CBWN  Columbia Connector
 
Columbia Basin Watershed Network
Columbia Connector - April 2016 
Every Day is Earth Day, 
but especially April 22nd
CBWN/SGRC Mapping Program
Image from SGRC, of SLSS map


Applications due April 18 by 4pm Pacific/5 pm Mtn

Since 2008, the Selkirk Geospatial Research Centre (SGRC) of Selkirk College has been collaborating with the Watershed Network and its members on watershed mapping.

For more information go to our Mapping Program page on our website.   

Or, please contact Tara Lynne Clapp, Coordinator, for email/paper application

Offered in partnership with Selkirk College,
with the support of the Water and Environment Program of Columbia Basin Trust

Save the dates!
Hot and Bothered in the Kootenays
Water and Climate Change
Nelson, BC

April 22 Local Government Sessions
April 23  Community Discussions 
Click here for more information or to register

The Columbia Basin Watershed Network will be leading a workshop the afternoon of the 23rd: Watershed Collaborations: Working Together on the Big Picture
... contact Tara if you would like to volunteer to help explain 'what we do' 

Environmental Grants Program
Columbia Basin Trust

Applications now available!

Starting April 11, applications are available for groups seeking grnats of up to $10,000 for their environmental projects. (Columbia Basin Trust News March 2016)

For more information, click here!!
Aquatic Invasive Species
Regional Steering Committee
met April 5 in Nelson

Regional partners in the Aquatic Invasive Species Program Framework met in Nelson April 5th. Representatives from the four Invasive Species Societies and Councils, the Columbia Basin Watershed Network, the Columbia Basin Trust, BC Ministry of Environment, BC Ministry of FLNRO, First Nations, and our border jurisdictions met to discuss how program coordination and information sharing would occur.

Invasive Species reporting and response responsibilities were discussed. CBWN Network members are important in this plan. CBWN member groups can assist the Invasive Species groups monitor, they can help spread awareness of invasives, they can assist in response when eradication is a possibility, and they can REPORT.

Watershed network members are active in responding to local infestations. For example, the Salmo Streamkeepers have been assisting with attempts to eradicate the new infestation of American Bullfrog near Nelway, and many member groups are active in invasive species monitoring and reporting.

Zebra/quagga mussels:
Boat travel, especially after purchase, remains the highest threat 'pathway,' or 'vector' for mussel transmissions. Now that Lake Winnipeg is infected, and likely water in Saskatchewan, the 'safe zone' for boat travel is now considered to be BC, Alberta, Idaho, Washington and Montana.

The BC Conservation Service has new boat inspection stations, and ALL watercraft must stop for inspection, including motorboats, kayaks, paddleboard, SUPs.

To report invasive species there are several options:
All species:
  • Call ISCBC at 1-888-933-3722 - we can link you with your Regional Committee;
  • Take a photo and email us at info@bcinvasives.ca;
  • Report-A-Weed - The Province's Report-a-Weed-wizard takes you through 3 easy steps to report a suspected new sighting of an invasive plant species in BC. You can also report a weed using the smartphone app for iPhone or Android.
  • Report an Invasive Animal Species to the BC Inter-Ministry Invasive Species Working Group (IMISWG). All submissions will be directed to the provincial specialist for the respective species.
  • Join the Spotters' Network to learn about how to spot and report invasives; and/or
  • Enter information and provide images of invasive plants to Eflora 
  • Join the Invasive Alien Plant Program (IAPP) 
  • Report ALL sightings of invasive mussels to the B.C. Conservation Officer Service (RAPP): 1-877-952-7277
  • - See more at: http://bcinvasives.ca/report/#sthash.f0RK2BjW.dpuf
    Call ISCBC at 1-888-933-3722 - we can link you with your Regional Committee;
    Take a photo and email us at info@bcinvasives.ca

    Plants
    Report-A-Weed - The Province's Report-a-Weed-wizard takes you through 3 easy steps to report a suspected new sighting of an invasive plant species in BC. You can also report a weed using the smartphone app for iPhone or Android.
    Join the Invasive Alien Plant Program (IAPP)

    Animals
     
    Report an Invasive Animal Species to the BC Inter-Ministry Invasive Species Working Group (IMISWG). All submissions will be directed to the provincial specialist for the respective species.
      
