What is the Biodiversity Atlas?

The Biodiversity Atlas will help the public, resource managers, and others interested in conserving the ecological integrity and biodiversity of the area.

This site provides important background information about biodiversity and 'how-to information' for private landowners and others interested in conservation.

The Biodiversity Atlas was developed on a pilot basis in the grasslands, forests and wetlands of the East Kootenay. The Biodiversity Atlas will eventually include many different data sets that can be displayed spatially in an internet mapping environment. Its user-friendly, map-based interface will allow you to view the Columbia Basin landscape - and the many influences on it - in a dynamic format that can be customized to suit your needs and interests.

Who's involved?

The Biodiversity Atlas was initially funded and developed by the Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP), which works on behalf of its Program Partners, BC Hydro, the B.C. Ministry of Environment and Fisheries and Oceans Canada, to conserve and enhance fish & wildlife impacted by the construction of BC Hydro dams in the Columbia Basin.

Recently, the FWCP has partnered with Selkirk College's Geospatial Research Centre (SGRC). This new and exciting partnership marks the start of a renewed development phase for the Biodiversity Atlas. In the months and years to come both partners hope to expand the data sets that you can access through the Biodiversity Atlas. New and additional partnerships are being explored and a network of stakeholders who will contribute to the Atlas is being built.