A rocky mountain elk in early morning Photo: iStock M. Cuda

Improving Rocky Mountain ungulate habitat

Project Year: 2025-2026

Multi-year Project

Project Lead

Golden District Rod and Gun Club

Watershed/Sub-region

Columbia Region

North Columbia

Project Type

Habitat-Based Actions

FWCP Contribution

97,695.00

Action Plan Alignment

Species of Interest

Project ID

COL-F26-W-4182

Kicking Horse Canyon Habitat Enhancement Project

The goal of this multi-year project is to maintain previously treated ungulate winter range for Rocky mountain elk in the Upper Kicking Horse Canyon and support habitat connectivity on a landscape scale.

This year the team will maintain approximately 112 hectares of previously treated ungulate winter range by thinning immature forest to help ungulates move through the terrain and detect predators more easily, promote forage growth, and improve forest structure for snow interception.