Category: Wetlands Workforce

Watershed Renewal Project in Partnership With B.C. First Nation Bearing Fruit as Wildlife Return

When water began to gather and flow again in the Yaqan Nukiy Wetland in British Columbia’s Creston Valley after decades of aridity, word spread quickly among the region’s wild creatures. We are just five years into a project that will restore 517 hectares of floodplains, streams and rivers, and the sandhill cranes and blue…
A Mini Documentary — Wetlands Conservation through Private Land Stewardship in the Kootenays

Last summer, the WEP team travelled to the Kootenay Region to visit and interview several of the private landowners who had worked with the B.C. Wildlife Federation in the past to create and restore wetlands on their property. We met and interviewed the people behind four incredible wetlands conservation projects on private land to share…
Final Report 2021

On behalf of the B.C. Wildlife Federation’s Wetlands Workforce project, we are pleased to present this final report which highlights the work our crews accomplished and the collaboration achieved throughout 2021.
World Wetlands Day

Every year, people from around the world come together to celebrate wetlands. World Wetlands Day dates back to 1971, when several environmentalists joined together to reaffirm the importance and love for wetlands.
Macroinvertebrates — The Living World Beneath the Water

This year, the Wetlands Workforce was able to support the work of Steven Blair. Steven is a student at the British Columbia Institute of Technology and Simon Fraser University, completing his master’s study that focuses on the effectiveness of restored wetlands.
Steward of the Land — Glenn Auger

We are saddened to inform you that Glenn Auger, Indigenous Advisor for the Wetlands Workforce, passed away the morning of December 1st, 2021
Plastic, Toxins, and the Carnival Rabbit — The Workforce Crew Cleaning the Shorelines of the Fraser River Estuary

The Fraser River Estuary Clean-up crew has been working tirelessly for the past several weeks to clean up the highly biodiverse marshes and wetlands of the Fraser Estuary. Their aim is to clean up as much debris as possible by December 10, 2021.
A Little Care goes a Long Way

Our crews are providing a little care to BC’s wetlands this year by removing invasive species, cleaning up waste, and maintaining trails.
Northern Lights College Students Help Assess Wetland Health in the Northeast

The B.C. Wildlife Federation’s Wetlands Workforce (WW) crews have been out in wetlands across the province collecting data for a rapid wetland health assessment.
The Workforce Calibrating B.C.’s Wetlands

Every day a new wetland that brings with it bigger challenges, unexpected answers, and a greater understanding of its functions and values. Wetlands Workforce work-pods have been out in the field conducting the Wetlands Ecosystem Services Protocol (WESP).