Wetlandskeepers - $7,000

Wetlandkeepers is a program for individuals and community groups interested in stewarding a wetland. Today many private citizens play a key role in conservation initiatives both as advocates and as volunteer workers. Stewards in Fernie, Golden/Invermere and Salmo have expressed interest in receiving training to inventory wetlands in their community in order to conserve them. Wetlandkeepers training course fees are approximately $200 per person, a cost out of the reach of most community stewards. Through CBT funding support to subsidize the cost of Wetlandkeepers, community stewards throughout the Columbia Basin can gain skills to monitor their wetlands.

The Wetlandkeepers philosophy is “wetland conservation through education” and all data collected through the delivery of a Wetlandkeepers course is collated into a field study site report, often used to begin establishing baseline data for that wetland and establishing monitoring, restoration and education programs to conserve it.

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