This project was a partnership between the BC Wildfire Service and the community of ?aq'am, located five kilometres from Cranbrook, B.C. within the traditional territory of the Ktunaxa Nation. Project activity included a prescribed burn on close to 182 hectares of Crown land for grassland ecosystem restoration and wildfire fuel management. Benefits include habitat improvement for badgers, Lewis woodpecker, elk and mule deer.
OrganizationRocky Mountain Trench Natural Resources Society
PurposeReducing Wildfire Risk
RegionKootenay Boundary
Closest CommunityCranbrook
Job Estimate1 (Direct, Indirect & Induced FTE’s)
Approved Funding$36,516
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