What Has Larry Been Up To in 2003
 

Another Busy Year for the Guy in the Basement Corner

Snapshot

The Canadian Intermountain Joint Venture CIJV

Bird species in British Columbia and Alberta are getting a helping hand from a diverse group of people. Landowners, conservation organizations, governments, First Nations, universities and industry groups from forestry, mining, hydro and the cattle ranching sectors are working together for the birds through the Canadian Intermountain Joint Venture. Aimed at bird species in the south and central interior of BC and the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, the Joint Venture is taking a landscape approach to its efforts - addressing the stresses on the habitats that support birds and other wildlife. Their vision is of a landscape that supports healthy populations of birds, maintains biodiversity and fosters sustainable resource use for communities within the region. This kind of stewardship is a keystone of the newly proclaimed Species at Risk Act, and was recently endorsed by the North American Bird Conservation Initiative.

In November, Federal Environment Minister, the Honourable David Anderson, P.C., M.P., and representatives from a wide variety of organizations including Parks Canada,  gathered to affirm their commitment to partnership-based conservation efforts in the Canadian Intermountain region and celebrate recent CIJV successes.  Article   Map

Support the Parks Canada Species At Risk Education Program & Participate in Multi Agency Efforts in SAR Research, Monitoring and Develop & Implement recovery Plans

Participation in species at risk institutions, assessments and inventories of species, development of recovery strategies, participation in the development of recovery strategies by other partners, implementation of recovery strategies, & multispecies recovery plans.
Parks Canada's Species at Risk Program Priorities

Participate in National & International Monitoring Activities

• Guest speaker at Mountain Park Bioregional Monitoring Workshop
• Conducted KNP breeding bird survey
• Co-ordinate Christmas Bird Count 26th year (article) reports available
• Regional contact for Frog Watch BC
• Regional contact for Wild Bird Trust BC 
• Contributed to BC Nest Record Scheme
• Reviewed Rubber Boa status in KNP
• Conducted Owl Survey in KNP
• Bighorn In Our Backyard – sheep monitoring

• Reviewed & adjudicated proposals for Short-eared Owl & American Bittern inventories.
  
  
  
   

E-Flora BC  
On-line atlas of the flora of BC
 

E-Flora BC is a partnership project of the Native Plant Society of British Columbia  (NPSBC) aimed at developing an on-line atlas of the flora of British Columbia for use in education, research and conservation. A key component of E-Flora BC will be interactive on-line distribution maps that will be linked to specimen data, and its key strength will lie in the networking of our provincial botanical experts through the membership of the Native Plant Society.  An image bank of species will be a necessary part of an on-line atlas, along with other pertinent botanical illustrations if available.
www.eflora.bc.ca

Engaging Canadians – Education Communications Framework

"The interpretation, education and outreach initiatives of Parks Canada constitutes one of the most highly valued programs offered by the Agency"  Parks Canada First Priority 2001

• Wild Voices for Kids – presenter 
• Scientist in the Schools – presenter
• BC Institute of Technology, Fish, Wildlife Recreation Program - Guest lecturer,
• Ktunaxa-Kinbasket Tribal Council AGM -Presenter
• Grizzly Bear Workshop- Field Trip leader
• Wings Over the Rockies – presenter, trip leader, marketing and webmaster www.wingsovertherockies.org
• Bighorn in Our Backyard – Communities working for wildlife
• Wings Over the Rockies AGM - Key presenter 
• BC Field Ornithologist AGM - Key Note speaker 
• Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks Routes to Learning - presenter
• Canada -Taiwan Bird Fair - Presenter- Celebrity Lecture
  An annual event to raise international awareness of environmental protection by building bridges between conservation groups in Canada and Taiwan
  
• Opening the Doors Ktunaxa-Kinbasket Tribal Council, Science Day -Presenter
                                                                                                                                                                   

      
Dr David Schindler    Dr Suzanne Bayley    Larry Halverson
 

Discover the intricate links that make the wetlands a very special place for both humans and wildlife.

