COMMITTEE for a CLEAN
KETTLE VALLEY
BOUNDARY ENVIRONMENTAL ALLIANCE
GILPIN GRASSLANDS SAGA
"We're all Downstream"
ecologists motto
will the Gilpin Grasslands
be protected
A look at health and economic effects and Canada's inadequate response to these issues
Al Grant Rock Creek BC
ARCHIVES
NEW Nov 2014, a blog
Splitting conventional wisdoms and inspecting for rot.
Wrestling with the status quo.
Weighing environmental and economic absurdities
Disentangling metaphors.
EXTENDED VERSIONS of the BLOGS can be seen below. as PDF files
Dec 2020 WE ASK FOR TERMINATION
of the POWDER RENEGADE
PROPOSAL
OUR
JAN 2022 REPORT on PUBLIC LIABILITY RISKS here
OUR OCT 2021 REPORT on Snow Depths & Viability here
OUR JAN 2021 SUBMISSION to GOV''T, PLUS OTHERS
BCWF, Granby Wilderness Society, Speak up For Wildlife,
Wildsight, Valhalla Wilderness Society, and more
here
Letters to Editor selection
here
backgrounder web
pages
here
Mar 2020
GILPIN GRASSLANDS SAGA 2019
here
Jul 2019 FOREST & RANGE PRACTICES Public Input
Our submission & concerns past and present
here
APR 2019 GILPIN GRASSLANDS SAGA 2017 and 2018
here
APR 2019 E.COLI in PUBLIC STREAMS and PARKS: 2018
here
The
cattle related damage continues.
APR 2018 E.COLI in PUBLIC STREAMS and PARKS: 2017
here
APR
2018 ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION: Is it Working ? We say no.
here
APR 2018 CRYPTOGAMIC CRUST LOSS and other Damaging
Consequences of Cattle Grazing on Public Lands.
here
APR 2018 CANNINGS & COWS An Open Letter to M.P. Cannings. Our
objections
to cows in Parks
here .
FEB 2018 LIVESTOCK WATERING REGULATIONS proposals
our
submission as to why proposals fail to serve the public interest
here
JAN 2018 PROFESSIONAL
RELIANCE
REVIEW
our
submission plus that of Speak up for Wildlife Foundation,
plus link to other comments on Gov't website
.
For more recent articles on the Gilpin go to:
OUR DRONE + HD VIDEOS
ON YOUTUBE
See the KETTLE RIVER COLLECTION here
See the OKANAGAN COLLECTION here
HOW TO SETUP
ALERTS and NOTIFICATIONS on
LIGHTNING STRIKES in YOUR AREA
DEC 2017 Our New DRONE + HD VIDEOS on YOUTUBE
Kettle River Collection
Okanagan Collection details and links
here
MAR 2017 KETTLE RIVER WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN: A CRITIQUE
Includes HD Video
Drone Tour of the Kettle
here
MAR 2017 GILPIN GRASSLANDS SAGA 2016
Includes HD Video
Drone footage
here
Dec 2016 E.coli IN PUBLIC STREAMS related to RANGE CATTLE 2016
here
Jan 2016 LOST LAKE REVISITED
here
Dec 2015 OUR FENCING PROJECT on NATURE TRUST LAND: REVISITED
here
Nov
2015 SCIENTISTS SUPPORT FOR OKANAGAN NATIONAL PARK
here
Sept 2015
SOUTH OKANAGAN NATIONAL PARK ?
here
Sept 2015 AGRI
WASTE CONTROL REGS REVIEW: Our Comments.
here
July 2015 NATURE TRUST: Spring protected
after 42 years.
here
June 2015
MIKE PEARSON PhD RPBio reports on Gilpin problems.
here
Feb 2015 EHOLT CREEK Damaged Stream
here
Dec 2014 CATTLE as an INVASIVE SPECIES?
here
Nov 2014 CATTLE IMPACTS: Global
& Local
here
Nov 2014 LOST LAKE, GILPIN GRASSLANDS and a RANDOM
ACT of PUBLIC GOOD
here
Nov 2014 GRASSLANDS CONSERVATION COUNCIL AWARD: BEYOND BAFFLING
here