Cougar Sighting!
For those walking or biking through Summit Creek and Leach Lake areas, we just received a report of a cougar sighting. Be aware of your surroundings and PLEASE keep dogs leached at all times! Thank you!
Job Posting – Conservation Programs Assistant
Organization: Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area Location: Creston, British Columbia Duration: 1-year contract with probability of permanent full-time. Posted: 28 May 2018 Closing Date: 3 July 2018, 4:00 pm Pacific Time Tentative Start Date: 4 September 2018 About the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area The Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area (CVWMA) is a 7,000-ha internationally recognized wetland under the Ramsar Convention […]
Notice to Duck Lake Users – Cross Dyke Open
The Duck Lake dyke is now open to vehicle traffic. We appreciate your patience during the closure and wish to remind motorists to drive with caution and be respectful to all users. Thank you!
Environmental Education Programs at Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area to Resume this Spring
Columbia Basin Trust provides $295,000 toward facilities and programming (Columbia Basin) – Environmental education and awareness programs at the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area are going to continue under new management. Since 1974, these programs were provided by the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Authority, but this ended with the permanent closure of the interpretive centre […]
Upcoming Workshop
The Columbia Mountain Institute of Applied Ecology is delivering a workshop on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Managing Health of Fish and Wildlife in Kimberley, BC from May 1-2, 2018. If interested in more information, click here.
Diseased Goldfinch
Attention Birders! There has been a sighting in the Creston area of a goldfinch showing signs of a disease. It is possible that it could be Mycoplasma gallisepticum infection. It is a condition of the finch. It has been recorded in BC but not much evidence of it lately. IF YOU SEE A BIRD THAT […]
Duck Lake Dike Temporarily Closed Due to Snow
As of 11:30am on Thursday, December 21… Due to the heavy snowfall in the past days and for public safety, CVWMA has temporarily closed the dikes around Duck Lake to motorized vehicles. People are welcome to walk, ski, or snowshoe on the dikes. Please remember that snowmobiles, ATV or any other types of motorized vehicles […]
Chance for Public Comments on Proposed Seasonal Road Closure
The Northern Leopard Frog Recovery Team (NLFRT) is concerned with road mortality rates of Northern Leopard Frogs at Duck Lake – an average of 23% over the last 8 years. They have enacted voluntary road closures over the past few years but their research indicates that the closures have been ineffective at reducing mortality rates by […]
Request for Quotes: CVMWA Office Siding Replacement
The CVWMA Office, located at 1874 Wildlife Road, is in need of new siding. Interested contractors may submit a quote to biology@crestonwildlife.ca. Quotes must be received before 4:00 PM PDT on Friday, November 3rd, 2017. Click here to view the detailed quote package
Reduce Vehicle Travel at Duck Lake and Help the Northern Leopard Frog Migration This Fall
The Provincial Northern Leopard Frog Recovery Team (NLFRT), comprised of members from the Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations, the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area, and private consultants, is soliciting Duck Lake users’ help to protect and recover the northern leopard frog by avoiding driving motorized vehicles on the dikes around Duck Lake […]