Mark Creek Recovery Program $15,000
East Kootenay Environmental Society

The project promotes environmental stewardship of the Mark Creek ecosystem by working with the community of Kimberley to restore and conserve aquatic and riparian habitat and to raise awareness of the importance of healthy aquatic/riparian ecosystems. A committee composed of representatives of municipal government, business, industry and community groups will complete the Mark Creek Recovery Plan and submit it to their respective organizations for endorsement. A focus of the plan is the restoration of Westslope cutthroat trout (WCT), a provincially blue listed species, habitat in lower Mark Creek.

With the recent closure of the Sullivan Mine, Kimberley is in transition from a mining economy to a tourism / lifestyle based economy. The community is excited by the potential to restore Kimberley's environment to that of a healthy ecosystem and realize that this restoration is essential to the survival of our community.

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