Support Provincial Land Use Planning Initiatives

"Ecological, social and economic systems in the park and greater ecosystems  benefit from integrated management. Participate in provincial land use planning initiatives (priorities over the next two years)"
Kootenay National Park, Management Plan, Implementation Report, November 2002

• Member – East Kootenay Conservation Program a coordinated approach to sustainable land use.
• Member BC Hydro, Spillimacheen Water Use Plan Consultative Committee - advising on wildlife and operational issues. Reviewed wildlife reports and investigated fish habitat.
  Press Release & Membership List
• Director  - the Canadian Intermountain Joint Venture (CIJV)
• Member CIJV Technical Committee
• Consulted – jurisdictional changes to Columbia Valley Wildlife Management Area
• Bighorn in Our Backyard Interagency Field Trip

 
Canadian Intermountain Joint Venture Launch

External  Communications 

"Parks Canada is aware that reaching new audiences will require new approaches to connect with Canadians in their communities"  Parks Canada Agency Accountability, Consultation & Celebration 2001

• Consultation & review - exhibit media for the Radium Hot Springs VRC & the stewardship display for the Hamilton Marine Discovery Centre

• Consulting on content and funding sources for "Fire Maintained Ecosystems" film production.  Proposal 

• Wrote articles, interviewed by and/or contributed photographs for:

BC Birding
BC Field Ornithologists website
HP – Updates
BC Grasslands Mapping Project: A Conservation Risk Assessment
BC Grasslands Council Website
BC Lake Stewardship Society
BirdWatch Canada
Boreal Dip Net
Canadian Habitat Matters
Canadian Intermountain Joint Venture Prospectus
Columbia Basin Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program Update
Columbia Mountains Institutes Annual Researcher's Meeting
                                                  E-Flora BC
                                                     East Kootenay EcoVoice 
                                                           EMAN - What's New
                                                          EMAN Monitor News Letter
                                                        EKCP- Conserving Working Landscapes
                                                        Environment Canada Species @ Risk accounts
                                                   Fresh Water Outlook
                                                        Folklore Heritage in the Pacific Northwest
                                                      Great Canadian Rivers The Columbia TV Premier 
                                                    Integrating Ecosystem Restoration Into Forest Management
                                                        Interp Scan
                                                    Kootenay Advertiser
                                                  Making Citizen Science Count Poster
                                                 Nature Conservancy Canada -Post Card
                                                      Research Links
                                                      Shore Line Talk
                                                      The Valley Echo
                                                    Tread Lightly Pamphlet
                                                   Western Canada Service Centre - Species@Risk
                                                       Wings Span
                                                  Wildlife Crossings Toolkit
                                                       Wildlife Viewing in the Kootenays
                                                    Y2Y Conservation News, Daily Review

Social Capital
Establishing & maintaining linkages with important communications partners & community groups. Participate in government & nongovernmental committees & projects

"The more social capital that is available the more collective planning and action that can happen. The more collective planning and action that happens, the greater our ability to practice Ecosystem -Based Management"

• Director - Canadian Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Network
• Member - Wings Over the Rockies Bird Festival
• Member - Watershed Council
• Member - Columbia Mountain Institute of Applied Ecology
• Member - Native Plant Society of BC
• Member - Friends of the Columbia Wetlands
• Member & Regional contact - Wild Bird Trust of BC
• Member - Calgary Field Naturalist
• Member BC Naturalist
• Member BC Field Ornithologist
• Regional contact – Frog Watch BC 
• Ambassador - NatureScape BC
• Board Member  Canadian Intermountain Joint Venture
• Technical Committee - Canadian Intermountain Joint Venture
• Member - Grasslands Conservation Council
• Member- Jumbo Creek Conservation Society
• Participated in BC Interagency Management Committee Meeting
• Participated in HP Renewal - Top Box Consulting
• Participate in Parks Canada's National School Curriculum Program
• Member Bird Studies Canada
• Member Kootenay Association for Science & Technology
• Member of the Grasslands Protected Areas Task Force
                                                  

Operations

• Provided 'expert" advice Radium-Stoddart Bighorn Sheep Habitat Restoration.
• Provided technical advise and service in electronic communications
• Created and maintain a digital photo library
• Supervised College of the Rockies  practicum student

• Answered numerous queries from staff, public and researchers

• Went fishing
  
  

Training

• Heritage Presentation National Forum - Quebec City

• Scientist in the Schools Workshop - Cranbrook

• Grizzly Bear Management Workshop

• Columbia Mountain Institute Annual Researchers Meeting

• Conservation Covenants

• East Kootenay Conservation Program Fire Workshop

• PageMaker

• Monitoring Workshop

Up Coming 

From our new CEO, Alan Latourelle,
list of things to make sure there is a balance
between personal life and work.

Hiking with kids in the Purcells