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Home > Articles by: Gordon Wilson
24
Mar
Ginty’s – nʔaʕx̌ʷt Wetland Restoration – Phase 2 Completed

By: Gordon Wilson

Ginty's

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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.

Read about the project accomplishments here.

SILT must raise $250,000 to restore the final two hectares of the pond.

Support the project at www.siltrust.ca/donate

20
Mar
SILT Achieves Conservation Excellence Certification!

By: Gordon Wilson

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SILT Achieves Conservation Excellence Certification!

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.

Read more

17
Dec
Help protect habitat for wildlife with support for SILT

By: Gordon Wilson

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If you’re looking to lighten your income tax load for the past year, December is such a wonderful time to consider making charitable donations. For more information, read our December Newsletter available now.

Or Donate Now

20
Nov
nʔaʕx̌ʷt Wetland Restoration – Phase 2

By: Gordon Wilson

Ginty's Restoration

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Phase-2 of the wetland restoration construction at nʔaʕx̌ʷt (Ginty’s Pond) is now completed.

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:

  • BC Wildlife Federation
  • BC Watershed Recovery Fund, and
  • Province of BC Together for Wildlife Fund.

Project leadership is a team collaboration of

  • SILT, BC Wildlife Federation,
  • the Lower Similkameen Indian Band, and
  • the BC Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship.
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