Posted:
July 7, 2021
Goats returning to Idlewild to munch on invasive plants
A popular trip of local goats from Vahana Nature Rehabilitation will be returning to Idlewild Park on Monday, July 12, to help continue to manage invasive plants.
Weather permitting, the goats will dine at Idlewild Park from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The natural invasive plant management will once again be in partnership with Vahana Nature Rehabilitation and Columbia Outdoor School.
Back in May, the goats started clearing one of three priority areas around Idlewild Lake, focused on the Priority 2 zone, between the new wetland area and the lake. Their latest adventure will have the goats again munch on the Priority 2 zone and begin grazing in the Priority 3 zone in the wetland area of the park.
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Posted:
February 19, 2021
Basin environmental projects support innovation, education and conservation
From frogs to grizzly bears and creeks to lakes, habitats and species of all shapes and sizes will benefit from 16 environmental initiatives around the Columbia Basin. The projects are supported by nearly $650,000 from the Columbia Basin Trust’s Environment Grants.
“These grants will support people of the Basin to better understand and celebrate nature, study ecological changes taking place, as well as creating on-the-ground improvements to the environment,” said Brianna Burley, Manager, Environment with the Columbia Basin Trust. “Monitoring and restoration of sensitive ecosystems, land-based education built on partnerships with Indigenous community groups, and species reintroduction are just some of the community-driven projects we are proud to support.”