Got a favourite lake? Want to help protect it? Lakes in the Kootenay’s are threatened by habitat loss, invasive species, pollution, and climate impacts like rising water temperatures.

B.C.’s bats, including the well-known Little Brown Bat, are threatened by a fungal disease headed towards the province from Alberta […]

If you’re heading into the backcountry this long weekend, be sure to use good travel habits.

After decades of forest management that has prioritized timber supply over ecosystems and the health of British Columbia’s forests, Premier […]

Teachers report that students are happier, healthier, more connected and show an increased level of engagement when they are learning in an outdoor environment.

Today is officially Groundhog Day and according to folklore, if the groundhog sees its shadow there will be six more […]

Family Literacy Week is celebrated annually throughout British Columbia during the last week of January. This year, the province proclaimed […]

Acclaimed author, naturalist and biologist Douglas Chadwick is touring the Kootenays this February to share his latest book, Four Fifths […]

Fernie’s a mountain town with an outstanding quality of life. We are blessed with naturual beauty, outstanding recreation, and a […]

The Elk Valley Suicide Task Force recognizes that many people are lonely and sad over Christmas and have posted the […]

The Columbia Basin Trusts Resident Directed Grants (ReDi Grants) will be opening soon. ReDi Grants Funding is for meeting community […]

Five local mountain caribou herds have been extirpated (locally extinct) in the last 10 years due to habitat loss.