Spring is here and bats are returning to summer roost sites. Which is why the BC Community Bat Program is requesting colony reports and volunteer assistance for this citizen-science initiative that encourages residents to count bats at local roost sites. “The counts are a wonderful way for people to get outside, respect social distancing guidelines, and be involved in
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May 16, 2021
Kootenay Lake Angler program ends May 31
There are just two weeks left for the Kootenay Lake Angler Incentive Program. Get your rainbow or bull trout head out of your freezer and to your local depot before the program closes on May 31 for a chance to win the $50,000 Grand Prize or $1,000 in local gift certificates!
The final Grand Prize draw is planned for early June.
Last month’s lucky winner of the monthly draw was Ed Gudjonson of Creston. Ed collected the April prize of $1,000 in gift certificates at local businesses. Ed fishes with his uncle, Allan Mather, who won in March. Together their four-person crew have entered 200 fish over the course of the program.
Auditor general slams B.C. s management of program designed to protect at-risk species and habitat
British Columbia failed to adequately manage a conservation lands program aimed at protecting habitats for fish and wildlife species that are some of the most diverse in Canada, the auditor general says.
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Posted: May 11, 2021 5:50 PM PT | Last Updated: May 12 Graham Island, Haida Gwaii, B.C. B.C. s auditor general has released a scathing report on the province s management of the Conservation Lands Program set up 50 years ago to protect sensitive habitats and at-risk species. (Shutterstock / Keith Levit)
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May 9, 2021
KLAIP continues to help kokanee salmon
The spring weather gets everyone excited to head outdoors and enjoy time with the family. Even more exciting is a chance to win an 18’ Kingfisher boat prize package worth $50,000! The Kootenay Lake Angler Incentive Program (KLAIP) runs until June 1, and the grand prize draw will take place in early June. Anyone with a freshwater fishing licence can enter the draw!
Anglers are encouraged to harvest rainbow and bull trout in the main body of Kootenay Lake and then turn in the heads to one of four depots: Crawford Bay Market, Gill and Gift, Woodbury Resort, and Wynndel Foods and Outdoor Gear.