The purpose of the 18-month Regional Food Systems research project was to identify opportunities to enhance regional food production in ways that promote economic, social, environmental and cultural well-being. Funded by the BC Real Estate Foundation (in addition to the RDI’s core funding from the Columbia Basin Trust), the project adopted a multi-method approach to better … [More]
The Basin-Boundary region is host to a number of diverse community-based organizations working to support local agriculture and promote consumption of locally-produced food. The RDI’s Regional Food Systems project helps these organizations achieve their mandate by engaging in research designed to meet some of the region’s key agricultural information … [More]
2015 was a notable fire year in the Basin-Boundary region, with over 13,800 total hectares burned. The biggest fires were located near Rock Creek (4417 ha) and in the Granby River drainage (1686 ha). A ten-year moving average of total area burned in the region shows that, on average, the impact of fire on our region continues to be much lower as compared to the years preceding … [More]
As compared to 2013, compiled 2014 air quality data for stations in our region show higher particulate matter readings in the summer, and lower readings in the winter. The Nelson station continues to record the lowest fine particulate matter readings of all Basin-Boundary stations. For our full discussion of air quality trends and conditions, download the 2015 Air Quality … [More]
Data from the Conservation Officer Service indicate that over 90 bears were destroyed in our region in 2014. That is higher than the number destroyed in 2013, but slightly lower than the average since 2009. Garbage continues to be the attractant associated with the most incidents. For our full discussion of conditions and trends in human-wildlife conflict, download the 2015 … [More]
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Basin-Boundary Agricultural Planning: The Regional Perspective