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This past November, the Kootenay Conservation Program dedicated a portion of their annual gathering in Creston to showcase individuals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities in [...]

The first weekend of November, leading lake experts from across North America including academics, citizen monitoring groups and members from all levels of government will converge in Banff, [...]

() Living Lakes Canada is co-hosting the 36th International Symposium of the North American Lake Management Society (NALMS) in Banff from November 1-4, 2016. The theme of this year’s symposium [...]

It powers industry and is the lifeblood of healthy communities. But years of reduced federal oversight, Mark Hume writes, have left the government with major decisions about managing a resource [...]

() Travelling down the Yellowhead Highway, I cross the continental divide, leaving the Pacific watershed and entering the Arctic.  As I follow the mighty Athabasca into Central Alberta, historic [...]

Located in the Southern interior of British Columbia, the West Kootenay region is a unique place. Visitors around the world seek its wilderness, solitude and eclectic small towns nestled in […]

By Heather Leschied, Program Manager From my viewpoint looking out over Lake Koocanusa, I can’t help but imagine this landscape; pre-highway 3, pre-Libby dam, pre-flood. A wild river called the [...]

The Wild & Scenic Film Festival Tour is stopping in Nelson on Friday June 12 for a cinematic evening of stories set in wild landscapes around the world. Join Wildsight […]

As the country celebrated Canada Water Week last week, and the world celebrated World Water Day, here at home, one of our local Kootenay residents was also celebrated. Nelson’s Heather […]

Our own Heather Leschied—scientist, campaigner, fly-fisher and advocate for a world in which humans and nature can both thrive–honoured as one of WWF Canada’s Water Heroes! ‪#‎CanadaWaterWeek‬ [...]