Supporting the ideas and efforts of the people in the Columbia Basin
Grade eight students in Sparwood have learned about stream health and how water flows through their community thanks to the Trust’s Know Your Watershed program. They also built a Wild Water activities kit to donate to a local daycare centre. […]
Columbia Basin Trust commits $275,000 over three years to Invest Kootenay A regional partnership that focuses on developing tools to attract and retain investment in Basin communities will receive a funding boost over the next two years. With a commitment […]
Draft Watershed Action Plan Ready for Public Review Now A draft plan that identifies actions to help conserve and enhance fish and wildlife in the upper Kootenay River, including Koocanusa Reservoir, is ready for final public review. The Watershed Action […]
Groups seeking up to $10,000 may apply now Community groups, organizations and societies with project ideas that will maintain or enhance environmental conditions are invited to apply for a grant of up to $10,000. Apply now through June 27, 2014, […]
Helping the environment through the Trust’s Environmental Initiatives Program Thirty-seven projects will receive a combined total of $610,000 from Columbia Basin Trust’s Environmental Initiatives Program. These projects will help educate the public about the environment, or maintain or enhance the […]
Five-year plan shaped by input from Basin residents The Trust’s new Environment Strategic Plan is now completed and will guide the Trust’s water and environment initiatives from 2014 to 2019. It sets goals in five areas: water, ecosystems, climate change, […]
