Harrop Wetland is a small but very important habitat located in Sunshine Bay Regional Park, Harrop, BC. It is considered an ephemeral wetland, meaning it only retains water seasonally and only in wet years, filling primarily by Kootenay Lake floodwaters and precipitation. Since 2013, we have...
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FoKLSS' Program Manager, Camille LeBlanc, helped the Kootenay Conservation Program (KCP) deliver module three of their Conservation Ambassador Training last week. As part of this module KCP partners that are stewardship representatives from various backgrounds, who often work with private landowners, discussed the practical side of...
On May 29 at Harrop Wetland, long term volunteers, new volunteers and neighbours to the site helped gather amphibian data at the site. This data will help inform future stewardship and restoration action! These dedicated volunteers will monitor in 2021 and in future years! We were...
