Supporting the ideas and efforts of the people in the Columbia Basin
Columbia Basin Trust is helping the province to double the number of mobile decontamination units aimed at stopping invasive mussels from entering British Columbia waterways, thanks to $360,000 in new funding. This new partnership, in the Ministry of Environment led […]
Students learn about water during Columbia Basin Trust-supported field trip Nineteen grade eight science students from Nakusp Secondary School recently enjoyed a day touring the community and area during a Know Your Watershed field trip. Know Your Watershed is a […]
More than $500,000 in Funding Announced The Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP) and Columbia Basin Trust (the Trust) have approved 11 fish and wildlife projects that will help conserve and enhance ecosystems in the upper Kootenay River watershed, including […]
Columbia Basin Trust program helps the environment Thirty-nine projects have recently been granted a combined total of over $1.3 million from Columbia Basin Trust’s Environment Grants. Funds are also currently available for groups seeking grants of up to $10,000 for […]
Communities Adapting to Climate Change Initiative makes way for new programming Since 2008, communities throughout the Columbia Basin have been planning for a changing climate with help from the Trust’s Communities Adapting to Climate Change Initiative (CACCI). Fourteen Basin communities […]
Over $200,000 still available for projects in 2015–2016 Ranchers and individuals with Crown range tenures, environmental groups and non-profit societies are encouraged to apply for funding to improve and enhance grasslands and rangelands. Ranchers, for example, can use the support […]
