13 Feb Wetlands Film Festival Interview
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Our Stewardship Program coordinator Raine shares about FoKLSS and KNPS’s upcoming Wetlands Film Festival!
Listen to Michelle, Stephanie, and Raine talk stewardship, Kootenay Lake, and local Wetland conservation. Doors for the festival open at 5:30pm at the Nelson United Church, and films run until 9:30pm
We’re excited to welcome several of the film producers to the festival to introduce their work and share behind-the-scenes insights. Celebrate the wetlands that feed Kootenay Lake through films that spotlight local wildlife, water, and the people dedicated to protecting these vital ecosystems.
More Details about the event
And tickets here
Film Program Guide
Wetland Conservation through Private Land Stewardship in the Kootenays
(BC Wildlife Federation Watershed Team)
A detailing of a local initiative that involves restoration on private land, where individual landowners can play a critical role in regional conservation.
Phantom Orchid: The Ghost Flower
(Wilderness Committee)
This film showcases the plight of this endangered species, and of a property owner determined to preserve his land for the sake of nature…and for the orchid.
The Wetlands
(Norm Allard & Real Estate Foundation of BC)
Featuring one of largest wetland project in Canada, Norm Allard an his team share about their restoration in Yaqan Nukiy. This project is fully Indigenous Led, with their values and world views heavily utilized in the design work.
Riparian Restoration
(Walter Clough Wildlife Sanctuary & Slocan River Stream Keepers)
This film is about the Slocan River Streamkeepers’ riparian restoration work at a site known locally as the Bird Sanctuary. The project that aims to reduce bank erosion, and create long-term wildlife habitat.
Snk’mip Dig Deeper
(Haven for Ecology)
Highlighting a large scale restoration on the north end of Slocan lake, at the Snk’mip wetlands. The film also explores deeper conflicts between colonial land ownership and Indigenous law, and nature-first values.