is …
While the Kootenay workshops are going on in Castlegar and Nelson this June, so is the local press for the Wetlands Education Program! On Thursday Neil was interviewed on Kootenay Co-op Radio by phone during the Kootenay morning show. Here he discusses the Map our Marshes course being held in Nelson, BC. This course (initially …
This week our selected photographer, Janice Braud, has snapped a surreal look at the BC Rocky Mountains range in Kootenay National Park, situated along the BC-Alberta border. Everything from the lurking clouds to the omniscient mountains makes this quite a dynamic scene. Janice displays the BC side of the Rocky Mountains and proves that it's …
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