Stories From the Field
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The secret life of common garden plants
In the spirit of national Invasive Species Awareness Week, the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s stewardship coordinators in BC are sharing some notable troublesome invasive plants that they manage on our conservation lands.Read more »
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Checking up on Cheakamus
It’s a cold wet February day when Steve Godfrey and Esme Batten arrive at the Cheakamus Centre in Brackendale, BC, to conduct the annual conservation check up. Read more »
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Restoring open forests and grasslands in the East Kootenay
Winter is an important time for tending to forest management on NCC’s conservation land in the East Kootenay. This is when we get busy with thinning the trees that are encroaching on the open forest and grassland ecosystems that have naturally occurred here for thousands of years. Read more »
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An Indigenous-led conservation effort succeeds in southeastern BC
After decades of uncertainty about the future of an ecologically and culturally significant area in BC's Central Purcell Mountains, the Ktunaxa Nation can now move forward with their vision to establish an Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area. Read more »
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Managing invasives in the South Okanagan
What does it mean to steward a conservation area? Can’t nature take care of itself, if we just keep out of its way? Read more »
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The largest larch
When you are just one tree among thousands in the diverse forests of Darkwoods, what does it take to stand out? Read more »
