KootenayBiz :: Forestry

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Featured forestry articles

  • (L to R) Minister Pat Bell, Kathryn Teneese and Bob Luke

    The people behind the podium

    Using wood harvested from their community forest, the Ktunaxa Nation donated wood for a podium seen at the Pacific Coliseum.

  • Forest fire

    Rejuvenating the forest

    The Rocky Mountain Trench Ecosystem Restoration Program is planning to conduct three prescribed burns in the East Kootenay in the month of April, weather conditions permitting.

  • Participants in the Cutts Pasture Project

    Gaming grant funds restoration projects

    A $266,000 community gaming grant from the BC Government will contribute to East Kootenay grassland restoration in 2010

  • Jim Abbott, Dan Murphy and Jim Prentice

    Wide-ranging benefits

    Federal Environment Minister Jim Prentice recently heard firsthand how his government is contributing to ecosystem restoration in the East Kootenay.

  • Trench Society directors and staff

    Grant Benefits Forest Workers

    The provincial government has approved a $208,000 Job Opportunities Program grant to the Rocky Mountain Trench Natural Resources Society.

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