Flathead Wild

Synopsis

The Flathead River Valley is 158,000 hectares in the southeast corner of British Columbia, of global biological importance, and a key connector for animals moving through the Rocky Mountains. Groups want to create a national park in the lower third of the valley and a Wildlife Management Area in the rest, and in adjoining habitat. The area is threatened by an ineffective land use plan that makes mining come first, and specific coal and gold mining and coalbed methane development proposals.

Category Conservation

Type Land

Prov BC

Region Southeast

Posted 23Sep09

Updated 30Jan12

Status Proposed

Includes these hotspots:

Apache (BP) Mist Mountain Coalbed Methane (included here, because government has left the option open for BP to acquire P&NG rights in the Flathead)

Lodgepole and Sage Creek Coal Mines

Contacts

LOCAL
COMMUNITY

Flathead Wild, info(at)flathead.ca, www.flathead.ca

Wildsight, Casey Brennan, Program Manager, casey(at)wildsight.ca, www.wildsight.ca, 250-423-3860, 250-423-2603, 250-423-0402 (cell)

PROVINCIAL
REGIONAL

Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS), Chloe O'Loughlin, Executive Director, info(at)cpawsbc.org, www.cpawsbc.org, 604-685-7445 ext 23

Sierra Club of BC, Sarah Cox, sarah(at)sierraclub.bc.ca, www.sierraclub.bc.ca , 250-386-5255 x 257, 250-812-1762(cell)

Yellowstone to Yukon (Y2Y), info(at)y2y.net, www.y2y.net, 403-609-2666, 800-966-7920

GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES

BC Ministry of Environment, Barry Penner, Minister,env.minister(at)gov.bc.ca, www.gov.bc.ca/env/, 250-387-1187

Environment Canada, Jim Prentice, Minister, Jim.Prentice(at)ec.gc.ca, www.ec.gc.ca, 819-997-1441

ABORIGINAL
GROUPS

Ktunaxa Nation, Kathryn Teneese, Chair, Garry Slonowski, Communications Officer, Ktunaxa Nation Council, gslonowski(at)ktunaxa.org, www.ktunaxa.org, 7468 Mission Road, Cranbrook, BC V1C 7E5, 250-489-2464

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