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Julien Gullo – 2022 Recipient of the John B. Holdstock Scholarship
Read more: Julien Gullo – 2022 Recipient of the John B. Holdstock ScholarshipCongratulations to Julien Gullo – 2022 Recipient of the John B. Holdstock Scholarship Julien is a mature student majoring in Natural Resources Science (BNRS) at Thompsons Rivers University (TRU) in Kamloops who has had a fascination with animals for as long…
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Grasslands Restoration Begins with Young People
Read more: Grasslands Restoration Begins with Young PeopleSeeing the patch of black mud is a jolt in a rolling sea of new spring green on the hills north of Grand Forks—the damage caused by a vehicle driving off into the grasslands recently purchased by the Southern Interior…
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Tuc-el-nuit Lake Shoreline Assessment Reports
Read more: Tuc-el-nuit Lake Shoreline Assessment ReportsShoreline property owners on Tuc-el-nuit Lake near Oliver can now download their free Love Your Lake shoreline assessment reports, with property-specific suggestions on how to protect water quality and lake health. Read the complete story here on Castanet.
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Elementary Students Plant Trees on Grand Forks Grasslands
Read more: Elementary Students Plant Trees on Grand Forks GrasslandsEmily Rooke, a student at Perley Elementary, carefully plants a yellow pine tree donated by Interfor on the Southern Interior Land Trust’s grasslands property at the end of Morissey Creek Road, on Earth Day. In an Earth Day event coordinated…
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Shoreline restoration projects at Twin and Skaha Lakes
Read more: Shoreline restoration projects at Twin and Skaha LakesShoreline Restoration Projects Completed SILT completed two shoreline restoration projects this fall at Twin Lakes and Skaha Lake, with support from Love Your Lake, Canadian Wildlife Federation and Watersheds Canada. Restoration plans were designed based on recommendations from the 2020…
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Southern Interior bighorn sheep decimated by disease
Read more: Southern Interior bighorn sheep decimated by diseaseTwenty wild bighorn sheep were recently found dead near Grand Forks. They have determined the sheep died from bluetongue, also known as epizootic hemorrhagic disease, a virus caused by mites which has no specific treatment. Though the catastrophic loss of…
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SILT Honoured by Low Brothers Bottle Drive
Read more: SILT Honoured by Low Brothers Bottle DriveSILT was recently presented with a donation of $1,000 through the efforts of brothers Josh and Jayk Low collecting bottles and cans in their community. “SILT is honoured to receive the benefit of Josh and Jayk’s hard work” said SILT’s…
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SILT Bioblitz – Snakes & Amphibians with Mike Dunn R.P.Bio
Read more: SILT Bioblitz – Snakes & Amphibians with Mike Dunn R.P.BioWatch our video on Reptiles & Amphibians. Learn more about the habitat value at SILT’s R.E. Taylor property thanks to Lindsay Lalach and Mike Dunn R.P.Bio.
