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This report is a summary of SWAMP activities to date. The following is from the Executive Summary. “SWAMP undertook the assessment and mapping process the summer following its formation. Over the period from 2014 to 2018 SWAMP produced three wetland … Continue reading →

Check out this great new video by the Slocan River Streamkeepers Society to see what the restoration site looks like in 2018! A wetland restoration project on private land at Crooked Horn Farm in Winlaw, BC was initiated by the … Continue reading →

A 35-acre wetland at the north end of Slocan Lake has a new owner and a new name. In August  2017, following an intensive fund-raising effort, the Valhalla Foundation for Ecology and Social Justice, stepped forward and purchased what was … Continue reading →

September 26, 2017:  We had a great day working with students from Nakusp Elementary School with some of our partners including: the Columbia Basin Watershed Network (CBWN), Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society (CKISS), Arrow Lakes Environment Stewardship Society, and Darcie … Continue reading →

One of our SWAMP Biologists, Ryan Durand, of EcoLogic Environmental Consultants, participated as a presenter in a BC Wildlife Federation workshop including 16 participants from the Lillooet region.  Participants were lead through wetland classification, soil analysis, plant identification, and assessment forms. … Continue reading →

The Slocan Wetland Assessment and Monitoring Project (SWAMP) is pleased to announce that a report on species-at-risk in the Slocan watershed has been completed. The report describes the occurrence of 47 species-at-risk that have been found through a literature search … Continue reading →

Read the report: The Swamp Beacon

If you have a wetland and want to be part of an innovative study, we are looking for wetlands on private land to be included in our study on wetland health!  

“Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network (CBEEN) awards of Environmental Education Excellence recognize environmental educators and organizations which demonstrate excellence in environmental education in the Canadian Columbia Basin.   Marcy Mahr was recognized for her experience and dedication to environmental education.” http://cbeen.ca/2016-awards-of-excellence/ … Continue reading →