    Report ALL sightings of invasive mussels to the B.C. Conservation Officer Service (RAPP): 1-877-952-7277

    To learn more:
    • Your regional Aquatic Invasive Species Society or Council
    • Invasive Species Council of British Columbia 
  • Call ISCBC at 1-888-933-3722 - we can link you with your Regional Committee;
  • Take a photo and email us at info@bcinvasives.ca;
  • Report-A-Weed - The Province's Report-a-Weed-wizard takes you through 3 easy steps to report a suspected new sighting of an invasive plant species in BC. You can also report a weed using the smartphone app for iPhone or Android.
  • Report an Invasive Animal Species to the BC Inter-Ministry Invasive Species Working Group (IMISWG). All submissions will be directed to the provincial specialist for the respective species.
  • Join the Spotters' Network to learn about how to spot and report invasives; and/or
  • Enter information and provide images of invasive plants to Eflora 
  • Join the Invasive Alien Plant Program (IAPP) 
  • Report ALL sightings of invasive mussels to the B.C. Conservation Officer Service (RAPP): 1-877-952-7277
  • - See more at: http://bcinvasives.ca/report/#sthash.f0RK2BjW.dpuf

  • Call ISCBC at 1-888-933-3722 - we can link you with your Regional Committee;
  • Take a photo and email us at info@bcinvasives.ca;
  • Report-A-Weed - The Province's Report-a-Weed-wizard takes you through 3 easy steps to report a suspected new sighting of an invasive plant species in BC. You can also report a weed using the smartphone app for iPhone or Android.
  • Report an Invasive Animal Species to the BC Inter-Ministry Invasive Species Working Group (IMISWG). All submissions will be directed to the provincial specialist for the respective species.
  • Join the Spotters' Network to learn about how to spot and report invasives; and/or
  • Enter information and provide images of invasive plants to Eflora 
  • Join the Invasive Alien Plant Program (IAPP) 
  • Report ALL sightings of invasive mussels to the B.C. Conservation Officer Service (RAPP): 1-877-952-7277
  • - See more at: http://bcinvasives.ca/report/#sthash.f0RK2BjW.dpuf

    Events

    April 12, 2016, 9am - 4pm
    Elk River Alliance
    Fernie Arts Station, 601 1st Avenue, Fernie BC
    Phone (250) 423-1682

    April 3-16, 2016
    Canal Flat to Donald BC
    Training for this session was in March, contact Verena to be added to future list
    Wildsight Golden

    April 13, 2016, 7:30 pm
    Wildsight Kimberley/Cranbrook

    April 14, 2016, 7:30 pm
    Wildsight Kimberley/Cranbrook

    April 19, 2016, 7:00 pm
    Okanagan Nation Alliance, Regional District of Kootenay Boundary

    April 19, 2016, 7:00 pm
    Wildsight Invermere AGM and Film: All the Time in the World
    Wildsight Kimberley/Cranbrook

    April 21, 2016, 7:00 pm
    Wildsight Golden

    April 25, 2016
    Columbia Mountains Institute of Applied Ecology

    April 26, 2016
    Columbia Mountains Institute of Applied Ecology

    May 10-11, 2016
    Castlegar, BC
    Wetlands Education, BC Wildlife Federation and SGRC, Selkirk College

    May 10, 2016
    Castlegar, BC
    Columbia Mountains Institute of Applied Ecology

    May 13, 2016
    Kaslo BC
    Columbia Mountains Institute of Applied Ecology

    May 13-15, 2016
    Creston BC

    May 24, 2016
    Invermere BC
    Columbia Mountains Institute of Applied Ecology

    May 27-28, 2016
    Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network

    May 27, 2016
    Setting Water Stewardship Priorities in the North Columbia
    Contact us
    Revelstoke, BC
    Columbia Basin Watershed Network

    May 28, 2016
    Revelstoke, BC
    Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network

    July 5-7, 2016
    Castlegar, BC
    Columbia Mountains Institute of Applied Ecology

    September 30 - Oct 2, 2016
    Glacier National Park
    Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network

    September 28-30, 2016
    Living Lakes Canada Water Rally
    Vancouver BC

    September 30 - Oct 1, 2016
    Watersheds 2016:  Building Capacity for Collaboration and Watershed Governance in BC
    Vancouver, BC
    co-hosted by the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance, the Canadian Freshwater Alliance, the Fraser Basin Council, and the First Nations Fisheries Council

    October 13 - 14  
    Roundtable on the Crown of the Continent 
    Save the dates!  Fernie, BC. .

    Email us about your next event so we can share it here!


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