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Restoring wetlands and floodplains in the East Kootenay

Project Year: 2025-2026

Multi-year Project

Project Lead

British Columbia Wildlife Federation

Watershed/Sub-region

Columbia Region

Project Type

Habitat-Based Actions

FWCP Contribution

82,125.00

Action Plan Alignment

Ecosystems

Project ID

COL-F26-W-4272

Advancing Wetland Stewardship & Restoration in the Kootenays

This project will restore 10 hectares of wetland and floodplain habitat on Yaqan Nuʔkiy lands near Creston, and on a tributary near Golden.

Simple, low-tech methods that mimic natural processes will be used to restore wetland habitat. The project will also increase landscape connectivity, and enhance habitat for amphibians, waterfowl and breeding birds, bats, bears, cougars, and ungulates.