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Posted on June 9, 2021June 9, 2021

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The Arrow Lakes Caribou Society would like to thank the @kalispel_tribe_of_indians ,headquartered in Washington State, for their cash donation in support of the Caribou Maternity Pen Project. “The Kalispel Tribe has been committed to Mountain Caribou recovery for decades,” says Biologist Bart George. “The Central Selkirk herd is now the closest herd to the Tribe’s area of historic use and is likely the only hope we have to eventually recover caribou in the South Selkirk Recovery area and into the United States portion of the ecosystem.” Bart says “it’s critical to protect and conserve all of the remaining Mountain caribou herds. As the project comes to fruition the Tribe hopes to support the effort through fundraising, outreach, and boots-on-the-ground conservation work”. Thank you again to the Kalispel Tribe for supporting the caribou recovery efforts of the Arrow Lakes Caribou Society. You can find more information about the Kalispel Tribe of Indians at: https://kalispeltribe.com/
Is anybody's cat missing? It might be visiting the Caribou Pen. A couple of friends visited the (empty) Caribou Maternity Pen in the last couple of months!
Arrow Lakes Caribou Society would like to thank Selkirk College Forestry students and Recreation, Fish and Wildlife Program students for participating in lichen collection and Caribou Maternity Pen construction. Selkirk College has worked closely in the past with Nakusp and Area Community Forest, an ALCS member group, and wanted to build on their existing relationship and help with the “thoughtful action and expeditious implementation” of the Maternity Pen project. Jesper Nielsen, Forestry Instructor (ret.) says “ALCS is trying to do the right thing in their effort to protect the Central Selkirk Mountain Caribou and it might result saving a species.” What a great idea to include young professionals in the project and “forge” a relationship between ALCS and Selkirk College.
The Arrow Lakes Caribou Society would like to thank Interfor for their contributions to the Caribou Maternity Pen Project. Efforts to recover the Southern Mountain Central Selkirk Caribou population have been supported with in-kind supplies from Interfor. Randy Waterous, Interfor Environment and Land Use Superintendent (Interior Woodlands) says “we hope to contribute to the herd recovery and long-term viability while continuing to provide social value and economic benefits to the communities where we live and work.” Interfor has a “strong alignment” with ALCS with its commitment to meeting high environmental standards and “participating in habitat conservation and wildlife recovery plans.” Jennifer Erlendson, Interfor Operations Superintendent (Kootenay Woodlands) says her involvement with ALCS sparked from participating in a community lichen picking day back in November 2020. Now, Jennifer is part of the ALCS Board of Directors and enjoys the community involvement put towards recovery efforts of the caribou population. You can find out more about Interfor on their website: https://interfor.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InterforCareers or LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/company/interfor
The Arrow Lakes Caribou Society would like to thank the Nakusp and Area Community Foundation (NACF) for their generous support of the Caribou Maternity Pen Project. The community foundation, which has been contributing towards Nakusp and area community projects for almost 20 years, granted ALCS with funding to buy a metal storage container for the maternity pen site. The storage container now has the pen blind built on top, for the Caribou Shepherd to watch the feeding area, and to record observations of the caribou. The Maternity Pen Project is a recovery effort to help increase the survival rate of the Central Selkirk sub-population of Mountain Woodland Caribou. You can find more information about the maternity pen project at our website: https://arrowlakescaribousociety.com/ And, you can find more information about the Nakusp and Area Community Foundation on their website: https://www.nakuspfoundation.com/
The Arrow Lakes Caribou Society would like to thank @kootenaysavings for their generous cash sponsorship! This donation went towards the coordination of lichen collection events around the Nakusp area, with the collaboration of the Arrow Lakes Cross Country Ski Club. ALCS needs to collect lichen to feed transitioning female caribou in the maternity pen. The pen was constructed above the Nakusp Hot Springs in Winter 2020. The maternity pen will be used by female caribou and their calves to be protected from predators, until the calf is three to five weeks old, upon which they will be released from the pen. Southern Mountain Central Selkirk Caribou eat lichen, and each year, ALCS will need about 115kg of lichen to feed to transitioning caribou in the maternity pen. That’s a lot of lichen! We need your help to collect it, during more community lichen picking events. Find out how you can get involved with ALCS, at https://arrowlakescaribousociety.com/lichen-collection-for-southern-mountain-central-selkirk-caribou/. Thank you again to @kootenaysavings for their cash sponsorship and supporting the Arrow Lakes Caribou Society!
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