SILT and its partners have completed Phase 2 of the Ginty’s Pond – nʔaʕx̌ʷt wetland restoration project in Cawston. Phase 2 restores another one hectare of open water and adds 0.7 hectares of newly created riparian shrub thicket-woodland habitat to this previously cattail dominated marsh.
By: Gordon Wilson
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The Southern Interior Land Trust is one of the first in Canada to receive Conservation Excellence Certification from the national Centre for Land Conservation.
This recognition for conservation leadership was announced today by the CLC, which noted this marks a significant milestone in the evolution of Canada’s land conservation sector.
At this point, SILT is the only land trust in Western Canada to be certified, in company with four in Ontario and one in New Brunswick.
By: Gordon Wilson
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nʔaʕx̌ʷt is an oxbow of the Similkameen river located near Cawston, BC, which over several decades, the expansion of cattail had resulted in a loss of open water habitat. The goal of the nʔaʕx̌ʷt project is to restore ecosystem functions including open-water wetland habitat for Western Painted Turtle.
The complete construction & restoration report can be viewed by clicking the following link: CONSTRUCTION REPORT
Substantial funding was provided by the:
Project leadership is a team collaboration of