BCWF Watershed Team Updates
Find BCWF updates relating to the B.C. Wildlife Federation’s Watershed Team here! For general BCWF updates, visit www.bcwf.bc.ca/news-updates. To view our Bog Blog, in which we share educational content and stories from the field, visit www.bcwfbogblog.com.
Note: Some overlap between blogs may occur from time to time.
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BCWF Celebrates Watershed and Wetland Funding
BC Watershed Security Coalition & BCWF Celebrate a Big Win for Watersheds as the B.C. Government announces $27 million to be invested into watershed initiatives and wetland projects.
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Conservation in the Kootenays: Restoring Wetlands for Wildlife
This past autumn, the BC Wildlife Federation (BCWF) had the unique opportunity to provide additional support at two previously restored wetlands and assist with the construction of a new wetland complex. On a whirlwind journey of close to 2,500 km,…
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Restoring Xwaaqw’um: Wetland Restoration at Burgoyne Bay Provincial Park
On September 16 – 20, 2019, the BC Wildlife Federation (BCWF) sent two volunteer interns from the Canadian Wildlife Federation’s Canadian Conservation Corps (CCC) to take part in a collaborative wetland restoration project on Salt Spring Island. The restoration took place at Xwaaqw’um (Burgoyne Bay…
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Reconnecting with Nature — Wetland Construction at Morfee Elementary School
On June 6-7, 2019, the B.C. Wildlife Federation led a wetland construction project at Morfee Elementary school in Mackenzie, B.C. With the help of over 348 students, a 130 m2 wetland was created in a modest stand of trees behind the school.…
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Increasing Stewardship Capacity in Remote Communities — Peace/Williston Region
The first two weeks of June proved to be a busy time for the BCWF’s Wetlands Education Program (WEP). Led by Wetlands Education Program Manager Neil Fletcher, the WEP team traveled through northeastern B.C. to deliver workshops in partnership with…
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A Plan for Action — Restoring Moberly Marsh
Last week, the BCWF’s Wetlands Education Program (WEP) had the opportunity to take part in a planning session for the enhancement of Moberly Marsh located in Burges James Gadsden Provincial Park just west of Golden, BC. Moberly Marsh was previously managed by…
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From Theory to Practice — Salt Spring Island Wetlands Institute 2018
Narrowly avoiding the Pacific Storms, the BCWF Wetlands Education Program (WEP) team was lucky to spend time away from our office in Surrey and in the safe haven of Salt Spring Island for the 16th annual Wetlands Institute. 23 enthusiastic participants…
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New Hope for Wetlands in B.C. — FREP Wetland Health Assessment
Earlier this year, the BCWF’s Wetlands Education Program received a contract from the Government of British Columbia to develop a protocol to assess the health of wetlands as part of the Forest and Range Evaluation Program (FREP). The protocol is…
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Touring the Interior — A Map our Marshes Double Feature
Nimbly avoiding the mounting floodwaters, the Wetlands Education Program team hosted two Map our Marshes workshops in Peachland (May 6) and Salmo (May 10), sandwiching a mélange of wetland site visits, presentations, and restoration prescriptions. Held in partnership with the…
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If You Build It, They Will Come: Sandhill Cranes Spotted In Wetland Restoration Site
Today the BCWF’s Wetlands Education Program (WEP) team is celebrating a big win! A restoration project completed in Meadow Creek, in the Lardeau Valley at the north end of Kootenay Lake, is now home to a family of sandhill cranes…
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