Come listen to presentations, and talk to professionals at the forefront of conservation!
Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 2-5pm
Radium Hot Springs Centre
Speakers will include:
- Faro Burgoyne, ʔakisq̓nuk First Nation — A representative from ʔakisq̓nuk First Nation will open the event by emphasizing their deep connection to lake stewardship, highlighting how lake and wetland health are integral to their identity and to the well-being of all who depend on it.
- Marie Veillard, Parks Canada — Presenting on Parks Canada’s Aquatic Invasive Species Program, with a focus on Whirling Disease.
- Sgt. Dan Bartol, Conservation Officer Service — Discussing BC’s Invasive Mussel Defence Program.
- Georgia Peck, Living Lakes Canada — Explaining trends from the Columbia Basin Water Monitoring Framework, the Foreshore Integrated Management Planning program, and key outcomes from the Columbia Basin project.
- Nathan Medinski, Shuswap Band — Results from 2024 Whirling Disease sampling, highlights from the Lake Windermere bass stomach contents project, project plans for 2025, and risks to salmon recovery.
- Pam Saunders, Lake Windermere Ambassadors — Highlighting the impacts of power boating on lakes, including findings from the Lake Windermere Recreational Carrying Capacity Study.
- Rachel Darvill, Goldeneye Ecological Services — Exploring the interaction between water-based recreation and bird populations
- Suzanne Bayley & Joan Gallaway, Columbia Wetlands Stewardship Partners — Monitoring recreational boat use — summary of a 5-year program on the upper Columbia River.