Tue, November 28, 12pm. Revelstoke Community Centre – MacPherson Room Presenter: Mindy Skinner, Parks Canada Resource Management Officer Visitors from around the world are drawn to the summit of Mount Revelstoke every summer for the vibrant and colourful displays of subalpine wildflowers. Over the past 100 years, this influx of people has impacted the very thing they […]
Tue, December 5, 2017, 12pm. Revelstoke Community Centre, MacPherson Room. Presenter: Meghan Anderson, Wildlife Infometrics Inc. Ungulates have important hunting and wildlife viewing values. We also value them for the ecological role they play. With caribou and moose populations declining across BC reflecting on historic population data to inform our opinions is a germane topic. My Bio: Meghan […]
Date: December 19th, 2017 Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm PST Presenter: Russ Bobrowski, Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development What do all these fish species have in common? Small mouth bass Goldfish Flathead minnows Pleco/Plecostumus Pacu These fish are all invasive species currently found in the Cariboo Regional District - and […]
Tue Jan 16, 2018, 12:15pm. Revelstoke Community Centre – MacPherson Room Presenter: Karen Bray, BC Hydro Fisheries Biologist. The appearance of bright red fish in late summer signals the much anticipated and welcome start of the annual kokanee spawning run in streams around us. The abundance of this adaptable species is linked to the creation of large […]
Tue Jan 23, 2018, 12pm. Revelstoke Community Centre – MacPherson Room Presenter: Catherine Craig, Cooper Beachesne and Associates Since 2008, Cooper Beauchesne and Associates Ltd. has monitored the habitat use and success of breeding birds nesting within the Arrow Lakes and Kinbasket drawdown zones. The fluctuating water levels within these reservoirs have the potential to impact the nest […]
The Kootenay Native Plant Society is holding a gala evening with a tasting menu featuring camas and other wild foods, presentations celebrating camas conservation in the West Kootenay, and a silent auction. All proceeds will support the Camas Conservation Area in Millennium Park, Castlegar.
Tue Jan 30, 2018, 12pm. Revelstoke Community Centre – MacPherson Room Presenter: Michal Pavlik, PhD candidate with Simon Fraser University, Wildlife Biologist with Cooper Beauchesne and Associates Yellow Warbler is a small passerine that visits British Columbia annually for about three months of the year. A small breeding population of these warblers which nest in the drawdown zone of […]
Thursday, February 8, 10am-11am PST/11am-noon MST Join forester John Cathro to learn about the importance of fire in healthy forest ecosystems, and strategies to manage for fire on private properties in the Kootenays.
"How to Recover the Health of a Watershed One Plant at a Time" On Feb 15th from 7-9pm at UVIC (MacLaurin Building) The Native Plant Study Group will host Nikki Wright and Mary Haig-Brown, who will speak about the benefits and impacts Native Plants have on the health of a Watershed. This event is by donation. For more details: http://npsg.ca/
Wednesday, February 28, 10am-11am PST/11am-noon MST Do you want to be able to access fish and wildlife data for your projects? Or create maps with fish and wildlife locations? Join Ministry of Environment & Climate Change Strategy Fish and Wildlife Information Specialist Albert Chirico, R.P.Bio. to learn about data standards and requirements for submitting fish and […]
