Slocan River Streamkeepers

Slocan River Streamkeepers will be participating to the World Water Days Symposium Making Waves in Nelson, BC on March 22, 2026

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Walter Clough Wildlife Sanctuary Riparian Restoration Project with Slocan River Streamkeepers YouTube video by Slocan River Streamkeepers

The Walter Clough Wildlife Sanctuary Riparian Restoration Project. (The Bird Sanctuary)
Thanks to Columbia Basin Trust, FortisBC and The Nature Trust of British Columbia for providing funding to implement the Phase 2 of the project.
Thanks to The Nature Trust of BC.
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Slocan River Streamkeepers will have a booth at Hills Garlic Festival in New Denver, BC Sunday September 7, 10am-4pm
Our booth is #146 in front of the children's playground.
We'll have our water river & channel display a fun learning opportunity for children & adults.
Come by and say hello!

#garlic

Organization of the Month 🌱 YouTube video by Kootenay Co-op

Kootenay Co-op Organization of the Month

Slocan River Streamkeepers is
July's Organization of the Month 🌱

Thanks to Kootenay Co-op and to everyone for their support!

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The native trees planted along the Slocan River in 2024 are growing very well!
#riparianrestoration
#cottonwood

In July, when you shop at Kootenay Co-op in Nelson, BC , you can make a donation (at the till) to Slocan River Streamkeepers to help support our projects
Thanks Kootenay Co-op & all supporters!
We'll be in front of the Kootenay Co-op ion Saturdays July 5, 12, 19 and 26. (10am-2pm)
Come & say hello!

Slocan River Streamkeepers will have a booth at Winlaw Water Day on Saturday May 3rd 2025.
Join us and lets celebrate the water that sustain us.
Stop by our booth to learn more about our recent activities and to say hello!

Slocan River Streamkeepers will have an info table at Seedy Sunday March 30th at the Legion in Slocan 11am-3pm
See you there!

Installing BrandenBark (tm) for bat habitat at Crooked Horn Farm wetland restoration project with Western Canada Bat Conservation Program and Slocan River Streamkeepers @srstreamkeepers.bsky.social
#bathabitat

Crooked Horn Farm Phase 2 (2024): BC Wildlife Federation YouTube video by Kootenay Conservation Program

Birch with BC Wildlife Federation talking about our recent wetland restoration project at Crooked Horn Farm in the Slocan Valley implemented in collaboration with Slocan River Streamkeepers @srstreamkeepers.bsky.social
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#wetlandrestoration

Water is still frozen and the snow is still covering the ground at our wetland restoration project with @srstreamkeepers.bsky.social
#wetlandrestoration

Installing some new swallow nesting boxes along the Slocan River in BC with @srstreamkeepers.bsky.social
#birdnestingbox

Installing a new Western screech owl nesting box on a large black cottonwood in the Slocan Valley, BC
With @srstreamkeepers.bsky.social

Bonanza Biodiversity Corridor
A small yet ecologically essential wildlife corridor connecting the Valhalla Range with the Central Selkirk Mountains.

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Kootenay Connect
Slocan River Valley
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A Winter photo of one of the wetland restoration project with Slocan River Streamkeepers @srstreamkeepers.bsky.social in the Slocan Valley, BC
#wetlandrestoration

Restoration in Slocan Valley expands wildlife habitat and supports local agriculture  - Nelson News An ecological restoration project in the Slocan Valley has created a thriving wetland ecosystem where an ailing one previously existed.

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#wetlandrestoration
@srstreamkeepers.bsky.social

This year we planted 1,000 native trees (cottonwood, willow, alder, etc) and 1,000 live stakes with @srstreamkeepers.bsky.social along the Slocan River, BC
Creating short and long term wildlife habitat (fish habitat), slowing down erosion, etc.
#riparianrestoration
#nativetrees
#wilidlifehabitat

Crooked Horn Farm Wetland Restoration Project October 24, 2024 In 2024, Slocan River Streamkeepers (SRS) collaborated with B.C. Wildlife Federation’s Watershed Team and with support of organic farmers and owners of Crooked Horn Farm impl…

Uploaded some photos of our recent wetland restoration project with @srstreamkeepers.bsky.social on our website.
More photos to come.
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#wetland
#wetlandrestoration

A great blue heron hanging out on a basking log at one of our wetland restoration project with @srstreamkeepers.bsky.social
in Slocan Valley, BC
#wetlandrestoration
#heron
#baskinglog
#wetland

Riparian restoration project started in 2021 at Walter Clough Wildlife Sanctuary a bird sanctuary in the Slocan River with @srstreamkeepers.bsky.social
The cottonwood trees are growing well and creating wildlife habitat.
#riparianrestoration
#cottonwoodecosystem
#ecosystemsatrisk
#wildlifehabitat

Cutting down the reed canary grass in a 3 year old riparian restoration project along the Slocan River in BC with @srstreamkeepers.bsky.social

#riparianrestoration
#cottonwoodriparianecosystem
#ecosystemsatrisk

We installed some basking logs for turtles, amphibians, birds, etc. in a pond or wetland with @srstreamkeepers.bsky.social
#baskinglog
#wetlandenhancement
#wetland

A recently completed wetland restoration project in the Slocan Valley, BC