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  • 2024 Riparian Project

    The RDKB is grateful to UBCM Community Emergency Preparedness Fund (CEPF) for supporting us with this year’s project to assess and restore riparian areas through the Boundary Region. This project has three categories, and as of September 2024 all components have contractors working towards their success. We will work on updating this site throughout the…

  • Province: Drought

    The Province representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship will be coming to the Boundary region to host a public meeting on drought. The meeting is focused on water license holders, specifically those in Agriculture, but the meeting is open to anyone that is interested in learning more…

  • UBCO_Presents

    Come join us at the Rock Creek Visitors Centre to hear Dr. Yiping Hou and Dr. Adam Wei talk about their UBCO research on cumulative hydrological effects from disturbances in the Kettle River watershed forests. Questions? Contact [email protected]

  • 2024 Meetings

    There are 3 Kettle River Watershed Advisory Council (KRWAC) meetings planned for 2024. These will be hosted both in-person and online. See below for the meeting minutes from the 2024 meetings. Meetings are held the last Tuesday of that month, from 9:30am- 12:00pm with additional time to accommodate field/site visits as needed. Meeting minutes are…

  • Updated Floodplain Maps

    The RDKB is in the process of updating the floodplain maps. This project is grant funded; as of April 2023 four areas have been updated. Inundation maps (mapping of various flood levels including modelled climate change impacts) has also been mapped and provided in a following post for your information. As part of this project,…

  • Area D: Rural GF (2)

    The RDKB is in the process of updating the Boundary Region floodplain maps. The floodplain maps for the Kettle River south and west of the City of Grand Forks (2 map sheets) are now ready for public input. We will be holding the public engagement session on: When: Monday, March 6, 2023 Where: Meeting room…

  • Temperature Monitoring

    Ever wondered how air temperatures in town differs between areas shaded by trees versus those non-treed spots? What about water temperature – how does a riparian area impact water temperature on a small stream? The RDKB has been setting up a few sensors to monitor air and water temperature in the Boundary Region. Collected data…

  • Watershed Webinars List

    During 2021 and 2022 the RDKB hosted 7 webinars with a focus on the Boundary watersheds. Interested in learning more? Contact the [email protected]. What’s Climate Got to Do With It (PCIC) BEC Now and into the future (BC Govt: MacKillop and Mahony) Health and our Watershed (IH- Healthy Communities) Riparian Health and Protection (Coleshill, Stewart…

  • Feb11_2026

    Provincial snowpack check-in: 95% of normal in the Boundary—here’s what that does (and doesn’t) tell us BC Snow Survey update (February 2026): The provincial snow monitoring report for February is now posted. It shows the Boundary Region at 95% of normal (https://www2.gov.bc.ca/…/river-forecast/2026_feb1.pdf) … but is that the whole story? A quick note on what this…

  • Meeting: Feb. 24, 2026

    Kettle River Watershed Advisory Council MeetingTuesday, February 24, 2026Location: RDKB Grand Forks Administration Building (address in agenda)Presentation: Update on the Boundary Timber Supply Review (TSR) and AAC DeterminationAgenda:

  • 2025 ProgressReport