Submitted by Kootenay Conservation Program Across the province, Local Conservation Funds are an approach that a growing number of communities and local governments are taking. Local Conservation Funds provide much-needed financial support for important local projects that contribute to the health of wildlife, habitat and water. The Columbia Valley Local Conservation Fund,
A sheep farmer and the Wild Sheep Society of B.C. are launching a program that will pay farmers for wool they would otherwise throw away but only if they test their sheep for a bacteria that's been killing wild bighorn sheep.