Columbia Basin Trust supports 43 projects to create plans, buy equipment and provide training Wildfires can sweep in at any moment. To make sure that they’re prepared, small, rural communities and First Nations around the Columbia Basin are taking steps […]
Non-profits get climate-smart
29 projects receive support from Columbia Basin Trust Twenty-nine non-profit organizations in the Columbia Basin are undertaking projects to reduce their energy use, create fewer greenhouse gases and adapt to the impacts of climate change. The projects are being realized […]
Wildfire Risk Prompts Community Action
Trust supports 12 projects that increase ability to respond to wildfires From buying portable water tanks and equipment trailers, to providing specialized training and gear to their wildfire-fighting crews, 12 small communities and First Nations are taking action to reduce […]
Weather Stations and Climate Change Decision Management Tool Help Farmers and Local Government
Fields Forward Society and its supporting partners are launching aclimate change decision management tool for farmers in the Creston Valley that willcomplement a new weather stations network and Decision Aid System technologyfunded by the Province of B.C. It will give […]
Communities Target Climate Resilience
Eight projects help communities address climate change with support from the Trust. Whether they’re enabling the public to use electric cars or promoting clean energy, eight projects are helping Columbia Basin communities become more climate-resilient, with support from Columbia Basin […]
New Supports for Climate Resilience in Basin
Local communities around the Columbia Basin care deeply about the environment and the impacts of climate change. To support Basin communities in preparing for, responding to and adapting to challenges associated with our changing environment, the Trust has created a new Climate Resilience Program for collaborative projects in the region.