Author Archives: Slocan River

The Slocan River Streamkeepers’ Annual General Meeting will convene on November 23, 2022 at 7pm in the Passmore Hall (3656 Old Passore Rd)Slocan River Streamkeepers have worked with the community for over 19 years to protect and rehabilitate the aquatic … Continue reading →

Fall 2022 Water Quality Updates: Water samples from Trozzo and Winlaw creeks taken by Slocan River Streamkeepers in collaboration with SIFCo.  Water Analysis Reports: Water Analysis Report for metals and nutrients from Caro Analytic Services for water samples collected on … Continue reading →

The Little Slocan logging animation shows the history of logging, sometimes characterized as “sustainable forestry,” from 1955 up to, and including, 2021. This logging, carried out by Interfor Corporation (Interfor) and its predecessors has, and continues to degrade the forests … Continue reading →

Spring 2022 Water Quality Updates: Water samples from Trozzo and Winlaw creeks taken by Slocan River Streamkeepers in collaboration with SIFCo.  Water Analysis Reports: Water Analysis Report from Passmore Laboratory, June 15, 2022: https://slocanriverstreamkeepers.files.wordpress.com/2022/06/2206152120.pdf Water analysis report for metals and … Continue reading →

March 15 10am Find out how healthy riparian areas can reduce flood damage and support agricultural production in the Kootenay Region of BC Join us for an interactive Farmland Riparian Health webinar led by two local riparian experts: Lee Hesketh … Continue reading →

AGMWelcome Slocan Valley residents. The Slocan River Streamkeepers’ 2021 Annual General Meeting will convene on November 15, 2021 at 7pm at the Passmore Hall (3656 Old Passmore Rd).

For more information on drinking water from Passmore Laboratory: https://slocanriverstreamkeepers.files.wordpress.com/2021/08/drinking-water-information-1.pdf Water Analysis Reports: Water Analysis Report from Passmore Laboratory, October 23, 2021: https://slocanriverstreamkeepers.files.wordpress.com/2021/10/2110191826.pdf Water analysis report for metals and nutrients from Caro Analytic Services from September 22, 2021: https://slocanriverstreamkeepers.files.wordpress.com/2021/10/21i3202_1-caro-e1-2021-10-01-1622.pdf Water … Continue reading →

It’s a fact of our bygone days that cottonwood groves used to be common near the riverside in the Slocan Valley. They provided important habitat and soil-preserving benefits to the riparian areas. Historical land-use practices, and resident attitudes of former … Continue reading →

Slocan River Community Water Monitoring 2019-2020 Download the full report: Slocan River Community Water Monitoring 2019-2020 Slocan River Community Water Monitoring 2019-2020 is a community-based monitoring program conducted by the Slocan River Streamkeepers. It is a continuation of a program … Continue reading →