DESCRIPTION: Wetlands are rare ecosystems in southeast BC, providing habitat for numerous species, enhancing biodiversity and increasingly affected by the changing climate, which has been warming for several decades, drying wetlands and changing the water flows in streams and rivers. Ecologists and concerned communities have been trying to restore or create wetlands but face major challenges in building healthy wetlands. Columbia Wetlands Stewardship Partners have been assessing the hydrogeomorphic characteristics that lead to healthy wetlands, and how we can use constructed beaver dams to mitigate the effects of the warming climate on wetlands and streams. This project is in collaboration with Catriona Leven, Jessica Holden and Dr. Ryan MacDonald.
Thursday, February 26, 12pm-1pm PST/1pm-2pm MST