By Joe Scott, International Programs Director Our Coast to Cascades Grizzly Bear Initiative recently joined staff from the Boothroyd Band (Nlaka’pamux First Nation) and St’at’imc First Nation Government Services for a tour of the Nahatlatch River. The three teams are working together to recover the Critically Endangered Stein/Nahatlatch Grizzly Bear population in southern British Columbia. They spent … Continued
By Alaina Kowitz, Communications and Outreach Associate The third season of a collaborative transboundary project is well underway in our Working for Wildlife Initiative program area to decrease Canada lynx mortality, better understand their movements, and expand the involvement of First Nations, tribes, British Columbia trappers, and the provincial government in lynx conservation. For years, … Continued
An update on the Coast to Cascades Grizzly Bear Initiative, a collaborative effort led by Conservation Northwest to stem the ongoing loss of grizzly bear range and promote grizzly bear recovery in southwest British Columbia and northwest Washington BY Joe Scott, International Programs Director The Canada/U.S. border should not be an ecological iron curtain. Conservation … Continued
Our Executive Director Mitch Friedman was honored to attend the grand opening of the Lower Similkameen Indian Band (LSIB)’s new administrative and community building last week near Keremeos, British Columbia. Conservation Northwest helped fund and initiate this new building, and we’re proud to see it complete. “The vision is protection of the band’s natural and cultural heritage … Continued