Yaqan Nukiy Hunting Grounds Ecosystem Restoration Project by Tom Biebighauser

This presentation will cover how the restoration was completed at the Hunting Grounds site in partnership with the Lower Kootenay Band. This landscape-scale project is a first of its kind in British Columbia involving the restoration of floodplains, wetlands, streams, and rivers damaged by the construction of impoundments, dams, ditches, and the installation of pipes and pumps. The project was designed to increase wildlife and fish populations on the traditional Yaqan Nukiy Hunting Grounds, including the following at-risk species: Northern leopard frog, Western painted turtle, white sturgeon, and burbot.
Presentation developed by: Tom Biebighauser and Normal Allard Jr.
Tom Biebighauser is a Wildlife Biologist and Wetland Ecologist. Since 1979, he has restored over 2,250 wetlands and streams across Canada, The United States, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, and Taiwan.
Norman Allard Jr. is the Community Planner for Lower Kootenay Band (LKB). He is the manager for the Yaqan Nukiy Wetlands Restoration Project and the Yaqan Nukiy Hunting Grounds Ecosystem Restoration Projects.